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'''Baoluoveng''' (''yi vBáuluòveng'') is a minority language closely related to [[ | '''Baoluoveng''' (''yi vBáuluòveng'') is a minority language closely related to [[Cienian]], but is distinct enough to be regarded as a separate language. It is inspired by Mandarin, [[Ufirlandisg]], and Yorkshire English. | ||
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====Vowels==== | ====Vowels==== | ||
Baoluoveng doesn't like closing diphthongs very much, unlike Standard | Baoluoveng doesn't like closing diphthongs very much, unlike Standard Cienian. | ||
Short vowels: | Short vowels: | ||
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=====Linking R===== | =====Linking R===== | ||
*Example of linking R: ''yi kaθr àrd'' [jɪ ˈkʰaħə ɹ‿æ̂ːʔ] 'the big flower' (cf. [[ | *Example of linking R: ''yi kaθr àrd'' [jɪ ˈkʰaħə ɹ‿æ̂ːʔ] 'the big flower' (cf. [[Cienian]]: ''ye kaħerr àrd'' [jə ˈkʰahər ʔɔɯt]) | ||
*No linking R: ''yi búd àrd'' [jɪ ˈpǔːʔ æ̂ːʔ] 'the big cave' (cf. [[ | *No linking R: ''yi búd àrd'' [jɪ ˈpǔːʔ æ̂ːʔ] 'the big cave' (cf. [[Cienian]]: ''ye bùta àrd'' [jə ˈpuːtʰə ʔɔɯt]) | ||
====Mutations==== | ====Mutations==== | ||
Báoluòveng has no eclipsis mutation, unlike | Báoluòveng has no eclipsis mutation, unlike Cienian. Lenition is similar to Cienian, except t lenites to θ /ħ/. | ||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
The {{PAGENAME}} noun system is much simpler than in | The {{PAGENAME}} noun system is much simpler than in Cienian: there is no case, and the masculine and the feminine merged to the common gender. | ||
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|+ '''Definite article''' | |+ '''Definite article''' | ||
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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Verbs, on the other hand, are more conservative than in | Verbs, on the other hand, are more conservative than in Cienian and are more similar to [[Anvirese]]: conjugated verb forms are still used, and the ''-ìn'' preterite, derived from the Tigol ''-ín'' participle, is used with split-ergativity depending on whether the verb is transitive. |
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