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'''Clooa''' (natively ''mois de la Crouet'' /mø̌ dē lā qòəʔ/ 'language of the Clooa people'; ''Clooa'' is the [[Eevo]] name, pronounced /ˈkʟɔʊə/ or in English ''KLOH-uh'') is a Hlou-Shum language inspired by Hmong, French and Aramaic. The word ''mois'' (language) is cognate with [[Tlu]] χμωωβ. | '''Clooa''' (natively ''mois de la Crouet'' /mø̌ dē lā qòəʔ/ 'language of the Clooa people'; ''Clooa'' is the [[Eevo]] name, pronounced /ˈkʟɔʊə/ or in English ''KLOH-uh'') is a Hlou-Shum language inspired by Hmong, French and Aramaic. The word ''mois'' (language) is cognate with [[Tlu]] χμωωβ. | ||
=Todo= | ==Todo== | ||
*''entroix'' = bubble | *''entroix'' = bubble | ||
*''bin'' = house | *''bin'' = house | ||
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*''zine'' = you | *''zine'' = you | ||
*''choucq'' = live | *''choucq'' = live | ||
*''daux'' = what | |||
*''Jaicq entroix tain zo daux jaine?'' = What is this bubble noise, now? | |||
=Phonology= | ==Phonology== | ||
p b t d c g f v z s tz ts ch h m n gn l r j = /p b t d k g f v s ʃ ts tʃ x h m n ɲ ŋ ʀ j/ | p b t d c g f v z s tz ts ch h m n gn l r j = /p b t d k g f v s ʃ ts tʃ x h m n ɲ ŋ ʀ j/ | ||
Cr = pharyngealized versions of p, b, t, d, c, g, f, v, z, s, tz, ts, ch, m, n; /kˁ gˁ xˁ/ are effectively /q ɢ χ/ | Cr = pharyngealized versions of p, b, t, d, c, g, f, v, z, s, tz, ts, ch, m, n; /kˁ gˁ xˁ/ are effectively /q ɢ χ/ | ||
a e i o u ai oi ui = /a e i o u ɛ ø y | a e i o u ai oi ui ou eu au aie oue = /a e i o u ɛ ø y ow ew aw eə oə/ | ||
Tones: | Tones: | ||
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at et it ot ut ait aiet ouet = a e i o u ɛ eə oə + glottal stop, low tone | at et it ot ut ait aiet ouet = a e i o u ɛ eə oə + glottal stop, low tone | ||
oux eux aux oix uix = /owkp ewkp awkp økp ykp/ | oux eux aux aix oix uix = /owkp ewkp awkp ɛwkp økp ykp/ | ||
em-/en- = prenasalization | em-/en- = prenasalization | ||
===Tone sandhi=== | |||
==Morphology== | |||
Clooa is VSO or VOS with the difference being tone sandhi on the subject after the verb. | |||
''la'' = plural particle | ''la'' = plural particle | ||
==Nouns== | ===Nouns=== | ||
A few Clooa nouns have separate construct state forms. | A few Clooa nouns have separate construct state forms. | ||
The word for "of" is ''du'' before singular nouns, and ''de la'' before plural nouns. | The word for "of" is ''du'' before singular nouns, and ''de la'' before plural nouns. | ||
==Pronouns== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
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[[Category:Languages]] | |||
[[Category:Clooa]] |
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