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'''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.
'''Loðagese''' ([[Skellan]]: ''Loðagib'' /ˈʟɔðəkip/) 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 the allomorphy of absolute and conjunct forms. It is inspired by Hmong, Manx, and English.


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
Stop system: /t th d θ/ {{angbr|''d t đ þ''}} (đ ~ Skellan ð)
Stop system: /t d θ/ {{angbr|''d t đ þ''}} (đ ~ Skellan ð)


*p ph b f m {{angbr|'''b p ƀ f m'''}}
*/p b f m/ {{angbr|'''b p ƀ f m'''}}
*t th d θ n {{angbr|'''d t đ þ n'''}}
*/t d θ n/ {{angbr|'''d t đ þ n'''}}
*k kh g x ŋ {{angbr|'''g c ǥ ç ñ'''}}
*/k g x ŋ/ {{angbr|'''g c ǥ ç ñ'''}}
*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 ʰl ʰr/ {{angbr|'''ł l r j ll rr'''}}


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
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#*i: u: > aɪ aʊ
#*i: u: > aɪ aʊ
#*e: o: > i: u:
#*e: o: > i: u:
#*ɑ: > e:
# 3rd shift:  
# 3rd shift:  
#*aɪ aʊ > ɒɪ æ: again
#*aɪ aʊ > ɒɪ æ: again

Latest revision as of 03:11, 9 January 2020

Loðagese (Skellan: Loðagib /ˈʟɔðəkip/) 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 the allomorphy of absolute and conjunct forms. It is inspired by Hmong, Manx, and English.

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 ñ
  • /s ts z ʃ tʃ h/ s ts z x tx h
  • /w l r j ʰl ʰr/ 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:
    • ɑ: > e:
  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