Phonology
The data in this section are from Huber (2017).Consonants
Makalero has 11 native consonant phonemes.Vowels
Monophthongs
Makalero has five vowel phonemes. Most long vowels occur in predictable contexts; thus Huber argues long vowels are marginal phonemes at best. Syllables are commonly CV; some are CVC. Epenthetic vowels are often inserted between series of two consonants, and echo vowels are often added to the end of phonological phrases.Grammar
All information in this section is from Huber 2011.Lexical Categories
Makalero does not have a definitive noun/verb distinction. Nearly all content words can be heads of NPs as well as predicates. In the following examples, ''isit'' can be a predicate or a nominal. : : Content words must be bimoraic, unlike function words, which may be monomoraic.Valency
Makalero has only avalent verbs and divalent verbs. There are no trivalent verbs; instead, biclausal constructions are used. The avalent verbs are adverbial verbs such as ''atanana'' 'first,' ''hana’e'' 'a long time ago,' ''aire’'' 'now,' ''kamunei'' 'tomorrow,' ''mu’it'' 'for a long time,' ''raine’'' 'last night,' and ''tone’'' 'maybe.' Divalent verbs allow for a subject and either an object or complement. In the following example, ''Kiloo'' is the subject and ''ani'' is the object. : In the following example, ''ani'' is the subject and ''rau-rau'' is the complement. :Numerals
*unu - One *loloi - Two *lolitu - Three *faata - Four *lima - Five *douhu - Six *fitu - Seven *afo - Eight *siwa - Nine *ruru-u - Ten * ruu resi nu - Eleven * ruu resi loloi - Twelve * ruu resi lolitu - Thirteen * ruu resi faata - Fourteen * ruu resi lima - FifteenNotes
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