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{{color|green|βujkali}} {{color|blue|mujke}} {{color|red|ljyloç}} | {{color|green|βujkali}} {{color|blue|mujke}} {{color|red|ljyloç}} | ||
<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-modifier'' (or ''head-initial'') type: | |||
*''verb - object'' (<small>in main clauses</small>) | |||
*''preposition - noun'' | |||
Other typological parameters are still set according to the ''modifier-head'' (or ''head-final'') type: | |||
*''object - verb'' (<small>in dependent clauses</small>) | |||
*''adjective - noun'' | |||
*''relative clause - noun'' | |||
==Phonology== | |||
{{main|Xowʂiko phonology}} | |||
==Morphology== | |||
{{main|Xowʂiko morphology}} | |||
==Syntax== | |||
{{main|Xowʂiko syntax}} | |||
==Vocabulary== | |||
{{main|Xowʂiko vocabulary}} | |||
Revision as of 05:03, 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 head-modifier (or head-initial) type:
- verb - object (in main clauses)
- preposition - noun
Other typological parameters are still set according to the modifier-head (or head-final) type:
- object - verb (in dependent clauses)
- adjective - noun
- relative clause - noun
Phonology
- Main article: Xowʂiko phonology
Morphology
- Main article: Xowʂiko morphology
Syntax
- Main article: Xowʂiko syntax
Vocabulary
- Main article: Xowʂiko vocabulary
