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Verbs and nouns are inflected for person, number and, in the case of verbs, tense, using a number of different morpho-syntactic means which often conflate various meanings (polyexponentiality). These means include, prefixing, suffixing and infixing, ablaut and stress shift and the use of independent
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The basic constituent order of Tol is SOV and the language displays a consistently head final order of constituents, i.e. verbs follow the subject and the object, there are
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pronouns. Tense is also expressed by the use of particles. Number is only marked in noun phrases with animate referents. Some examples are given below.
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instead of prepositions, and subordinating conjunctions appear at the end of subordinate clauses.
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Tol speakers refer to themselves as the Tolpán, but are called Jicaques or Turrupanes by
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Talk given at Workshop "State of the art of Mesoamerican linguistics". Leipzig.
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Dennis, Ronald K. (1976). "La lengua tol (jicaque): los sustantivos."
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Nouns that never take suffixes refer to body parts and kinship terms.
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in the inland south. This area included the areas around modern-day
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Campbell, Lyle, and David Oltrogge (1980). "Proto-Tol (Jicaque)."
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International Journal of American Linguistics Vol. 43, No. 2
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The following overview is based on Haurholm-Larsen (2014).
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Talk given at 54th Congress of Americanists. Vienna.
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Dennis (1977). 794: 737:Most nouns take one of three suffixes: 38:(Eastern) Jicaque, Jicaque de la Flor 7: 1068:Indigenous languages of the Americas 25: 628: 612: 603: 589: 582: 575: 529: 522: 513: 493: 475: 466: 459: 445: 434: 427: 413: 406: 399: 392: 378: 371: 364: 357: 343: 336: 329: 322: 315: 184:, is spoken by approximately 500 1031: 850:Haurholm-Larsen, Steffen. 2014. 822:Haurholm-Larsen, Steffen. 2012. 231:Tol used to be spoken from the 220:Tol was also spoken in much of 1: 194:Francisco Morazán Department 235:in the west, to modern-day 1084: 1027: 1019:Bay Islands Sign Language 733:'they are drinking water' 507: 499: 485: 472: 453: 440: 421: 405: 370: 342: 328: 299: 282: 270: 42: 37: 728:'you are drinking water' 713:'you are drinking water' 239:in the east, and to the 812:(subscription required) 723:'we are drinking water' 1014:Honduran Sign Language 883:Holt, Dennis. (1999). 718:'he is drinking water' 77:almost 500 (2012) 1063:Languages of Honduras 922:Languages of Honduras 708:'I am drinking water' 190:La Montaña de la Flor 945:Indigenous languages 251:, and possibly also 1058:Jicaquean languages 1038:Honduras portal 998:Bay Islands English 840:. pp. 121–127. 1045: 1044: 929:Official language 810:(18th ed., 2015) 768:'avocado' (root: 721:kupʰ üsü miskʰékʰ 651:Constituent order 638: 637: 541: 540: 389: 354: 312: 172:), also known as 163: 162: 16:(Redirected from 1075: 1036: 1035: 1034: 915: 908: 901: 892: 855: 848: 842: 841: 833: 827: 820: 814: 813: 799: 632: 616: 607: 593: 586: 579: 548: 533: 526: 517: 497: 479: 470: 463: 449: 438: 431: 417: 410: 403: 396: 387: 382: 375: 368: 361: 352: 347: 340: 333: 326: 319: 310: 268: 147: 131: 124: 87: 30: 21: 18:Jicaque language 1083: 1082: 1078: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1073: 1072: 1048: 1047: 1046: 1041: 1032: 1030: 1023: 1002: 991:Other languages 986: 940: 924: 919: 880:43(2): 121-127. 