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	"I am from nowhere."		"I am from nowhere."

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	=== Questions ===		=== Questions ===
	Add the particle «nomé» to the end of the phrase. If the question is a wh-question, replace the question word in place.		Add the particle «nomé» to the end of the phrase. If the question is a wh-question, replace the question word in place.

			== Useful morphology ==
			For go yazhiká:

			peküX: language of X

			uX: people of X

			teX: person (or people) who does X

			nonaX: story of X

			kinaseX: X-like


			For go numúge:

			Remember, these attach to the go pidéwa!

			== Common go pidéwa ==
			The following common go pidéwa suggest, but do not determine, what kind of thing the noun is:

			ka: island

			sha: god/monarch

			zhi: collection of things

			ki, shü, na: go numúge

			go: grammatical element

			ma: body of water

			ö: something high

			ta: having to do with the sun

			no: piece of something

			sü: family relation

			mi: powerful creature

			== Proper nouns ==
			[[zhi Nakiwá]]: (archipelago name)
			peküzhí Nakiwá: (language name)
			uzhí Nakiwá: (people name)
			[[sha Yagikéwa]]: (first queen name)
			[[sha Bokonená]]: (second queen name)
			go yazhiká: (native nouns)
			go numúge: (foreign nouns)
			[[Covtle ini peninsula\|i Gashíkü]]: (northern peninsula name)
			[[ka Nomödá]]: (northern islands name)
			[[ka Bidetí]]: (northernmost island of the archipelago)
			[[sha Osiwéa]]: (third queen name)
			[[Tower of Knowledge\|ki tódo]]: (tower of knowledge name)
			[[si Shawéna]]: (capital city)
			[[Ñavutlama\|ka Yöméta]]: (local name for Ñavutlama)
			[[sha Badiwéo]]: (main god name)
			go pidéwa: (noun first piece name)
			go newése: (noun second piece name)
			[[zhi Nakiwá zho teshü Gosiwá]]: (state-owned gemstone mining company)

			== Examples ==
			{\|
			\| ki
			\| oyáki
			\| ma
			\| inóka
			\| da-
			\| züzé.
			\|-
			\| gem.pt1
			\| gem.pt2
			\| ocean.pt1
			\| ocean.pt2
			\| PST
			\| throw
			\|}

			"I threw the gem into the ocean."


			{\|
			\| tu
			\| öwá
			\| si
			\| somóne
			\| mokinashí
			\| ne
			\|-
			\| 1ST.pt1
			\| 1ST.pt2
			\| place.pt1
			\| place.pt2
			\| come.from
			\| NEG
			\|}

			"I am from nowhere."

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:peküzhí Nakiwá}}
'''peküzhí Nakiwá''' is the common and official language of [[zhi Nakiwá]]. A language isolate, it has very few speakers outside of zhi Nakiwá. A small population of speakers is found in [[Paltlon ini]], in [[Covtle ini]].

== Phonology ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Consonant phonemes
! colspan="2" | !! colspan="2" | Bilabial !! colspan="2" | Alveolar !! colspan="2" | Post-alveolar !! colspan="2" | Palatal !! colspan="2" | Velar
|-
! colspan="2" | Nasal
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | m
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | n
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
|-
! colspan="2" | Plosive
| style="border-right: 0;" | p || style="border-left: 0;" | b
| style="border-right: 0;" | t || style="border-left: 0;" | d
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | k || style="border-left: 0;" | g
|-
! colspan="2" | Fricative
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | s || style="border-left: 0;" | z
| style="border-right: 0;" | ʃ || style="border-left: 0;" | ʒ
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
|-
! colspan="2" | Approximant
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | j
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | w
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Vowel phonemes
|-
!
! Front
! Mid
! Back
|-
! High
| i y
|
| u
|-
! Mid
| e ø
|
| o
|-
! Low
|
| a
|}

peküzhí Nakiwá phonotactics are strict, allowing only CV syllables. peküzhí Nakiwá is a pitch accent language, with a lexicalised higher pitch on either the penultimate or final syllable. peküzhí Nakiwá is a syllable-timed language.

== Grammar ==
=== Word Order ===
The basic word order is SOV. Peküzhí Nakiwá is strongly left-branching.

=== Nouns ===
Nouns in peküzhí Nakiwá are split into two pieces. The first piece, called go pidéwa, is a single syllable root with all morphology attached to it that begins a noun phrase. The second piece, called go newése is a longer root that sits independently after all the adjectives.

While there is no system of noun class or noun gender in the traditional sense, nouns in peküzhí Nakiwá are roughly divided into two categories: go yazhiká or native nouns and go numúge or foreign nouns. go yazhiká are nouns whose roots go back to the original settlement of the islands, while go numúge are borrowed words from other languages, especially [[Adcovtle]]. go pidéwa of go numúge is almost always «ki», «shü», or «na».

=== Verbs ===
Verbs in peküzhí Nakiwá are conjugated for tense only. The only two tenses are past, marked with the prefix «zü-», and present/future, marked with «da-». There are four irregular verbs, listed below.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ peküzhí Nakiwá irregular verbs
!
! Past
! Present/Future
|-
| ogó (to be)
| núka
| shaná
|-
| bímü (to go)
| zü
| da
|-
| peké (to do/make)
| zeké
| deké
|-
| newá
| ne
| ko
|}

=== Pronouns ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Pronouns in peküzhí Nakiwá
! Person
! Pronoun
|-
| 1st person
| tu öwá
|-
| 2nd person
| tu shósho
|-
| 3rd person
| ka pákü
|-
| 4th person (generic)
| ka zhusú
|-
| For referring only to the Queen
| ka bokezawéo
|}

=== Questions ===
Add the particle «nomé» to the end of the phrase. If the question is a wh-question, replace the question word in place.