Khũmbumish

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= The Language of Khũmbumish =

Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory:

Vowel inventory

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Syllable structure: (C)V(C) ? Stress pattern: Penultimate — stress is on the second last syllable ? Word initial consonants Mid-word consonants Word final consonants

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Phonological changes (in order of application):  ? How to read phonological rules
 * i → Ø / a_
 * o → e / _#
 * e → i / #_
 * b → m / #_a
 * e → i / _(C)i
 * u → Ø / a_

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Grammar
Main word order: Subject-Verb-Object-Oblique. "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into . Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun. Adposition: postpositions  ?

Verbs
Khũmbumish uses a standalone particle word for future tense:

Perfect aspect
The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present. Khũmbumish uses the word for ‘finish’ khũt̪b́azhi for the perfect aspect.

Numbers
Khũmbumish has a base-10 number system:

1 - gukh 2 - iʻ 3 - t̪b́o 4 - o 5 - tõt 6 - guq 7 - gi 8 - eto 9 - khẽ 10 - t̪ẽ 11 - gukh zhũb t̪ẽ “one and ten” 100 - gukh tag “one hundred” 101 - gukh tag zhũb gukh “one hundred and one” 200 - iʻ tag 1000 - gukh biqã “one thousand”

Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -õ Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -qqo Else: Suffix -oqqo Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -i Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -ĩt Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -am Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -t̪ʙ Else: Suffix -ut̪ʙ Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -mu Else: Suffix -ũmu Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʔ Else: Suffix -uʔ Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -h Else: Suffix -oh Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -χ Else: Suffix -eχ One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -mʔĩ Else: Suffix -ũmʔĩ Place of (e.g. wine → winery)= Suffix -ĩ Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -q Else: Suffix -eq Augmentative = Suffix -õ

Khũmbumish - English Dictionary
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