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Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	This conlang has been inspired by [http://www.lingweenie.net/abakwi/abakwi.shtml Abakwi] and [http://www.frathwiki.com/Iljena Iljena]. Check them out! - Imralu		This conlang has been inspired by [http://www.lingweenie.net/abakwi/abakwi.shtml Abakwi] and [http://www.frathwiki.com/Iljena Iljena]. Check them out! - Imralu

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Infixes

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Transitivity

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	'''''Jomijo''''' is, however, not simply an equivalent of an accusative case. In many instances, another root is used to indicate the ~~roll~~ of the object.		'''''Jomijo''''' is, however, not simply an equivalent of an accusative case. In many instances, another root is used to indicate the role of the object.

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Infixes

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	\| '''heo''' \|\| <small>NEG</small>.<small>Q</small> \|\| negative question clitic, "not?", turns its host into a question with an expected negative answer \|\| '''''Vee<span style="color:blue">heo</span>lavi?'''''<br />"You <span style="color:blue">don't</span> eat, <span style="color:blue">do you?</span>" \|\| '''''hui'''''		\| '''heo''' \|\| <small>NEG</small>.<small>Q</small> \|\| negative question clitic, "not?", turns its host into a question with an expected negative answer \|\| '''''Vee<span style="color:blue">heo</span>lavi?'''''<br />"You <span style="color:blue">don't</span> eat, <span style="color:blue">do you?</span>" \|\| '''''hui'''''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''hui''' \|\| <small>AFF</small>.<small>Q</small> \|\| affirmative question clitic, "indeed?", turns its host into a question with an expected affirmative answer \|\| '''''Vee<span style="color:blue">hui</span>lavi.'''''<br />"You <span style="color:blue">do</span> eat, <span style="color:blue">don't you<?" \|\| '''''heo'''''		\| '''hui''' \|\| <small>AFF</small>.<small>Q</small> \|\| affirmative question clitic, "indeed?", turns its host into a question with an expected affirmative answer \|\| '''''Vee<span style="color:blue">hui</span>lavi.'''''<br />"You <span style="color:blue">do</span> eat, <span style="color:blue">don't you?" \|\| '''''heo'''''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''tui''' \|\| <small>FOC</small> \|\| focus clitic, indicates its host is the focus of the sentence, the new information that is being claimed \|\| '''''Vee<span style="color:blue">tui</span>lavi'''''<br />"(<span style="color:blue">the thing is:</span>) you eat" \|\| '''''nau'''''		\| '''tui''' \|\| <small>FOC</small> \|\| focus clitic, indicates its host is the focus of the sentence, the new information that is being claimed \|\| '''''Vee<span style="color:blue">tui</span>lavi'''''<br />"(<span style="color:blue">the thing is:</span>) you eat" \|\| '''''nau'''''

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Prosody

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	===Prosody===		===Prosody===

	In words without a prefix or infix, word stress falls on the last long vowel or diphthong in a word. If all the vowels are short, stress falls on the first ~~sylla~~. Prefixes, all of which contain a secondary vowel (i.e. a diphthong other than /ai/), are never stressed. Infixes are placed immediately following the stressed vowel in a word. They are generally unstressed, but when emphasised will "steal" the word stress from the preceding syllable.		In words without a prefix or infix, word stress falls on the last long vowel or diphthong in a word. If all the vowels are short, stress falls on the first syllable. Prefixes, all of which contain a secondary vowel (i.e. a diphthong other than /ai/), are never stressed. Infixes are placed immediately following the stressed vowel in a word. They are generally unstressed, but when emphasised will "steal" the word stress from the preceding syllable.

	==Morphophonology==		==Morphophonology==

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Identifiers

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Identifiers

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	Identifiers are also used for more specific descriptions of things than are available with trisyllabics, such as names of specific types of plants and animals, towns, rivers, hills and other topographical features, rock types, metals, foods etc.		Identifiers are also used for more specific descriptions of things than are available with trisyllabics, such as names of specific types of plants and animals, towns, rivers, hills and other topographical features, rock types, metals, foods etc.

