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Like Japanese and Korean, Wiobian uses ideophones. Ideophones may be used both informally and formally. | Like Japanese and Korean, Wiobian uses ideophones. Ideophones may be used both informally and formally. | ||
*''nungnung'' 'enormous' | *''nungnung'' 'enormous' | ||
*''behdgehd'' ' | *''behdgehd'' 'of slow and reluctant action' | ||
*''ntåkbåk'' 'hustle and bustle; hurrying' | *''ntåkbåk'' 'hustle and bustle; of hurrying' | ||
*''ngollmoll'' 'boiling liquid' | *''ngollmoll'' 'of boiling liquid' | ||
*''quiŕquäŕ'' 'anxiety' | *''quiŕquäŕ'' 'of anxiety' | ||
*''klah'' 'ta-da!' | *''klah'' 'ta-da!' | ||
*''ɟring'' 'zoom, engine noise' | *''ɟring'' 'zoom, of an engine noise' | ||
*''jazz'' ' | *''jazz'' 'of exactness' | ||
===Derivational morphology=== | ===Derivational morphology=== |
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