Qino

Qino (native: Qino afka /ɠíno afka/) is a Lowland East Cushitic conlang.

Introduction

Qino is a Lowland East Cushitic language with implosives. The phonology is largely inspired by Hadda. The syntax and verbal morphology are most similar to Saho-Afar.

Morphology

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Qino personal pronouns

	Independent				Clitic
	Absolutive	Nominative	Accusative	Possessive	Subject	Object 1	Object 2
1S	ana	anu	kiyya	kíyyi	an	yi	kii
2SM	ata	atu	kaaha	kaáhi	at	ku	kaa
2SF	ati	ati	taati	taáti	at	tu	taa
3SM	usa	usu	keesha	keéshi	us	kee	keesh
3SF	ishi	ishi	teeti	teéti	ish	tee	teet
1Ex	unna	unnu	koona	koóni	un	na	koon
1Inc	anáni	anani	keena	keéni	anan	ni	keen
2P	atáni	atani	kiina	kiíni	atan	sin	kiin
3P	isáni	isani	koota	koóti	isan	koo	koot
REF	–	–	–	–	–	is	–
REC	–	–	–	–	–	ol	–

Notes:

• When there is one accusative object pronoun, the "object 2" forms are used. When there are multiple object forms, all but the last take the "object 1" forms. This only applies to accusative objects since other clitic object pronouns are formed from the "object 1" stem regardless of position.
• Non-accusative clitic object pronouns are formed by adding case endings to the "object 1" forms.

Syntax

Constituent order

SOV

Noun phrase

• Modifiers come before the noun being modified.
• Postpositions