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*p ph b f m {{angbr|'''b p ƀ f m'''}}
*p ph b f m {{angbr|'''b p ƀ f m'''}}
*t th d θ n {{angbr|'''d t đ þ n'''}}
*t th d θ n {{angbr|'''d t đ þ n'''}}
*k kh g x ŋ {{angbr|'''g c ǥ ç ñ'''}}
*k kh g x ŋ {{angbr|'''g c ǥ ç ȝ'''}}
*s ts z ʃ tʃ h {{angbr|'''s ts z x tx h'''}}
*s ts z ʃ tʃ h {{angbr|'''s ts z x tx h'''}}
*w l r j ll rr {{angbr|'''ł l r j ll rr'''}}
*w l r j ll rr {{angbr|'''ł l r j ll rr'''}}

Revision as of 01:07, 19 June 2019

Loðagese is a minority Tigolic language descended from the Skellan dialect continuum. It is very morphologically conservative: it has kept most of the verb forms of Tigol, except allomorphy between absolute and conjunct forms.

Phonology

Consonants

Stop system: /t th d θ/ d t đ þ (đ ~ Skellan ð)

  • p ph b f m b p ƀ f m
  • t th d θ n d t đ þ n
  • k kh g x ŋ g c ǥ ç ȝ
  • s ts z ʃ tʃ h s ts z x tx h
  • w l r j ll rr ł l r j ll rr

Vowels

  1. 1st shift:
    • ae/ái ao ói úi > ɒe æ: oe ui
  2. 2nd shift:
    • ɒɪ æ: > oɪ iə
    • i: u: > aɪ aʊ
    • e: o: > i: u:
  3. 3rd shift:
    • aɪ aʊ > ɒɪ æ: again

Morphology

Nouns

Some nouns pluralize by i-umlaut: e.g. hmoob /hmu:b/ 'person' > hmeeb /hmi:b/ 'people'.

Verbs