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The Suwáá dialect continuum is not known to be related to any other Hmøøhian language, but some have proposed a relation to the [[Quame languages]] based on lexical coincidences. | The Suwáá dialect continuum is not known to be related to any other Hmøøhian language, but some have proposed a relation to the [[Quame languages]] based on lexical coincidences. | ||
== Lexicon == | == Lexicon == | ||
* su- = | * su- = ''frozen derivation'' | ||
* wáá = person | * wáá = person | ||
* khywen = house | * khywen = house | ||
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* mé = to be (copula) | * mé = to be (copula) | ||
** ''Upwe namé'' = 'I am a boy.' | ** ''Upwe namé'' = 'I am a boy.' | ||
** ''Suwáá imé'' = He is a Suwáá. | ** ''Suwáá imé'' = 'He is a Suwáá.' | ||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||