Gəjlnigo

Gəjlnigo is one of the languages belonging to Piti language family. It belongs to the branch, named Biwdiwgu languages and it stems directly from Biwdiw language. It has an alphabetical script.

Typological structure

Gəjlnigo is mostly a morphologically agglutinative language, with some remarkable fusive features.

The basic word order is essentially SVO (Subject-Verb-Object).

ež pɔge ləjuš ež moǵ
the person sees the cow

The system is mostly set according to typological parameters of the head-modifier (or head-initial) type, with one relevant exception, due to an incomplete realignment of these parameters.

• verb - object
• preposition - noun
• adjective - noun
• noun - relative clause

One relevant feature of the evolution of Gəjlnigo from Biwdiw is the complete loss of the verb to be, resulting in a deep readjustment both on a syntactical and on a morphological extent.

Phonology

Main article: Gəjlnigo phonology

Morphology

Main article: Gəjlnigo morphology

Syntax

Main article: Gəjlnigo syntax

Vocabulary

Main article: Gəjlnigo vocabulary