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'''Ancient Figo''' is one of the languages belonging to Piti language family. It stems directly from Proto-Piti language. It is spoken in the classic period and gives rise to a separate branch, named ''Figo languages''. One daughter language belongs to this group and stems from ancient Figo. It has two alphabetical scripts.
'''Ancient Figo''' is one of the languages belonging to Piti language family. It stems directly from [[Proto-Piti]] language. It is spoken in the classic period and gives rise to a separate branch, named ''Figo languages''. One daughter language belongs to this group and stems from ancient Figo. It has two alphabetical scripts.


==Typological structure==
==Typological structure==
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  {{color|green|fūgali}} {{color|blue|mūg}} {{color|red|līločeš}}
  {{color|green|fūgali}} {{color|blue|mūg}} {{color|red|līločeš}}
  <small>{{color|green|(the) person}} {{color|red|sees}} {{color|blue|(the) cow}}</small>
  <small>{{color|green|(the) person}} {{color|red|sees}} {{color|blue|(the) ox}}</small>


The entire system is set according to typological parameters of the ''modifier-head'' (or ''head-final'') type:
The entire system is set according to typological parameters of the ''modifier-head'' (or ''head-final'') type:

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Ancient Figo is one of the languages belonging to Piti language family. It stems directly from Proto-Piti language. It is spoken in the classic period and gives rise to a separate branch, named Figo languages. One daughter language belongs to this group and stems from ancient Figo. It has two alphabetical scripts.

Typological structure

Ancient Figo is a morphologically agglutinative language, with an additional but strongly marked introflexive feature, realized in verbal roots.

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

fūgali mūg līločeš
(the) person sees (the) ox

The entire system is set according to typological parameters of the modifier-head (or head-final) type:

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

Phonology

Main article: Ancient Figo phonology

Morphology

Main article: Ancient Figo morphology

Syntax

Main article: Ancient Figo syntax

Vocabulary

Main article: Ancient Figo vocabulary