Lenguo De Yigo
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Overview
The language Lenguo De Yigo is a Nezo-Romance language spoken in the island of Yigó. The language utilizes a three-gender system, contrasting with the two-gender system other Romance languages use.
Origins
The language of Lenguo De Yigo originates from the Nezo-Romance branch, though no one knows when the split occured.
Phonology
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
Plosive | p, b | t, d | k, g | ||
Fricative | ɸ, β | s, z | x, ɣ | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Liquid | w | l | j | ||
Flap | ɾ |
Front | Back | |
Close | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
Open | a |
Grammar
Lenguo De Yigo's grammar includes roots that can take different suffixes to invoke meaning. For example:
Root | com- (eat) |
+-o | como "food" |
+-ero | comero "eater" |
+-i | comi "I eat" |
+-uiso | comuiso "Eat. (imp.)" |