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| '''kamalo''' | | '''kamalo''' |
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| = phonology =
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| == consonants ==
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| * '''''nasals''''': /m n ɲ/ '''m n ny'''
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| * '''''plosives''''': /p t k kʷ/ '''p t k kw'''
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| * '''''affricates''''': /t͡ɬ/ '''tl'''
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| * '''''continuants''''': /l h~ɦ/ '''l h'''
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| * '''''semivowels''''': /j w/ '''y w'''
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| All plosives, except the glottal stop, can be prenasalized: /ᵐp ⁿt ᵑk ᵑkʷ/.
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| == vowels ==
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| '''Kamalo''' only uses three vowels; /a e o/, occasionally they contrast for length. '''ā ē ō'''
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| == phonotactics ==
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| = morphology =
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| '''Kamalo''' is an agglutinative and polysynthetic language that makes extensive use of compounding, incorporation and derivation. That is, it can add many different prefixes and suffixes to a root until very long words are formed, and a single word can constitute an entire sentence.
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| = nouns =
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| == pronouns ==
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| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 200px;"
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| ! ''singular''
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| ! ''dual''
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| ! ''plural''
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| ! 1
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| | '''wa-'''
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| | '''pwa-'''
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| | '''kwa-'''
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| ! 2
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| | '''ne-'''
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| | '''(m)pe-
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| | '''(n)ke-'''
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| ! 3
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| | '''(h)o-'''
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| | '''po-'''
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| | '''ko-'''
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| |}
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| ==== possession ====
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| Possession is marked by the nominal suffix '''-o''' and a pronominal prefix attached to a stem.
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| * '''kwamalo''' - <small>1pl-speak-NOM</small> - ''our word''
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| * '''tlayemo''' - <small>MASC-eat-NOM</small> - ''his food''
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| * '''popato''' - <small>3du-be.aware-NOM</small> - ''their awareness''
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| * '''wanyako''' - <small>1s-burn-NOM</small> - ''my fire''
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| ==== pronominal prefixes ====
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| Verb arguments (i.e. subject, direct object, indirect object) are indicated with pronominal affixes which are added to verb stems. The pronominal affixes are inflected according to number (singular, dual, and plural) and person (1st, 2nd, etc.).
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| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 400px;"
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| ! ''subject''
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| ! ''object''
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| ! ''verb''
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| ! ''tense / aspect / mood''
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| | '''ko-''' || '''wa-''' || '''kop''' || '''-e'''
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| | 3pl || 1sg || harm || PST
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| | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | '''kowakope'''
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| | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | ''They harmed me.''
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| |}
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| == noun modifiers ==
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| * '''he-''' - color of ~
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| * '''ye-''' - feminine; female [FEM]
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| * '''tla-''' - masculine; male [MASC]
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| * '''-o''' - marks noun; nominalizer [NOM]
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| === number ===
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| Nouns are marked for various quantities:
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| * '''pa-''' - dual; pair of; both [DU]
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| * '''ka-''' - plural [PL]
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| * '''te-''' - few; little [quantity]
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| * '''ma-''' - many; much
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| * '''mo-''' - group; collection; mass of
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| * '''mwa-''' - all; every
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| * '''no-''' - one; a
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| * '''yo-''' - piece of
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| = verbs =
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| The '''kamalo''' verb is quite complex and inflects for many grammatical categories. The verb is composed of a root, prefixes, and suffixes. The prefixes indicate the person of the subject, and person and number of the object and indirect object, whereas the suffixes indicate tense, aspect, mood and possession.
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| * '''wakoyemapotla'''
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| : '''wa-ko-yem-ap-otl-a'''
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| : <small>1sg-3pl-eat-CAUS-DES-NPST</small>
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| : ''"I want to feed them"''
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| == verb modifiers ==
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| * '''-a''' - active; present tense [ACT]
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| * '''-at-''' - augmentative; large [AUG]
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| * '''-atl-''' - tentative; possible [TENT]
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| * '''-e''' - past tense; perfective [PST]
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| * '''-em''' - interrogative [Q]
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| * '''-ok-''' - negative [NEG]
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| = particles =
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| * '''ma''' - interrogative particle [INT]; "is it that"
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| : used to form questions of all types
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| * '''oka''' - "no"
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| : used as a negative response to polar questions
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| * '''we''' - "but" / "or"
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| : used in conjunctions, and in contrasts
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| = syntax =
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| = roots =
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| * '''pat-''' - be awake; aware; focused
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| * '''t-''' - be; exist [COP]
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| * '''kam-''' - symbol; write; mark
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| * '''kop-''' - harm; hurt; corrupt
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| * '''mak-''' - want; desire; love
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| * '''mal-''' - speak; talk
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| * '''n-''' - know; see
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| * '''nay-''' - loud; noise; roar
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| * '''nyak-''' - fire; burn; light
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| * '''hen-''' - colored; non-white; non-ferrous (metals)
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| * '''wap-''' - rhythm; pulse; meter
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| * '''way-''' - go; move; walk
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| * '''lom-''' - sleep; rest; relax
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| * '''tlel-''' - bathe; wash
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| * '''y-''' - have; belong; get
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| * '''yam-''' - delight; happy; toy; glad
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| * '''yap-''' - be green; foliage; plant
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| * '''yat-''' - hand; five; grab
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| * '''yem-''' - eat; nourish; bread
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| = samples =
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| * '''wanemaka''' - <small>1-2-love-ACT</small> - ''I love you.''
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| * '''koyematloka''' - <small>3-eat-TENT-NEG-ACT</small> - ''He might not eat.''
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| * '''ma newane''' - <small>INT 2-1-see-PST</small> - ''Did you see me?''
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| == wordgen seed ==
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| C=ptkqmnfhwylx
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| V=aeo
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| q|kw
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| f|ny
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| x|tl
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| wo|wa
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