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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 ==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!
! Front
! Back
|-
! Close
| {{IPA|e}}
| rowspan="2"|{{IPA|o}}
|-
! Open
| {{IPA|a}}
|}
 
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" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!
!Singular
!Plural
|-
!1
|'''o-'''
|'''wà-'''
|-
!2
|'''ko-'''
|'''kwà-'''
|-
!3
|'''∅'''
|'''yà-'''
|-
|}
 
== Aspect ==
 
=== imperfective ===
 
* '''-a'''
 
=== perfective ===
 
* '''-e'''
 
* They have arrived.
* I've bought it.
* We all went.
* This morning I ate breakfast.
 
=== durative ===
 
* '''-á'''
 
* I'll read, and you listen.
* We will do it, and you all watch.
* Sit for a while. I'll be right back.
* She likes to eat standing up.
* Smiling, he said, "I'm sorry."
 
=== progressive ===
 
* '''-ó'''
 
* She is reading.
* Mom is making a phone call.
* Who is taking a shower in there?
* The cleaning lady is cleaning our room right now.
* Yesterday at 7pm, we were eating dinner.
* I am working now. It's not convenient for me to leave.
 
= 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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