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* ''qw'''l'''mw'''b'''kw'''j''''' = to preside | * ''qw'''l'''mw'''b'''kw'''j''''' = to preside | ||
* ''qw'''b'''mw'''d'''kw'''g''''' = to speak | * ''qw'''b'''mw'''d'''kw'''g''''' = to speak | ||
* ''qw'''0'''mw'''b'''kw'''b''' = to hear | * ''qw'''0'''mw'''b'''kw'''b''''' = to hear | ||
* ''qw'''t'''mw'''g'''kw'''d''' = to see | * ''qw'''t'''mw'''g'''kw'''d''''' = to see | ||
* ''qw'''b'''mw'''0'''kw'''s''' = to eat | * ''qw'''b'''mw'''0'''kw'''s''''' = to eat | ||
* ''qw'''z'''mw'''0'''kw'''v''' = to drink | * ''qw'''z'''mw'''0'''kw'''v''''' = to drink | ||
Only a few roots are bitonal, such as ''qwkwj'' 'to be' and ''qwskws'' 'to go'. | Only a few roots are bitonal, such as ''qwkwj'' 'to be' and ''qwskws'' 'to go'. | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 2 March 2024
Rwbmwdqwg /ɾə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language.
Phonology
- vowels: ⟨w oo⟩ /ə ã/
- consonants: ⟨q m k r⟩ /ʔ m k ɾ/
- tones: ⟨-b -0 -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l⟩ /˥ ˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/
Morphology
Most Rwbmwdqwg roots are tritonal. Some roots in the qwT1mwT2kwT3 verb stem:
- qwlmwbkwj = to preside
- qwbmwdkwg = to speak
- qw0mwbkwb = to hear
- qwtmwgkwd = to see
- qwbmw0kws = to eat
- qwzmw0kwv = to drink
Only a few roots are bitonal, such as qwkwj 'to be' and qwskws 'to go'.
Nouns
The plural marker is -qoob: pwbkw 'bird', pwbkwqoob 'birds'.
Verbs
| Person | Non-past | Past |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | qoolmwlrwd | qwlkwlqoodqoo |
| 2sg | koolmwlrwd | qwlkwlqoodkwt |
| 3sg | roolmwlrwd | qwlkwlqood |
| 1pl | qoolmwlrood | qwlkwlqoodqoov |
| 2pl | koolmwlrood | qwlkwlqoodkoov |
| 3pl | roolmwlrood | qwlkwlqoodmooj |
| participle | moolmwlrwd | |
| Infinitive | qwlmwlrwd | |