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unnamed conlang tonal, analytic, monosyllabic, head final, erg-abs, animate/inanimate gender

phonology n (inherits place of next consonant or m if followed by a back vowel) p/ph 	t/th 	k pf    	ts    	kx f     	s     	x j	w r

i		u e		o a

´	2*-3	`	3-2	ˆ 	2-4-3 ¯	3

*1 if previous tone ended with 2

the first vowels in diphthongs have the tone marker

áàâā éèêē íìîī óòôō úùûū

nouns book = kán (inanimate) teacher = wôpf (animate)

i = inanimate ergative particle o = animate ergative particle

nouns are absolutive by default

í kán = ERG, INA

t- on particle = plural, or ta without a particle

tá kán = ABS, PLU, INA

there are two persons for personal pronouns 1st person: Absolutive Singular		pēn Ergative Female Singular	jīn Ergative Male Singular		pēn Absolutive Plural		tē Ergative Plural			tīn 2nd person: Absolutive Singular		kò Ergative Female Singular	kòi Ergative Male Singular		kò Absolutive Plural		tòk Ergative Plural			tù

in the antipassive agents may be reintroduced with 'si' followed by the ergative particle unless the noun is inanimate, where just 'si' is used e.g. sí í kán = do to the book

in negative active clauses both agent and patient are put in the ergative

verbs to read = mūth sov word order

antipassive marker = xo negative marker = sen

negative+antipassive may be combined as 'xos', but this is informal

present	past	future progressive	-	ka	ki perfective	pfen	pa	pi		('aorist') imperfective	sen	sa	si

The teacher read the book. ô wôpf kán pā mūth. The teacher did reading (of the book). wôpf (sí kán) xō pā mūth. The book was read. kán pā mūth. The teacher did not read the book. ô wôpf ó kán sēn pā mūth. The teacher did not do reading (of the book). wôpf (sí kán) xō sēn pā mūth. The book was not read. ó kán sēn pā mūth.