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'''Qwbmwdqwg''' /ʔə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language ~~spoken in [[Verse:Angai]]~~.

'''Qwbmwdqwg''' /ʔə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language.

== Phonology ==

* vowels: {{angbr|''w oo''}} /ə ã/

* consonants: {{angbr|''q m k''}} /ʔ m k~h/

* ~~tones~~: {{angbr|''-b -0 -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l''}} /˥ ˧ ˩˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/

* tone letters are used at the end of syllables: {{angbr|''-b -0 -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l''}} /˥ ˧ ˩˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/

The -0 tone only occurs in function words and affixes.

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* ''qw'''z'''mw'''x'''kw'''v''''' = to drink

Some roots are bitonal~~, such as~~ ''qw'''x'''kw'''j''''' 'to stand' ~~and~~ ''qw'''s'''kw'''s''''' 'to go'.

Some roots are bitonal:

* ''qw'''x'''kw'''j''''' 'to stand'

* ''qw'''s'''kw'''s''''' 'to go, to walk'

* ''qw'''b'''kw'''x''''' 'to fly'

=== Nouns ===

The plural marker is ''-qoob'': ''mw'''b'''kw'''x''''' 'bird', ''mw'''b'''kw'''x'''qoob'' 'birds'.

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=== Verbs ===

{| class="wikitable"

|+ ~~Infinitive:~~ ''qwlmwlkwd'' 'to sleep'

|+ ''qwlmwlkwd'' 'to sleep'

|-

! Person !! Non-past !! Past/Stative

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==== Patterns ====

(b-j-v 'to do' is used as the placeholder root)

Need nif3al and hif3il

=== Pronouns ===

No subject pronouns

Pronominal affixes: todo

== Syntax ==

=== Word order ===

Stolen from Lushootseed: predicate-first clauses and determiner-based noun phrases

=== Noun phrases ===

Noun phrases acting as constituents need the determiner ''qw'':

Noun phrases acting as constituents rather than as predicates need the determiner ''qw'':

: Compare:

:''qw'''d'''kw'''l'''qw'''b''' qw qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g'''.''

:''Qw'''d'''kw'''l'''qw'''b''' qw qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g'''.''

: Qwbmwdqwg is easy.

:''qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g''' kw.''

:''Qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g''' kwt. Qoo Kwskwskwskws kwt.''

: This is Qwbmwdqwg.

: This is Qwbmwdqwg. And this is Quququqquq.

=== Emphasis ===

The emphatic pronoun is ''koo'' in all persons and numbers. It serves the same role as Irish emphatic forms.

* ~~qwsmws~~ 'I go'

* ''qoo'''s'''mw'''s''''' 'I go'

* ~~qwsmws~~ koo / koo ~~qwsmws~~ '*I* go'

* ''qoo'''s'''mw'''s''' koo'' / ''koo qoo'''s'''mw'''s''''' '<i>I</i> go'

[[Category:Conlangs]]

[[Category:Angai]]

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-'''Qwbmwdqwg''' /ʔə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language spoken in [[Verse:Angai]].
+{{List subpages}}
+'''Qwbmwdqwg''' /ʔə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language.
 == Phonology ==
 * vowels: {{angbr|''w oo''}} /ə ã/
 * consonants: {{angbr|''q m k''}} /ʔ m k~h/
-* tones: {{angbr|''-b -0 -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l''}} /˥ ˧ ˩˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/
+* tone letters are used at the end of syllables: {{angbr|''-b -0 -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l''}} /˥ ˧ ˩˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/
 The -0 tone only occurs in function words and affixes.
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 * ''qw'''z'''mw'''x'''kw'''v''''' = to drink
-Some roots are bitonal, such as ''qw'''x'''kw'''j''''' 'to stand' and ''qw'''s'''kw'''s''''' 'to go'.
+Some roots are bitonal:
+* ''qw'''x'''kw'''j''''' 'to stand'
+* ''qw'''s'''kw'''s''''' 'to go, to walk'
+* ''qw'''b'''kw'''x''''' 'to fly'
 === Nouns ===
 The plural marker is ''-qoob'': ''mw'''b'''kw'''x''''' 'bird', ''mw'''b'''kw'''x'''qoob'' 'birds'.
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 === Verbs ===
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Infinitive: ''qwlmwlkwd'' 'to sleep'
+|+ ''qwlmwlkwd'' 'to sleep'
 |-
 ! Person !! Non-past !! Past/Stative
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 ==== Patterns ====
 (b-j-v 'to do' is used as the placeholder root)
+Need nif3al and hif3il
+=== Pronouns ===
+No subject pronouns
+Pronominal affixes: todo
 == Syntax ==
+=== Word order ===
+Stolen from Lushootseed: predicate-first clauses and determiner-based noun phrases
 === Noun phrases ===
-Noun phrases acting as constituents need the determiner ''qw'':
+Noun phrases acting as constituents rather than as predicates need the determiner ''qw'':
 : Compare:
-:''qw'''d'''kw'''l'''qw'''b''' qw qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g'''.''
+:''Qw'''d'''kw'''l'''qw'''b''' qw qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g'''.''
 : Qwbmwdqwg is easy.
-:''qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g''' kw.''
+:''Qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g''' kwt. Qoo Kwskwskwskws kwt.''
-: This is Qwbmwdqwg.
+: This is Qwbmwdqwg. And this is Quququqquq.
 === Emphasis ===
 The emphatic pronoun is ''koo'' in all persons and numbers. It serves the same role as Irish emphatic forms.
-* qwsmws 'I go'
+* ''qoo'''s'''mw'''s''''' 'I go'
-* qwsmws koo / koo qwsmws '*I* go'
+* ''qoo'''s'''mw'''s''' koo'' / ''koo qoo'''s'''mw'''s''''' '<i>I</i> go'
 [[Category:Conlangs]]
 [[Category:Angai]]