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|+ Vowel Phonology
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! !! Back
! !! Front !! Back
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| Close || Oo
| Close || || Oo
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| Mid || Oe
| Mid || || Oe
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| Open-Mid || U
| Open-Mid || || U
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| Open || Aa
| Open || A || Aa
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== Grammatical Rules ==
Verb-Object-Subject, Noun-Adjective, Preposition, Alphabet writing system


== Pronouns and Derivational Morphology ==
== Pronouns and Derivational Morphology ==
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== Verb Tenses ==
== Verb Tenses ==


Tense is built on four foundations, Person, Gender, Time, and Emotion, to create a syllable at the end of a word.
Person is encoded via the first consonant of an onset, the starting consonant
1st Person, Singular: B<br>
2nd Person, Singular: D<br>
3rd Person, Singular: G<br>
1st Person, Plural: N<br>
2nd Person, Plural: Ng<br>
3rd Person, Plural: M
Gender is encoded via the onset, the starting consonant<br>
Predator: y<br>
Prey: w<br>
Inanimate: '
Then, Time is encoded via the nucleus, a vowel<br>
Far Past: Oe<br>
Past: Aa<br>
Present: Oo<br>
Future: A<br>
Far: U<br>
Finally, Emotion is encoded via the coda, the ending consonant, note: Emotion is an optional addition<br>
Angrily: Kh<br>
Peacefully: Z<br>
Joyfully: Ng<br>
Sadly: Zh
== Vocabulary ==
=== Noun ===
== Phonotactics ==
C(C)V(C)<br>
Onsets<br>
M, n, ng, b, d, g, -, v, z, zh, kh, w, r, l, y, ], ‘, [, (, mb, md, mg, m-, ml, my, m], m[, nb, nd, n-, ny, n’, ngg, ng-, ngw, ngy, b-, bkh, bw, br, bl, by, d-, dz, dw, dr, dl, dy, g-, gkh, gw, gr, gl, gy, g’, -m, -n, -ng, -b, -d, -g, -v, -z,  -zh, -kh, -w, -r, -l, -tl, -y, -], -’, -[, -(, v-, vw, vr, vl, vy, z-, zkh, zw, zl, zy, zhn, zh-, khng, khb, khn, khg, kh-, khy, w-, wl, wy, r-, l-, ly, y-, ]-, ]w, ‘-, ‘w, [-, [w, (-, (w


Nucleus<br>
Oo, Oe, U, A, Aa


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Codas<br>
|+ Verb Tense Suffixes, Far Past, Past, Present
M, n, ng, b, d, g, v, z, zh, kh, w, r, l
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!  !! Far Past, No Emotion !! Far Past, Peaceful !! Far Past, Joyful !! Past, No Emotion !! Past, Angry !! Past, Peaceful !! Past, Joyful !! Past, Sad !! Present, No Emotion !! Present, Angry !! Present, Peaceful !! Present, Joyful !! Present, Sad
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| 1st Singular Predator || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 1st Singular Prey || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 1st Singular Inanimate || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 2nd Singular Predator || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 2nd Singular Prey || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 2nd Singular Inanimate || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 3rd Singular Predator || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 3rd Singular Prey || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 3rd Singular Inanimate || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 1st Plural Predator || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 1st Plural Prey || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 1st Plural Inanimate || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 2nd Plural Predator || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 2nd Plural Prey || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 2nd Plural Inanimate || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 3rd Plural Predator || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 3rd Plural Prey || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| 3rd Plural Inanimate || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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