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Dillon: /* Vowels */

2026-05-11T16:10:11Z

Vowels

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	*[u o] are in free variation, but [o] is more common when short and [uː] is more common when long.		*[u o] are in free variation, but [o] is more common when short and [uː] is more common when long.
	*Epenthetic [a] is inserted to break illegal clusters.		*Epenthetic [a] is inserted to break illegal clusters.
			*Coda /{i,e,o,a}ɹ/ are realized as /e,ə,a,ə/.

	All vowels may be long and/or nasalized. Length and nasalization are also separable features on the left bound of some verb roots and affixes; when following consonants these variably either move to the preceding vowel or causes preceding epenthetic [a] to appear.		All vowels may be long and/or nasalized. Length and nasalization are also separable features on the left bound of some verb roots and affixes; when following consonants these variably either move to the preceding vowel or causes preceding epenthetic [a] to appear.

Dillon at 22:59, 10 May 2026

2026-05-10T22:59:41Z

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	====Verb affix order====		====Verb affix order====
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! {{gcl\|Q}} !! {{gcl\|REP\|repetitive}} !! {{gcl\|COIN}} !! {{gcl\|NEG}} !! {{gcl\|OPT}} !! {{gcl\|CLOC}}<br>{{gcl\|TLOC}} !! agreement !! incorporated<br>noun		! {{gcl\|Q}} !! {{gcl\|REP\|repetitive}} !! {{gcl\|COIN}} !! {{gcl\|NEG}} !! {{gcl\|OPT}} !! {{gcl\|CLOC}}<br>{{gcl\|TLOC}} !! {{gcl\|PTV}} !! agreement !! incorporated<br>noun
	\| stem		\| stem
	! {{gcl\|PFV}}<br>{{gcl\|PUNC}} !! {{gcl\|CAUS}} !! {{gcl\|NZ}}		! {{gcl\|PFV}}<br>{{gcl\|PUNC}} !! {{gcl\|CAUS}} !! {{gcl\|NZ}}

Dillon: /* Aspect */

2026-05-10T22:53:00Z

Aspect

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	====Aspect====		====Aspect====
	Verbs supplete to mark aspect, or for newer loaned or derived verbs are with suffixes -∅/V̀sk/(y)ą for imperfective/perfective/punctual aspect respectively.		Verbs supplete to mark aspect, or for newer loaned or derived verbs are with suffixes ''-∅/V̀sk/(y)ą'' for imperfective/perfective/punctual aspect respectively.

	====Verb affix order====		====Verb affix order====

Dillon at 22:39, 10 May 2026

2026-05-10T22:39:32Z

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	See also [[Cabot Creole#Nouns\|Nouns]] for agreement as possessive marking.		See also [[Cabot Creole#Nouns\|Nouns]] for agreement as possessive marking.

			====Aspect====
			Verbs supplete to mark aspect, or for newer loaned or derived verbs are with suffixes -∅/V̀sk/(y)ą for imperfective/perfective/punctual aspect respectively.

