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= Introduction =
 
= Phonology =
 
== Consonants ==
 
=== Stops ===
 
* '''t''' - /t/ >> /tʰ/
* '''k''' - /k/ >> /kʰ/
* '''kw''' - /kʷ/
 
=== Nasals ===
 
In '''anyomo''' each nasal consonant has a geminate counterpart, and gemination is lexically contrastive.
 
* '''m''' - /m/ >> /mː/
* '''n''' - /n/ >> /nː/
* '''ny''' - /ɲ/ >> /ɲː/
 
=== Approximants ===
 
* '''h''' - /ɦ/
* '''w''' - /w/
* '''y''' - /j/
 
== Vowels ==
 
There are only three phonemic vowels: /a e o/. They can be long or short and be one of three tones. Length can be lexical, but tone is strictly phonemic.
 
* '''aàáeèéoòó'''
 
=== Tones ===
 
There are three phonemic tones, traditionally described as mid, high, and low; in transcription the mid tone is unmarked, and the high and low tones are indicated with acute and grave accents respectively.
 
= Morphosyntax =
 
'''anyomo''' is an agglutinative language, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several morphemes strung together.
 
== Pronouns ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Subject
!Marking
! xx
!Examples
|-
!1sg
|'''o-''' - I
|
|'''oha''' - I walk
|-
!2sg
|'''ko-''' - you
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|'''konyome''' - you spoke
|-
!3sg
|'''∅''' - he/she/it
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|'''na''' - he/she/it knows
|-
!1pl
|'''wà''' - we
|
|
|-
!2pl
|'''kwà''' - you [pl]
|
|
|-
!3pl
|'''yà''' - they
|
|
|-
|}
 
== Aspect ==
 
There are 3 aspects: imperfect, perfect, and continual
 
* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_grammar#Aspects
 
= Derivation =
 
== Nominalization ==
 
= Lexicon =
 
== affixes ==
 
== stems ==
 
* '''nyom''' - speak; talk; converse; chat; discuss
* '''h''' - walk; go (away); run; move (of vehicle); visit; leave
 
= Phrases =
 
 
[[Category:Conlangs]]

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