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:~~''Not to be confused with~~ the Earth language [[w:Fungor language|Fungor]], also known as Ko~~.''~~

: {{distinguish|text= the Earth language [[w:Fungor language|Fungor]], also known as Ko}}

:[[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Wordlist]]

{{Infobox language

~~|image =~~

|creator = User:IlL

~~|imagesize =~~

|creator = [[User:IlL~~|IlL]]~~

|name = {{PAGENAME}}

|nativename = lees ndoigh Komh

~~|pronunciation=~~

|setting = [[Verse:Tricin]]

|~~region~~ = ~~Bjeheond~~

|state = ???

|familycolor=hmong-mien

|fam1=[[Hlou-Shum languages|Hlou-Shum]]

|~~script~~=Latin (Uncial)

|scripts=* Latin (Uncial)

~~|iso3=~~

|notice=IPA

}}

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*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

*''dor'' = to be born ~ Hlou ''~~Ndol~~'' 'person'

*''dor'' = to be born ~ Hlou ''Ndob'' 'person'

*TODO: kl gl sk > q

*bach = small, meer = big

*~~hlubh~~ = to love (hlub means "to love" in Hmong)

* leubh = to love (hlub means "to love" in Hmong)

*kein = archaic negative word

*ein = emphasis/'rather'

*koobh = good

*cu = copper

*yaus tça koch = snowflake (tça <- Hlou Ntzä)

*koch = sand (-> Hlou Schoh)

*Poch = Ko mythical weapon

==Phonology==

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''lu'', ''tzagh'', ''hņoobh'', ''lees'', ''çua'', ''yaus'', ...

*lu = humans

*lu = humans, gods

**''faon'' = a man; ''lu nfaon'' = the man (classifier ''lu'')

*tçagh = animals, demons

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*hņoobh = tall objects such as trees, buildings

**''qo'' = a tree; ''hņoobh nqo'' the tree

*çua-N: infinitive

*çua: infinitive

**''dor'' = is born; ''çua ndor'' = to be born (inf.)

*''lobh'': edible plants

*''lobh'': food, edible plants

*''zail'': inedible plants

*lees-N = nominalization, way of X-ing

*lees = nominalization, way of X-ing

**''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)

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-:''Not to be confused with the Earth language [[w:Fungor language|Fungor]], also known as Ko.''
+: {{distinguish|text= the Earth language [[w:Fungor language|Fungor]], also known as Ko}}
 :[[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Wordlist]]
 {{Infobox language
-|image =
+|creator = User:IlL
-|imagesize =
-|creator = [[User:IlL|IlL]]
 |name = {{PAGENAME}}
 |nativename = lees ndoigh Komh
-|pronunciation=
 |setting = [[Verse:Tricin]]
-|region = Bjeheond
+|state = ???
 |familycolor=hmong-mien
 |fam1=[[Hlou-Shum languages|Hlou-Shum]]
-|script=Latin (Uncial)
+|scripts=* Latin (Uncial)
-|iso3=
 |notice=IPA
 }}
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 *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
-*''dor'' = to be born ~ Hlou ''Ndol'' 'person'
+*''dor'' = to be born ~ Hlou ''Ndob'' 'person'
 *TODO: kl gl sk > q
 *bach = small, meer = big
-*hlubh = to love (hlub means "to love" in Hmong)
+* leubh = to love (hlub means "to love" in Hmong)
 *kein = archaic negative word
 *ein = emphasis/'rather'
 *koobh = good
 *cu = copper
+*yaus tça koch = snowflake (tça <- Hlou Ntzä)
+*koch = sand (-> Hlou Schoh)
+*Poch = Ko mythical weapon
 ==Phonology==
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 ''lu'', ''tzagh'', ''hņoobh'', ''lees'', ''çua'', ''yaus'', ...
-*lu = humans
+*lu = humans, gods
 **''faon'' = a man; ''lu nfaon'' = the man (classifier ''lu'')
 *tçagh = animals, demons
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 *hņoobh = tall objects such as trees, buildings
 **''qo'' = a tree; ''hņoobh nqo'' the tree
-*çua-N: infinitive
+*çua: infinitive
 **''dor'' = is born; ''çua ndor'' = to be born (inf.)
-*''lobh'': edible plants
+*''lobh'': food, edible plants
 *''zail'': inedible plants
-*lees-N = nominalization, way of X-ing
+*lees = nominalization, way of X-ing
 **''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)