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The '''Summer Tongue''' is the language used by the peoples of the [[Summer Islands]].{{ref|affc|45}} Some features of the language are: the lack of pronouns, the possibility of an imperfective aspectual marker, the probability of OSV sentence structure. | The '''Summer Tongue''' is the language used by the peoples of the [[Summer Islands]].{{ref|affc|45}} Some features of the language are: the lack of pronouns, the possibility of an imperfective aspectual marker, the probability of OSV sentence structure. | ||
− | The "xh" in the name [[Jalabhar Xho]] may be a spelling for a [[wikipedia:click sound|click sound]], as in the real-world Zulu and Khoisan languages. | + | The "xh" in the Summer Islander's name [[Jalabhar Xho]] may be a spelling for a [[wikipedia:click sound|click sound]], as in the real-world Zulu and Khoisan languages. |
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 09:12, 13 July 2021
The Summer Tongue is the language used by the peoples of the Summer Islands.[1] Some features of the language are: the lack of pronouns, the possibility of an imperfective aspectual marker, the probability of OSV sentence structure.
The "xh" in the Summer Islander's name Jalabhar Xho may be a spelling for a click sound, as in the real-world Zulu and Khoisan languages.
References
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.