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Ilyasha

sounds

consonants

• Nasals - m n - m n
• Plosives - p b t d k g ʔ - p b t d k g `
• Fricatives - s ʃ h~ɦ - s sh h
• Approximants - l ɾ~ɹ w j - l r w y

vowels

• a e i o u

diphthong

• a͡ɪ

verbs

person markers

• an - 1sg
• at - 2sg
• a (il) - 3sg
• uk - 1pl
• ut - 2pl
• um - 3pl

When both subject and object are pronominal they are both marked on the verb: VERB-SUBJ-OBJ - amanat - love-1sg-2sg - I love you.

examples

• kan

be-1sg

I am

• sabanat

know-1sg-2sg

I know you

• yaneshilum

see-PST-3sg-3pl

She saw them

• ba edarila

no do-FUT-3sg-3sg

He will not do it

tense

• esh - past tense
• ra - future tense

list

• amek - love; adore
• badek - want; desire
• bamak - not be; negate
• ishek - drink; eat; consume
• kamak - be; exist
• neshek - need; require
• nobek - give; transfer
• palek - ...
• sabek - know; understand
• tenek - have; possess
• yanek - see; look
• yitek - go; travel

nouns

• buru - mountain; hill
• tarwa - bull; oxen

Modifiers:

• im - plural; several
• wa - one; a
• CV- - augmentative; intensifier

buburu - large mountain