Xowʂiko: Difference between revisions
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<small>{{color|green|(the) person}} {{color|red|sees}} {{color|blue|(the) cow}}</small> | <small>{{color|green|(the) person}} {{color|red|sees}} {{color|blue|(the) cow}}</small> | ||
Some typological parameters are set according to the ''head | Some typological parameters are set according to the ''modifier-head'' (or ''head-final'') type: | ||
*''verb - | *''object - verb'' | ||
*''adjective - noun'' | |||
*''relative clause - noun'' (<small>with participles</small>) | |||
Other typological parameters are still set according to the ''head-modifier'' (or ''head-initial'') type: | |||
*''preposition - noun'' | *''preposition - noun'' | ||
*''noun - relative clause'' (<small>with relative pronouns</small>) | |||
*'' | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Revision as of 05:05, 21 July 2025
Xowʂiko 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 Xowʂiko languages. One daughter language belongs to this group and stems from Xowʂiko. It has an alphabetical script.
Typological structure
Xowʂiko 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).
βujkali mujke ljyloç (the) person sees (the) cow
Some typological parameters are set according to the modifier-head (or head-final) type:
- object - verb
- adjective - noun
- relative clause - noun (with participles)
Other typological parameters are still set according to the head-modifier (or head-initial) type:
- preposition - noun
- noun - relative clause (with relative pronouns)
Phonology
- Main article: Xowʂiko phonology
Morphology
- Main article: Xowʂiko morphology
Syntax
- Main article: Xowʂiko syntax
Vocabulary
- Main article: Xowʂiko vocabulary
