Favorlang language


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. 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.

Phonology

Favorlang has gone through the following sound changes. Except for the *t, *s, *Z > merger, all of these sound changes are shared by the five Western Plains languages Taokas, Babuza, Papora, Hoanya, and Thao.
  1. Merger of PAn *n and *ŋ as
  2. Merger of *t, *s, *Z as
  3. Merger of *N and *S1 as
  4. Complete loss of *k, *q, *H
  5. Partial loss of *R, *j, including the loss of final *-y and *-w
  6. *s >

    Syntax

Case markers include:
Agent-focus verbal affixes include:
;Agent-focus
;Past tense
;Future tense
;Imperative
Non-agent-focus verbal affixes are:
When -in- and -umm- appear together in a word, -in- usually precedes -um- ~ -umm-, as in Ilokano, Bontok, and some Dusunic languages in Sabah. Occasionally, -umm- precedes -in- in several Favorlang lexical forms, but this is not very common.

Pronouns

All of the following personal pronouns are free forms. All genitive pronouns end with -a.
Type of
Pronoun		NeutralGenitiveNominative/Accusative
1s.ka-inana-aina
2s.ijonoëjoa, oaijo
3s.ichochoaicho
1p. torrotorroa-
1p. namononamoanamo
2p.imonoëimoaimo
3p.aicho-es dechonoëchoadecho

Examples