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However, words usually cannot have more than one grammatical role in a sentence. | However, words usually cannot have more than one grammatical role in a sentence. | ||
The basic word order is essentially '''VOS''' (''{{color|red|Verb}}-{{color|blue|Object}}-{{color|green|Subject}}''). | |||
{{color|red|vuɣner moʈ}} {{color|blue|muʔɖa}} {{color|green|mɔçmiʔ}} | {{color|red|vuɣner moʈ}} {{color|blue|muʔɖa}} {{color|green|mɔçmiʔ}} | ||
Revision as of 02:04, 26 March 2025
Eβmiʔ is one of the languages belonging to Sākdi language family. It stems directly from Proto-Saːkdi, the family proto-language. It is spoken in the classic period and gives rise to a separate branch, named Eβmiʔ languages. One daughter language belongs to this group and stems from Eβmiʔ. It has a logographic script.
Typological structure
Eβmiʔ is mostly a morphologically isolating language, with an additional but strongly marked agglutinative feature in derivative morphology.
In an isolating languages semantical or grammatical morphemes are almost coincident with single words, and they do not change or add any flecting affix to specify their role in a sentence or their number:
mühɖa wolf, a wolf, wolves, the wolf, the wolves
However, words usually cannot have more than one grammatical role in a sentence.
The basic word order is essentially VOS (Verb-Object-Subject).
vuɣner moʈ muʔɖa mɔçmiʔ (the) person sees (the) cow
The entire system is set according to typological parameters of the head-modifier (or head-initial) type:
- verb - object
- preposition - noun
- noun - adjective
- noun - relative clause
Phonology
- Main article: Eβmiʔ phonology
Morphology
- Main article: Eβmiʔ morphology
Syntax
- Main article: Eβmiʔ syntax
Vocabulary
- Main article: Eβmiʔ vocabulary
