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| | ===Interrogative pronouns=== |
| This page gives an extensive description of '''Höśikə morphological''' features.
| | Basic interrogative pronouns display two different roots: |
| ==Nouns== | |
| Nouns in Höśikə language can end either in a vowel or in a consonant, although there is a marked tendency for the vocalic ending. Nouns ending in a consonant usually add a euphonic vowel before the normal declension endings.
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| Nouns display neither gender nor class distinction. Nouns are divided and categorized in six declension groups, each distinguished by the plural formation and the last phoneme of the word.
| | *<small>''quality'':</small> '''ṫjejm-''' |
| | *<small>''quantity'':</small> '''sjowp-''' |
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| There are, moreover, two morphological numbers for almost all nouns, '''singular''' and '''plural''', and a limited case system. Nouns also display two forms, the '''indefinite form''' and the '''definite form''', the latter being built by adding the ''postposed definite article''.
| | When taking a noun role, the root is usually expanded by the nominal suffix '''-e-'''. |
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| ===Cases===
| | '''ṫjejm-''' → '''ṫjejm-''' + '''-e-''' → '''ṫjejme''' |
| Höśikə nouns do decline, according to a ''nominative-accusative'' system with '''2 cases''':
| | <small>''interr.'' → ''what?, who?''</small> |
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| | style="width: 110px;"| <center>''Case''</center> || <center>''Meaning''</center>
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| | '''Direct''' || <small>This case marks both the subject and the direct object of a verb. It can be also used with some prepositions. It is regarded as the base form of the noun, and it is used as the vocative form.</small>
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| | '''Oblique''' || <small>It has no specifical meaning and it is generally used only with prepositions. It can be occasionally used without prepositions, with some verbs, and it may mark the indirect object in some kinds of pronouns.</small>
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| ===Articles===
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| There is only one article, the '''definite article''', which is placed after the first element in the noun cluster as a suffixal form. It agrees with the noun cluster only in number.
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| | style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center>
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| | <center>-žə / -ɛž</center> || <center>-žõ</center>
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| In the singular direct case two forms of the article are listed. The choice between the two forms depends on the last phoneme of the definite word:
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| *žə is placed after a word ending with a vowel.
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| *ɛž is placed after a word ending with a consonant.
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| A noun or another element with the definite article attached is regarded as being in its ''definite form''. A noun or another element without the article is regarded as being in its ''indefinite form''.
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| When a noun cluster has more than one element, the article is attached only to the first element. Other elements remain in their indefinite form.
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| kɛvə - kɛvəžə
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| <small>a wolf - the wolf</small>
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| ruqažə qokjə rimusjyti
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| <small>the good old shepherd</small> | |
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| ===Noun declension===
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| Nouns are divided in six groups for nominal declension. These groups are commonly called '''declensions'''. Such declensions are distinguished by the last phoneme of the singular direct case form, by the formation of plural forms and by the added phonemes within the declension process.
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| As a whole, plural formation is marked by nasalisation of the last vocalic phoneme. Some declension are further divided in subgroups.
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| Nouns are declined, moreover, in case by adding the following endings to the base form of the noun:
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| | style="width: 100px;"| <center><small>''direct''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"| -
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| | <center><small>''oblique''</small></center> || -šy
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| ====First declension====
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| First declension nouns end in a ''simple vowel'' in their base form.
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| This vowel is ''nasalized'' in the plural forms, but it remains unaffected in its quality in both case and plural formation. All patterns involve, thus, a ''single vowel'':
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| | style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''base''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''singular oblique''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center>
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| | <center>-a</center> || <center>-a</center> || <center>-ã</center>
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| | <center>-ä</center> || <center>-ä</center> || <center>-ä̃</center>
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| | <center>-ɛ</center> || <center>-ɛ</center> || <center>-ɛ̃</center>
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| | <center>-o</center> || <center>-o</center> || <center>-õ</center>
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| | <center>-ö</center> || <center>-ö</center> || <center>-ö̃</center>
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| | <center>-u</center> || <center>-u</center> || <center>-ũ</center>
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| | <center>-ü</center> || <center>-ü</center> || <center>-ü̃</center>
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| Example: sopa, ''dog''.
