Quibbertoot: Difference between revisions
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==Diachronic history== | ==Diachronic history== | ||
Quibbertoot is a centum language, phonologically closest to Germanic languages. It's notable for preserving the PIE glottalics as weak ejectives though in some idiolects they are realized as unaspirated stops. | Quibbertoot is a centum language, phonologically closest to Germanic languages. It's notable for preserving the PIE glottalics as weak ejectives though in some idiolects they are realized as unaspirated stops. | ||
That said, Quibbertoot vowel phonology is very innovative, especially the way it vocalizes syllabic resonants. | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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Morphological pluralization is generally uncommon in Quibbertoot and occurs for very few nouns, which have irregular forms. | Morphological pluralization is generally uncommon in Quibbertoot and occurs for very few nouns, which have irregular forms. | ||
Quibbertoot is an ergative language, like many Caucasian languages. | |||
==Verbs== | ==Verbs== | ||