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=== Names === | |||
*Names are either a single noun, a single adjective, or a noun and an adjective. They are strung together, and then inflected. | |||
*For example, Ikyanta, from ‘ikyan’ rock, and has the naming suffix ‘ta’. The suffix is conjugated for age, gender and relationship, so if Ikyanta is a young girl who is a friend of the speaker, the name would be Ikyanlī. | |||
Revision as of 16:04, 6 March 2010
- Tahalu is unique in the way names are used.
Phonology
Consonants
- Plosives
- p - /p/ | t - /t/ | k - /k/ | ky - /kj/
- Nasals
- m - /m/ | n - /n/ | ng - /ŋ/ | my - /mj/ | ny - /nj/
- Fricatives
- s - /s/ | wh - /ɸ/ | sy - /sj/
- Approximants
- w - /w/ | l - /l/ | y - /j/ | r - /ɹ/ | ly - /ʎ/ | h - /ɰ/
Vowels
- a - /a/, /æ/ | e - /e/, /ɛ/ | i - /ɪ/, /i/ | o - /o/, /ɔ/ | u - /u/
Phonotactics
- Tahalu
Syllable Structure
- (C)V(ng, m, n, p, t, k)
Syllable Stress
- Tahalu stress is penultimate.
Grammar
Word Order
- Word order is Verb Subject Object.
Names
- Names are either a single noun, a single adjective, or a noun and an adjective. They are strung together, and then inflected.
- For example, Ikyanta, from ‘ikyan’ rock, and has the naming suffix ‘ta’. The suffix is conjugated for age, gender and relationship, so if Ikyanta is a young girl who is a friend of the speaker, the name would be Ikyanlī.