			{\| class="bluetable lightbluebg sortable"
			\|+ Identifier Prefixes
			\|-
			! Prefix !! Use
			\|-
			\| '''hau-''' \|\| topographic features such as rivers, hills, cliffs, valleys
			\|-
			\| '''jua-''' \|\| personal names of ''taajona'', equivalent to generals/commanders in the ''tagahu''
			\|-
			\| '''jui-''' \|\| the personal names of ''nahiixee'', a partner or long-term-guest of a ''tahu''
			\|-
			\| '''kiu-''' \|\| personal names of civilian women who are not ''nahiixee''
			\|-
			\| '''kui-''' \|\| inanimate physical objects
			\|-
			\| '''lua-''' \|\| personal names of the daughters of ''tahu''
			\|-
			\| '''mui-''' \|\| edible things
			\|-
			\| '''nia-''' \|\| motile animals (Animals may also sometimes take ''mui-'' or ''kui-'' prefixes.)
			\|-
			\| '''niu-''' \|\| the personal names of civilian children
			\|-
			\| '''nui-''' \|\| the personal names of ''hiitaahii'', boys raised to be ''tahu''. It is also used for men who have failed initiation into the ''tagahu''
			\|-
			\| '''teo-''' \|\| ''migutaa'', tubes within ''Oru''
			\|-
			\| '''tua-''' \|\| the personal names of ''taaguhii'', ''tahu'' in active duty
			\|-
			\| '''xau-''' \|\| abstract qualities
			\|-
			\| '''xia-''' \|\| abstract things
			\|-
			\| '''xio-''' \|\| the personal names of civilian men who are not ''nahiixee''
			\|-
			\| '''xoe-''' \|\| vocative indicator prefix for personal names (It may attach directly to the indicator's trisyllabic or, more formally, before another indicator prefix.)
			\|-
			\| '''xua-''' \|\| the personal names of ''xeeguhii'', ''tahu'' in an administrative role
			\|-
			\| '''xue-''' \|\| towns
			\|-
			\| '''xui-''' \|\| onomatopoeia, loanwords and direct quotation of one trisyllabic
			\|}

	===Infixes===		===Infixes===

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Discourse demonstratives

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	===Discourse demonstratives===		===Discourse demonstratives===
			There are two types of discourse demonstrative: future and past.

			There is only one form of future demonstrative: that which is associated with the first person. The lemma '''''gumina''''', in its nominal translation, means "that which I am about to say/do" and can be used to introduce another clause as the complementiser "that".

			Past demonstratives can be used to refer to words, ideas or actions associated with certain grammatical persons. In the third person, there are also rank distinctions.

			{\| class="bluetable lightbluebg sortable"
			\|+ '''Spatial demonstratives'''
			\|-
			! Person !! Rank !! Lemma !! Nominal Translation
			\|-
			\| 1st \|\| all \|\| '''''jonami''''' \|\| "that (which I said/did)"
			\|-
			\| 2nd \|\| all \|\| '''''jovaile''''' \|\| "that (which you said/did)"
			\|-
			\| rowspan="4" \| 3rd \|\| Taajona \|\| '''''jotaajo''''' \|\| "that (which the Taajona said/did)"
			\|-
			\| Tahu \|\| '''''jotaagu''''' \|\| "that (which the Tahu said/did)"
			\|-
			\| Civilian Man \|\| '''''josoovai''''' \|\| "that (which the civilian man said/did)"
			\|-
			\| Woman/Child \|\| '''''jolevai''''' \|\| "that (which the woman said/did)"
			\|}

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

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Infixes

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	===Infixes===		===Infixes===

	Infixes in Letaale are single-syllable morphemes beginning with a consonant and containing secondary vowels which contribute grammatical information in a sentence. They are inserted into the word ~~the~~ refer to (or into the first word in a phrase that they refer to), which is termed the "host", directly after the stressed syllable. They may, themselves be unstressed, but can also be stressed for emphasis, taking the primary stress away from the syllable before it.		Infixes in Letaale are single-syllable morphemes beginning with a consonant and containing secondary vowels which contribute grammatical information in a sentence. They are inserted into the word they refer to (or into the first word in a phrase that they refer to), which is termed the "host", directly after the stressed syllable. They may, themselves be unstressed, but can also be stressed for emphasis, taking the primary stress away from the syllable before it.

	{\| class="bluetable lightbluebg sortable"		{\| class="bluetable lightbluebg sortable"

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	==Name==		==Name==

	The name Letaale comes from trisyllabic lemma '''''letaale''''' literally meaning "the Letaale speaker speaks Letaale". This is not the name of the language as such but is used to refer to speaking the language, as in '''''nemaane''''' ("I speak Letaale"). The name of the language in Letaale, although used rarely, is '''''xialetaale''''' [ʔialeˈtaːle], which uses the identifier prefix ''xia-'' for abstract things.		The name Letaale comes from the trisyllabic lemma '''''letaale''''' literally meaning "the Letaale speaker speaks Letaale". This is not the name of the language as such but is used to refer to speaking the language, as in '''''nemaane''''' ("I speak Letaale"). The name of the language in Letaale, although used rarely, is '''''xialetaale''''' [ʔialeˈtaːle], which uses the identifier prefix ''xia-'' for abstract things.

