Favorlang | |
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Native to | Taiwan |
Era | documented mid-17th century |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bzg (with Babuza) |
bzg | |
Glottolog |
favo1235 |
Favorlang is an extinct Formosan language closely related to Babuza.
Although Favorlang is considered by Taiwanese linguist Paul Jen-kuei Li to be a separate language, it is nevertheless very closely related to Babuza. In fact, the name Favorlang is derived from Babuza. [1] Alternatively, Favorlang may also have represented a dialect of Babuza at an earlier stage, since Favorlang was documented in the mid-17th century, while Babuza was documented only around the turn of the 20th century by Japanese linguists. [2]
Favorlang has gone through the following sound changes. Except for the *t, *s, *Z > /t/ merger, all of these sound changes are shared by the five Western Plains languages Taokas, Babuza, Papora, Hoanya, and Thao. [3]
Favorlang data sources are: [4]
Case markers include: [5]
Agent-focus verbal affixes include: [6]
Non-agent-focus verbal affixes are: [6]
When -in- and -umm- appear together in a word, -in- usually precedes -um- ~ -umm-, as in Ilokano, Bontok, and some Dusunic languages in Sabah (Rungus Dusun and Kimaragang Dusun). Occasionally, -umm- precedes -in- in several Favorlang lexical forms, but this is not very common.
All of the following personal pronouns are free forms. All genitive pronouns end with -a.
Type of Pronoun |
Neutral | Genitive | Nominative/Accusative |
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1s. | ka-ina | na-a | ina |
2s. | ijonoë | joa, oa | ijo |
3s. | icho | choa | icho |
1p. (incl.) | torro | torroa | – |
1p. (excl.) | namono | namoa | namo |
2p. | imonoë | imoa | imo |
3p. | aicho-es dechonoë | choa | decho |
Favorlang | Translation |
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Namoa tamau tamasea paga de boesum, ipa-dass-a joa naan. | Our father, which art in Heaven, let Thy Name be praised! [7] |
Ka-ina paga ta Jehova oa Deosoe, tamasea pina-ijor ijo.... | I am the Lord, thy God, who led thee.... [7] |
Namoa tamau tamasea paḡa de boesum,
Ipádassa joa naan.
Ipáṣaija joa chachimit o ai.
Ipa-i-jorr'o oa airab maibas de boesum, masini de ta channumma.
Epé-e namo-no pia-dai torro uppo ma-atsikap.
Ṣo-o abó-e namo tataap o kakossi namoa,
maibas channumma namo mabo tamasea parapies i namo.
Hai pásabas i namo, ṣo-o barra'i namo innai rapies ai.
Inau joa micho chachimit o ai, ṣo-o barr'o ai, ṣo-o adas ai, taulaulan,
Amen.