859: 858: 849: 845: 835: 834: 830: 821: 817: 811: 800: 796: 791: 773: 764: 759:'house' (root: 729: 724: 719: 714: 709: 700:'their husband' 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 665: 653: 645: 546: 304: 266: 261: 222:Yoro Department 218: 206: 192:reservation in 174:Eastern Jicaque 143: 127: 120: 110: 88: 85:Language family 83: 74: 73:Native speakers 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1081: 1079: 1071: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1050: 1049: 1043: 1042: 1028: 1025: 1024: 1022: 1021: 1016: 1010: 1008: 1007:Sign languages 1004: 1003: 1001: 1000: 994: 992: 988: 987: 985: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 948: 946: 942: 941: 939: 938: 932: 930: 926: 925: 920: 918: 917: 910: 903: 895: 889: 888: 881: 874: 867: 857: 856: 843: 828: 815: 793: 792: 790: 787: 783: 782: 735: 734: 731:yupʰ üsü miˀün 726:nun üsü müskʰé 706:napʰ üsü müˀüs 702: 701: 695:'your husband' 680:'your husband' 664: 661: 652: 649: 644: 641: 636: 635: 633: 626: 624: 618: 617: 610: 608: 601: 595: 594: 587: 580: 573: 567: 566: 561: 556: 551: 545: 542: 539: 538: 536: 534: 527: 520: 518: 511: 505: 504: 502: 500: 498: 491: 489: 483: 482: 480: 473: 471: 464: 457: 451: 450: 443: 441: 439: 432: 425: 419: 418: 411: 404: 397: 390: 384: 383: 376: 369: 362: 355: 349: 348: 341: 334: 327: 320: 313: 308: 297: 296: 291: 286: 281: 276: 271: 265: 262: 260: 257: 253:San Pedro Sula 217: 214: 205: 202: 186:Tolupan people 161: 160: 155: 149: 148: 141: 133: 132: 125: 117: 116: 115:Language codes 112: 111: 109: 108: 107: 106: 91: 89: 82: 79: 78: 75: 72: 69: 68: 61: 57: 56: 51: 47: 46: 40: 39: 35: 34: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1080: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1055: 1053: 1040: 1039: 1026: 1020: 1017: 1015: 1012: 1011: 1009: 1005: 999: 996: 995: 993: 989: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 949: 947: 943: 937: 934: 933: 931: 927: 923: 916: 911: 909: 904: 902: 897: 896: 893: 886: 885:Tol (Jicaque) 882: 879: 875: 872: 868: 865: 861: 860: 853: 847: 844: 839: 832: 829: 825: 819: 816: 809: 808: 803: 798: 795: 788: 786: 780: 777:'bed' (root: 776: 771: 767: 762: 758: 755: 754: 753: 750: 748: 744: 740: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 704: 703: 699: 694: 690:'our husband' 689: 685:'her husband' 684: 679: 674: 671: 670: 669: 662: 660: 658: 657:postpositions 650: 648: 642: 640: 634: 631: 627: 625: 623: 620: 619: 615: 611: 609: 606: 602: 600: 597: 596: 592: 588: 585: 581: 578: 574: 572: 569: 568: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 552: 550: 549: 543: 537: 535: 532: 528: 525: 521: 519: 516: 512: 510: 506: 503: 501: 496: 492: 490: 488: 484: 481: 478: 474: 469: 465: 462: 458: 456: 452: 448: 444: 442: 437: 433: 430: 426: 424: 420: 416: 412: 409: 402: 398: 395: 391: 386: 385: 381: 377: 374: 367: 363: 360: 356: 351: 350: 346: 339: 335: 332: 325: 321: 318: 314: 309: 307: 302: 298: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 280: 277: 275: 272: 269: 263: 258: 256: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 229: 227: 223: 216:Former extent 215: 213: 211: 203: 201: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 159: 156: 154: 150: 146: 142: 140: 139: 134: 130: 126: 123: 118: 113: 105: 102: 101: 100: 97: 96: 94: 90: 86: 80: 76: 70: 66: 62: 58: 55: 52: 48: 45: 41: 36: 31: 19: 1029: 981: 884: 877: 870: 866:, 46:205-223 863: 846: 837: 831: 818: 805: 797: 784: 778: 774: 769: 765: 760: 756: 751: 746: 742: 738: 736: 730: 725: 720: 715: 711:hipʰ üsü müs 710: 705: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 675:'my husband' 672: 666: 654: 646: 639: 230: 219: 207: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 164: 136: 103: 43: 716:hupʰ üsü mü 245:El Progreso 226:Yoro Valley 1052:Categories 873:1(3): 2-7. 807:Ethnologue 789:References 752:Examples: 688:kʰis wayúm 663:Inflection 264:Consonants 241:Río Sulaco 228:in 1974. 698:his wayúm 693:his wayúm 509:Semivowel 423:Fricative 353:aspirated 306:Affricate 259:Phonology 138:Glottolog 122:ISO 639-3 99:Jicaquean 60:Ethnicity 957:Garifuna 775:kʰon-íkʰ 678:w-y-ayúm 388:ejective 279:Alveolar 274:Bilabial 249:La Ceiba 237:Trujillo 233:Río Ulúa 198:Honduras 145:toll1241 95: ? 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Index

Jicaque language
Honduras
Tolupan
Language family
Hokan
Jicaquean
ISO 639-3
jic
Glottolog
toll1241
ELP
Tol
Tolupan people
La Montaña de la Flor
Francisco Morazán Department
Honduras
ladinos
Yoro Department
Yoro Valley
Río Ulúa
Trujillo
Río Sulaco
El Progreso
La Ceiba
San Pedro Sula
Bilabial
Alveolar
Palatal
Velar
Glottal

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