Oloi

I. Phonology

I.1 Vowels

Practical Orthography X-Sampa
Front Central Back
High i ï ü u
Mid e o
Low a
Front Central Back
i y U u
@ o


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I.2 Consonants

Practical Orthography X-Sampa

Bilabial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal
Lateral
l ļ ĺ
Rhotic
d r ŕ
Nasal m n ņ ń
Voiced Fricative v z
ź
Approximant w

j
Bilabial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal

l l` L

4 r\ R
m n n` J
B z
j\
w

j

I.3 Remarks

II. Nominal Morphology

III.1 Class/Number/Case Marking

Class Definite Article Number Case


Paucal Plural Collective Ergative Absolutive Benefactive
Inanimate -ev ma- zï- ńo- -od -e -uĺ
Animate, generic -u lo- zü- jo- -ri -e -ru
Animate, Sea -i li- źi- CV- (redup.) -ne -- -le
Animate, Land -a la- ŕi- w- -ra -a -ļa
Nouns are inflected according to:
Number - Noun - (Definite) - Case

III. Verbal Morphology

Subject Object

(none) Inanimate Animate Anim.Sea Anim.Land
Inanimate m- n- no- ńoa- na-
Animate w- iw- ï- źo- za-
Animate, Sea l- l- ļ- ĺi- ļe-
Animate, Land r- r- ra- ŕi- ŕa-
(none) izi- izo- wizo- ņuzo- vizo-
Obligatory markings (one of each pair must be chosen): Optional markings: The verb is declined according to:
S/O - Verb - C/I - R/I - P/N - S/A - (I/H)

IV. Syntax

Basic VAE word order.

V. Examples

VI. Sample Lexicon

Verbs

éve
swim leisurely with the current
odóu
swim quickly/hurriedly with the current
úŕoņo
catch a fish with hands

Nouns, Adjectives

oĺá
land-person/non-ooloi sentient creature
ólo
sea-person/ooloi
ózi
small fish
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