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| | When taking an adjective role, the root is usually expanded by the adjectival suffix '''-i-'''. |
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| | || colspan="2" | <center><small>''singular''</small></center> || colspan="2" | <center><small>''plural''</small></center>
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| | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center>
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| | <center><small>''direct''</small></center> || sopa || sopažə || sopã || sopãžõ
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| | <center><small>''oblique''</small></center> || sopašy || sopašyžə || sopãšy || sopãšyžõ
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| ====Second declension====
| | '''ṫjejm-''' → '''ṫjejm-''' + '''-i-''' → '''ṫjejmi''' |
| Second declension nouns end in a ''simple vowel'' in their base form.
| | <small>''interr.'' → ''which?''</small> |
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| This vowel is ''nasalized'' in the plural forms, and it undergoes some kind of alteration in quality in either case or plural formation.
| | As pronouns, these forms display a complete declension, in which the case forms according to the animacy of the referred noun. |
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| =====Subgroup A=====
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| The final vowel remains unaffected in quality in the singular, but it undergoes a change in quality in the plural, together with nasalisation. All patterns involve, thus, ''two vowels'':
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| | style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''base''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''singular oblique''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center> | | | || colspan="2" | <center>''who? / what?''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>''how much? / how many?''</center> |
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| | <center>-i</center> || <center>-i</center> || <center>-ỹ</center> | | | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center> |
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| |} | | | <center><small>''ergative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmek̇ə''' || '''ṫjejmejk̇ə''' || '''sjowpek̇ə''' || '''sjowpejk̇ə''' |
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| Example: čeri, ''bridge''.
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| | || colspan="2" | <center><small>''singular''</small></center> || colspan="2" | <center><small>''plural''</small></center>
| | | <center><small>''absolutive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejme''' || '''ṫjejmej''' || '''sjowpe''' || '''sjowpej''' |
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| | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center>
| | | <center><small>''possessive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeṗu''' || '''ṫjejmejṗu''' || '''sjowpeṗu''' || '''sjowpejṗu''' |
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| | <center><small>''direct''</small></center> || čeri || čerižə || čerỹ || čerỹžõ | | | <center><small>''terminative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeʈu''' || '''ṫjejmejʈu''' || '''sjowpeʈu''' || '''sjowpejʈu''' |
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| | <center><small>''oblique''</small></center> || čerišy || čerišyžə || čerỹšy || čerỹšyžõ | | | <center><small>''ablative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeʡo''' || '''ṫjejmejʡo''' || '''sjowpeʡo''' || '''sjowpejʡo''' |
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| =====Subgroup B=====
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| The final vowel rundergoes a change in quality both in the singular and in the plural, together with nasalisation. All patterns involve, thus, ''two vowels'':
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| | style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''base''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''singular oblique''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center>
| | | <center><small>''causative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeno''' || '''ṫjejmejno''' || '''sjowpeno''' || '''sjowpejno''' |
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| | <center>-ə</center> || <center>-o</center> || <center>-õ</center> | | | <center><small>''benefactive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmepə''' || '''ṫjejmejpə''' || '''sjowpepə''' || '''sjowpejpə''' |
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| | <center>-y</center> || <center>-u</center> || <center>-ũ</center> | | | <center><small>''instrumental''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmema''' || '''ṫjejmejma''' || '''sjowpema''' || '''sjowpejma''' |
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| | | <center><small>''locative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmewa''' || '''ṫjejmejwa''' || '''sjowpewa''' || '''sjowpejwa''' |
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| Example: ɛcə, ''year''.
| | The quality root can refer freely to either animate or inanimate entities. A distinction of animacy can be inferred by the context or by choice of case forms. However, some declined forms can acquire new interrogative meanings depending on the selected case: |
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| | * '''ṫjejmewa''': where (<small>static location</small>) |
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| | * '''ṫjejmeʈu''': where (<small>motion toward</small>) |
| | || colspan="2" | <center><small>''singular''</small></center> || colspan="2" | <center><small>''plural''</small></center>
| | * '''ṫjejmeno ''': why (<small>cause</small>) |
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| | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center>
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| | <center><small>''direct''</small></center> || ɛcə || ɛcəžə || ɛcõ || ɛcõžõ
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| | <center><small>''oblique''</small></center> || ɛcošy || ɛcošyžə || ɛcõšy || ɛcõšyžõ
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| =====Subgroup C=====
| | These forms, while broadly undefined in their meaning, are usually specified by using the interrogative adjective with other generic or specific nouns: |
| The final vowel (<small>usually preceded by the semivowel -j-</small>) undergoes a first change in quality in the singular, then it undergoes a further change and in the plural, together with nasalisation. All patterns involve, thus, ''three vowels'':
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| | <center>-ə</center> || <center>-e</center> || <center>-ỹ</center>
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| Example: ħukjə, ''bear''.
