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Language with letters o, s, h, a, w, t (English version)

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Phonology and Writing

- Alphabet: o, s, h, a, w, t

- Vowels: a, o

- Consonants: s, h, w, t

- Approximate pronunciation:

- a: open “a”

- o: closed “ô”

- s: soft “s”

- h: light aspiration/pause

- w: between “u” and “w”

- t: dental “t”

- Syllables: CV, CVC, V (e.g., ta, wa, sot, osha)

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Morphology

- Word classes by suffix:

- -a: noun

- -o: adjective

- -t: verb (infinitive)

- -s: plural marker (after noun)

- Gender: none

- Plural: add “s” to the end of the noun (ex.: “tawa” → “tawas”).

- Derivation: adjectives become adverbs with -o; intensity adverbs formed with wa before the adjective (ex.: “taso” = good; “wa taso” = very good).

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Grammar

- Basic order: SOV (Subject–Object–Verb).

- Ex.: “Tawa osho tat.” = “The person sees the river.”

- Markers:

- “ha” = subject/topic emphasis

- “wa” = intensity/focus particle

- Negation: prefix “so-” on the verb.

- Ex.: “so-tat” = “not see”

- Question: final particle “sha?”

- Ex.: “Tawa osho tat sha?” = “Does the person see the river?”

- Verb tense (particles before verb):

- “to” = past

- “wo” = future

- (none) = present

- Ex.: “Tawa osho to tat.” = “The person saw the river.”

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Basic Lexicon

- People:

- tawa: person

- tawas: people

- ha tawa: I (topic)

- ha tawa-s: we

- Nature and objects:

- osho: river

- asha: house

- sota: food

- hawa: wind/air

- Qualities:

- taso: good

- saho: big

- woso: far/distant

- oho: light/clear

- Actions (verbs -t):

- tat: see

- sat: speak/say

- wat: go/come (movement)

- hat: be/stay (state)

- Connectives and particles:

- wa: intensifier/focus

- ha: topic

- sha: question

- so-: negation (on verb)

- to/wo: past/future (before verb)

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Usage Examples

- Statements:

- “Ha tawa sota tat.”

- I (topic) see food.

- “Tawa asha hat.”

- The person is in the house.

- “Tawas osho to wat.”

- The people went to the river.

- Negation and tense:

- “Ha tawa wo wat.”

- I will go.

- “Ha tawa so-hat.”

- I am not.

- Intensity and adjectives:

- “Asha saho hat.”

- The house is big.

- “Wa taso sota.”

- Very good food.

- Questions:

- “Tawa woso asha wat sha?”

- Does the person go to the far house?

- Mini text:

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Ha tawa osho tat.

Tawas asha saho hat.

Ha tawa wo wat osho.

Wa taso sota.

`

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Numbers and Counting

- Simple system (lexical base):

- ta: one

- wa: two

- so: three

- Quantification: number before noun.

- “wa tawas” = two people

- “so asha-s” = three houses

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