Kalo
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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.
Tones
Phonemic tones...
- level "˧"
- rising "˨˦"
- falling "˥˩"
Morphosyntax
anyomo is an agglutinative language, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several morphemes strung together.
Pronouns
Subject | Marking | xx | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
1sg | o-, 'I' | oha - I depart | |
2sg | |||
3sg | |||
1pl | |||
2pl | |||
3pl |
Derivation
Nominalization
Lexicon
affixes
roots
- nyom - speak; talk; converse; chat; discuss
- h - walk; go (away); run; move (of vehicle); visit; leave