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: | : {{distinguish|text= the Earth language [[w:Fungor language|Fungor]], also known as Ko}} | ||
:[[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Wordlist]] | :[[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Wordlist]] | ||
{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|creator = User:IlL | |||
|creator = | |||
|name = {{PAGENAME}} | |name = {{PAGENAME}} | ||
|nativename = lees ndoigh Komh | |nativename = lees ndoigh Komh | ||
|setting = [[Verse:Tricin]] | |setting = [[Verse:Tricin]] | ||
| | |state = ??? | ||
|familycolor=hmong-mien | |familycolor=hmong-mien | ||
|fam1=[[Hlou-Shum languages|Hlou-Shum]] | |fam1=[[Hlou-Shum languages|Hlou-Shum]] | ||
| | |scripts=* Latin (Uncial) | ||
|notice=IPA | |notice=IPA | ||
}} | }} | ||
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*Explain: lexical mutation in Hlou, grammatical mutation in Ko | *Explain: lexical mutation in Hlou, grammatical mutation in Ko | ||
**Hlou lexical mutation could have arisen from a grammatical mutation system where the particles fell away | **Hlou lexical mutation could have arisen from a grammatical mutation system where the particles fell away | ||
*''dor'' = to be born ~ Hlou '' | *''dor'' = to be born ~ Hlou ''Ndob'' 'person' | ||
*TODO: kl gl sk > q | *TODO: kl gl sk > q | ||
*bach = small, meer = big | *bach = small, meer = big | ||
* | * leubh = to love (hlub means "to love" in Hmong) | ||
*kein = archaic negative word | *kein = archaic negative word | ||
*ein = emphasis/'rather' | *ein = emphasis/'rather' | ||
*koobh = good | *koobh = good | ||
*cu = copper | *cu = copper | ||
*yaus tça koch = snowflake (tça <- Hlou Ntzä) | |||
*koch = sand (-> Hlou Schoh) | |||
*Poch = Ko mythical weapon | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
{{SUBPAGENAME}} has fewer initials | {{SUBPAGENAME}} has fewer initials than [[Hlou]], due to initial mutations. | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
C + V + tone | C + V + tone | ||
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''npl nbl ntl ndl'' /bl ml dl nl/ | ''npl nbl ntl ndl'' /bl ml dl nl/ | ||
''f ç s x | ''f ç s x'' = /f s (Basque s) ʃ/ | ||
''nf nç ns nx'', also ''fh çh sh xh'' = /v z (voiced Basque s) ʒ/ | ''nf nç ns nx'', also ''fh çh sh xh'' = /v z (voiced Basque s) ʒ/ | ||
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*-s: low falling | *-s: low falling | ||
*-r: low rising | *-r: low rising | ||
*-gh: low | *-gh: low breathy | ||
*-mh: | *-mh: creaky | ||
*-bh: mid rising | *-bh: mid rising | ||
*-dh: high falling | *-dh: high falling | ||
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plural word: ''yoo-L'' (placed after classifier but before noun) | plural word: ''yoo-L'' (placed after classifier but before noun) | ||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
* | *xan = I | ||
* | *çeedh = you | ||
===Classifiers=== | ===Classifiers=== | ||
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''lu'', ''tzagh'', ''hņoobh'', ''lees'', ''çua'', ''yaus'', ... | ''lu'', ''tzagh'', ''hņoobh'', ''lees'', ''çua'', ''yaus'', ... | ||
*lu | *lu = humans, gods | ||
**''faon'' = a man; ''lu nfaon'' = the man (classifier ''lu'') | **''faon'' = a man; ''lu nfaon'' = the man (classifier ''lu'') | ||
*tçagh | *tçagh = animals, demons | ||
**''plaidh'' = a dog; ''tçagh nplaidh'' = the dog (classifier ''tçagh'') | **''plaidh'' = a dog; ''tçagh nplaidh'' = the dog (classifier ''tçagh'') | ||
**''tçagh Nja Ber Woch'' = a demon in Ko mythology | |||
*hņoobh = tall objects such as trees, buildings | *hņoobh = tall objects such as trees, buildings | ||
**''qo'' = a tree; ''hņoobh nqo'' the tree | **''qo'' = a tree; ''hņoobh nqo'' the tree | ||
*çua | *çua: infinitive | ||
**''dor'' = is born; ''çua ndor'' = to be born (inf.) | **''dor'' = is born; ''çua ndor'' = to be born (inf.) | ||
*edible plants | *''lobh'': food, edible plants | ||
* | *''zail'': inedible plants | ||
*lees | *lees = nominalization, way of X-ing | ||
**''doigh'' = 'to speak'; ''lees ndoigh'' 'language' | **''doigh'' = 'to speak'; ''lees ndoigh'' 'language' | ||
*yaus = other inanimate objects | |||
**''yaus tça koch'' 'snowflake' | |||
*In archaic language: fancy apparently ad-hoc classifiers for different animals and fruits (cf. English ''murder of crows'' except "murder" is a classifier) | *In archaic language: fancy apparently ad-hoc classifiers for different animals and fruits (cf. English ''murder of crows'' except "murder" is a classifier) | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
ba = subjunctive marker | |||
''Ba fhaomh-saigh le çeedh'' = If you like it | |||
==Sample text== | ==Sample text== | ||
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:As the people moved eastward... | :As the people moved eastward... | ||
[[Category:Quihum languages]][[Category:Tricin]] | [[Category:Quihum languages]][[Category:Tricin]][[Category:Languages]] | ||