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== Vowels ==
== Vowels ==


* /a i u/
* /a i u a: i: u:/
: '''a i u'''
: '''a i u á í ú'''


= Nouns =
= Nouns =

Revision as of 05:41, 5 January 2017

  • á í ú

Word order

  • SOV
  • Attributes follow the words that they modify.

Phonology

Syllable structure is (C)V

Consonants

  • /p t k m n s l w j/
p t k m n s l w y

Vowels

  • /a i u a: i: u:/
a i u á í ú

Nouns

Pronouns

singular dual plural
1 wa- pwa- kwa-
2 ni- (m)pi- (n)ki-
3 u- pu- ku-

Verbs

Tense

  • Verbs are either non-past or past.
  • wa-kwit-a
1sg-eat-NPST
I eat. / I am eating. / I will eat.
  • wa-kwit-i
1sg-eat-PST
I ate.