Höśikə

Höśikə is one of the languages belonging to Piti language family. It belongs to the branch, named Xowʂiko languages and it stems directly from Xowʂiko language. It has an alphabetical script.

Typological structure

Höśikə is mostly a morphologically fusive language, with some remarkable agglutinative features.

The basic word order is essentially SVO (Subject-Verb-Object).

bükažə ljyloç mükɛž
the person sees the cow

The system is mostly set according to typological parameters of the head-modifier (or head-initial) type, with one relevant exception, due to an incomplete realignment of these parameters.

• verb - object
• preposition - noun
• adjective - noun
• noun - relative clause

Phonology

Main article: Höśikə phonology

Morphology

Main article: Höśikə morphology

Syntax

Main article: Höśikə syntax

Vocabulary

Main article: Höśikə vocabulary