Baphian language: Difference between revisions
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== Syntax == | == Syntax == | ||
Baphian has theoretically free word order, although the most common one in both colloquial and formal speech is Subject-Object-Verb. Possessors precede | Baphian has theoretically free word order, although the most common one in both colloquial and formal speech is Subject-Object-Verb. Possessors precede possesses, and adjectives are before the noun they modify. These traits have been inherited from [[Proto-Ukilen]]. | ||
=== Adjectives === | |||
Adjectives in Baphian can be pretty much any word, with incredibly few exceptions, as long as it as the vocative marker ending, for example diŋ.ˈgje.mu dʑaŋ.ˈhan, meaning something like the beast-like soul or cat-like soul. | |||
== Dialects == | == Dialects == | ||
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Baphian forms new words fairly easily due to it being an agglutinative language, but there are some rules. | Baphian forms new words fairly easily due to it being an agglutinative language, but there are some rules. | ||
== Slang and Argot == | |||
== Registers == | == Registers == | ||