| | * '''ṫjejmewa weʡewa''': in which place (<small>static location</small>) |
| | | * '''ṫjejmeʈu weʡeʈu''': in which place (<small>motion toward</small>) |
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| | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center>
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| | <center><small>''direct''</small></center> || ħukjə || ħukjəžə || ħukjỹ || ħukjỹžõ
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| | <center><small>''oblique''</small></center> || ħukješy || ħukješyžə || ħukjỹšy || ħukjỹšyžõ
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| ====Third declension====
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| Third declension nouns end in a ''consonant'' in their base form.
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| A vowel is added withing declension. This vowel is ''nasalized'' in the plural forms, and it may undergo some kind of alteration in quality in either case or plural formation.
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| =====Subgroup A=====
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| The vowel -ɛ- is added. This vowel is ''nasalized'' in the plural forms, but it remains unaffected in its quality in both case and plural formation. All patterns involve, thus, a ''single vowels'':
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| | <center>-</center> || <center>-ɛ</center> || <center>-ɛ̃</center>
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| Example: uħetnỹm, ''stylus''.
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| | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center>
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| | <center><small>''direct''</small></center> || uħetnỹm || uħetnỹmɛž || uħetnỹmɛ̃ || uħetnỹmɛ̃žõ
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| | <center><small>''oblique''</small></center> || uħetnỹmɛšy || uħetnỹmɛšyžə || uħetnỹmɛ̃šy || uħetnỹmɛ̃šyžõ
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| The vowel -e- is added. This vowel undergoes a change in quality and it is ''nasalized'' in the plural forms. All patterns involve, thus, ''two vowels'':
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| | <center>-</center> || <center>-e</center> || <center>-ỹ</center>
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| Example: büts, ''leg''.
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| | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center>
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| | <center><small>''direct''</small></center> || büts || bütsɛž || bütsỹ || bütsỹžõ
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| | <center><small>''oblique''</small></center> || bütsešy || bütsešyžə || bütsỹšy || bütsỹšyžõ
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| ====Fourth declension====
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| First declension nouns end in a ''nasal vowel'' in their base form.
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| This vowel remains ''unaffected'' in quality and nasalisation in both case and plural formation. All patterns involve, thus, a ''single vowel'':
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| | <center>-ã</center> || <center>-ã</center> || <center>-ã</center>
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| | <center>-ä̃</center> || <center>-ä̃</center> || <center>-ä̃</center>
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| | <center>-ɛ̃</center> || <center>-ɛ̃</center> || <center>-ɛ̃</center>
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| | <center>-ə̃</center> || <center>-ə̃</center> || <center>-ə̃</center>
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| | <center>-õ</center> || <center>-õ</center> || <center>-õ</center>
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| | <center>-ö̃</center> || <center>-ö̃</center> || <center>-ö̃</center>
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| | <center>-ũ</center> || <center>-ũ</center> || <center>-ũ</center>
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| | <center>-ü̃</center> || <center>-ü̃</center> || <center>-ü̃</center>
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| | <center>-ỹ</center> || <center>-ỹ</center> || <center>-ỹ</center>
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| Example: śuqɛ̃, ''woman''.
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| | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''indefinite''</small></center> || style="width: 80px;"|<center><small>''definite''</small></center>
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| | <center><small>''direct''</small></center> || śuqɛ̃ || śuqɛ̃žə || śuqɛ̃ || śuqɛ̃žõ
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| | <center><small>''oblique''</small></center> || śuqɛ̃šy || śuqɛ̃šyžə || śuqɛ̃šy || śuqɛ̃šyžõ
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