	In the [[Guaru]] language, Letaale is known as ''guaru ttahu'' [ˈŋuaɾu ˈtːahu] or simply "language of the tahu". It is also known as ''uoriuo'' [ˈ(ʔ)uoɾiˌuo]. This is probably borrowed from the word '''''volivo''''' [ˈvolivo]~[ˈwoɾiwo] which is essentially the accusative form of "you" (literally "you are physically affected") as this may be a word that is heard in interactions with the ''tagahu''.		In the [[Guaru]] language, Letaale is known as ''guaru ttahu'' [ˈŋuaɾu ˈtːahu] or simply "language of the tahu". It is also known as ''uoriuo'' [ˈ(ʔ)uoɾiˌuo]. This is probably borrowed from the word '''''volivo''''' [ˈvolivo]~[ˈwoɾiwo] which is essentially the accusative form of "you" (literally "you are physically affected") as this may be a word that is heard in interactions with the ''tagahu''.

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	! Prefix !! Use		! Prefix !! Use
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	\| '''hau-''' \|\| topographic features such as rivers, hills, cliffs, valleys		\| '''hau-''' \|\| geography: topographic features such as rivers, hills, cliffs, valleys
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''jua-''' \|\| personal names of ''taajona'', equivalent to generals/commanders in the ''tagahu''		\| '''jua-''' \|\| personal names of ''taajona'', equivalent to generals/commanders in the ''tagahu''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''jui-''' \|\| ~~the~~ personal names of ''nahiixee'', a partner or long-term-guest of a ''tahu''		\| '''jui-''' \|\| personal names of ''nahiixee'', a partner or long-term-guest of a ''tahu''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''kiu-''' \|\| personal names of civilian women who are not ''nahiixee''		\| '''kiu-''' \|\| personal names of civilian women who are not ''nahiixee''
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	\| '''nia-''' \|\| motile animals (Animals may also sometimes take ''mui-'' or ''kui-'' prefixes.)		\| '''nia-''' \|\| motile animals (Animals may also sometimes take ''mui-'' or ''kui-'' prefixes.)
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''niu-''' \|\| ~~the~~ personal names of civilian children		\| '''niu-''' \|\| personal names of civilian children
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''nui-''' \|\| ~~the~~ personal names of ''hiitaahii'', boys raised to be ''tahu''. It is also used for men who have failed initiation into the ''tagahu''		\| '''nui-''' \|\| personal names of ''hiitaahii'', boys raised to be ''tahu''. It is also used for men who have failed initiation into the ''tagahu''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''teo-''' \|\| ''migutaa'', tubes within ''Oru''		\| '''teo-''' \|\| geography: ''migutaa'', tubes within ''Oru''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''tua-''' \|\| ~~the~~ personal names of ''taaguhii'', ''tahu'' in active duty		\| '''tua-''' \|\| personal names of ''taaguhii'', ''tahu'' in active duty
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''xau-''' \|\| abstract qualities		\| '''xau-''' \|\| abstract qualities
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	\| '''xia-''' \|\| abstract things		\| '''xia-''' \|\| abstract things
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''xio-''' \|\| ~~the~~ personal names of civilian men who are not ''nahiixee''		\| '''xio-''' \|\| personal names of civilian men who are not ''nahiixee''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''xoe-''' \|\| vocative indicator prefix for personal names (It may attach directly to the indicator's trisyllabic or, more formally, before another indicator prefix.)		\| '''xoe-''' \|\| vocative indicator prefix for personal names (It may attach directly to the indicator's trisyllabic or, more formally, before another indicator prefix.)
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''xua-''' \|\| ~~the~~ personal names of ''xeeguhii'', ''tahu'' in an administrative role		\| '''xua-''' \|\| personal names of ''xeeguhii'', ''tahu'' in an administrative role
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''xue-''' \|\| towns		\| '''xue-''' \|\| geography: towns
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''xui-''' \|\| onomatopoeia, loanwords and direct quotation of one trisyllabic		\| '''xui-''' \|\| onomatopoeia, loanwords and direct quotation of one trisyllabic