	====Verb affix order====		====Verb affix order====

Dillon at 22:28, 10 May 2026

2026-05-10T22:28:40Z

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	====Agreement====		====Agreement====
	{\|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
	~~\|+ Numerals~~
	\|-
	! !! >{{gcl\|1}} !! >{{gcl\|2}} !! >{{gcl\|3M}} !! >{{gcl\|3A}} !! >{{gcl\|3}} !! >{{gcl\|3I}}		! !! >{{gcl\|1}} !! >{{gcl\|2}} !! >{{gcl\|3M}} !! >{{gcl\|3A}} !! >{{gcl\|3}} !! >{{gcl\|3I}}
	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|1SG}}		! {{gcl\|1SG}}
	\| a		\| style="background-color:#D0D0D0" rowspan="5" \| \|\| ku- \|\| rį- \|\| khe- \|\| ke- \|\| khe-
	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|1+2DU}}		! {{gcl\|1+2DU}}
	\| a		\| style="background-color:#D0D0D0" rowspan="2" \| \|\| sęthi- \|\| colspan="2" \| thi- \|\| rowspan="2" \| yethi-
	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|1+2PL}}		! {{gcl\|1+2PL}}
	\| a		\| sętha- \|\| colspan="2" \| tha-
	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|1+3DU}}		! {{gcl\|1+3DU}}
	\| a		\| rowspan="2" \| qua- \|\| sąkhi- \|\| colspan="2" \| yakhi- \|\| rowspan="2" \| yakhi-
	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|1+3PL}}		! {{gcl\|1+3PL}}
	\| a		\| sąqua- \|\| colspan="2" \| yaqua-
			\|-
			! {{gcl\|2SG}}
			\| skę- \|\| style="background-color:#D0D0D0" rowspan="2" \| \|\| hęse- \|\| colspan="3" \| sę-
			\|-
			! {{gcl\|2PL}}
			\| squą- \|\| sętsha- \|\| colspan="3" \| tsha-
	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|3M}}		! {{gcl\|3M}}
	\| a		\| rąke- \|\| yą- \|\| rowspan="2" \| ∅- \|\| colspan="3" \| rų:ma-
	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|3A}}		! {{gcl\|3A}}
	\| a		\| yuque- \|\| yetsa- \|\| colspan="3" \| ku:wa-
	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|3}}		! {{gcl\|3}}
	\| a		\| wake- \|\| tsa- \|\| rowspan="2" colspan="2" \| yo- \|\| ako- \|\| yako-
	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|3I}}		! {{gcl\|3I}}
	\| a		\| yuke- \|\| yetsa- \|\| colspan="2" \| ku:wa-
	\|}		\|}

			*Final vowels in agreement prefixes are deleted before other vowels; deleted nasalized vowels nasalize the following vowel.
	*Indefinite patient agreement is also used for intransitive verbs, and indefinite>indefinite agreement is used for impersonal verbs.		*Indefinite patient agreement is also used for intransitive verbs, and indefinite>indefinite agreement is used for impersonal verbs.

Dillon: /* Vowels */

2026-05-10T21:53:03Z

Vowels

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	*[u o] are in free variation, but [o] is more common when short and [uː] is more common when long.		*[u o] are in free variation, but [o] is more common when short and [uː] is more common when long.
			*Epenthetic [a] is inserted to break illegal clusters.

	All vowels may be long and/or nasalized.		All vowels may be long and/or nasalized. Length and nasalization are also separable features on the left bound of some verb roots and affixes; when following consonants these variably either move to the preceding vowel or causes preceding epenthetic [a] to appear.

	===Pitch accent===		===Pitch accent===

Dillon: /* Agreement */

2026-05-10T21:12:02Z

Agreement

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	\|-		\|-
	! {{gcl\|1+2PL}}		! {{gcl\|1+2PL}}
	~~\| a~~
	\| a		\| a
	\|-		\|-

Dillon: /* Agreement */

2026-05-10T21:11:42Z

Agreement

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 |+ Numerals
 |-
-! !! a !! a !! a !! a !! a !! a
+! !! >{{gcl|1}} !! >{{gcl|2}} !! >{{gcl|3M}} !! >{{gcl|3A}} !! >{{gcl|3}} !! >{{gcl|3I}}
 |-
-! b
+! {{gcl|1SG}}
-| rowspan="2" | a || a
+| a
 |-
-! b
+! {{gcl|3I}}
 | a
 |}
 ====Verb affix order====

Dillon: /* Agreement */

2026-05-10T21:07:29Z

Agreement

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 ===Verbs===
 ====Agreement====
 ====Verb affix order====
 {| class="wikitable"

Dillon: /* Verbs */

2026-05-10T21:06:44Z

Verbs

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	===Verbs===		===Verbs===
			====Agreement====
	====Verb affix order====		====Verb affix order====
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"