Editing Jalaa language (section)

==Morphology==
Jalaa morphology (at least in its present form) is almost identical to that of [[Dikaka language|Cham]]. The main differences in the [[noun class]] system are two of the plural suffixes: Jalaa {{lang|cet|-ta}} versus Cham {{lang|cfa|-te̩}} and (for humans) Jalaa {{lang|cet|-bo}}, {{lang|cet|-ba}} versus Cham {{lang|cfa|-b(e̩)}}.

Noun morphology is similar to that of Cham, but with some differences. Some sample singular and plural noun sets in Jalaa and Cham:<ref>{{cite book|chapter=African Language Isolates|first=Roger|last=Blench|editor1-first=Lyle|editor1-last=Campbell|title=Language Isolates|series=Routledge Language Family|publisher=Routledge|date=2017|doi=10.4324/9781315750026|isbn=9781138821057}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2| Gloss
!colspan=2| Jalaa
!colspan=2| Cham
|-
! sg. !! pl.
! sg. !! pl.
|-
| mouth || {{lang|cet|bɔɔ}} || {{lang|cet|bɔɔní}} || {{lang|cfa|ɲii}} || {{lang|cfa|ɲiini}}
|-
| tree || {{lang|cet|gwììràŋ}} || {{lang|cet|gwììtɛ̀}} || {{lang|cfa|riyaŋ}} || {{lang|cfa|riitɛ}}
|-
| meat || {{lang|cet|lìbò}} || {{lang|cet|lìbòté}} || {{lang|cfa|nàm}} || {{lang|cfa|nàmtɛ}}
|-
| hole || {{lang|cet|suroŋ}} || {{lang|cet|suroŋte}} ||  || 
|-
| nose || {{lang|cet|yamər}} || {{lang|cet|yaməta}} || {{lang|cfa|ʤʊ̀r}} || {{lang|cfa|ʤʊ̀tɛ}}
|-
| leg || {{lang|cet|kobər}} || {{lang|cet|kobta}} ||  || 
|-
| fish || {{lang|cet|fui}} || {{lang|cet|fuuta}} ||  || 
|-
| wife || {{lang|cet|ʧùwì}} || {{lang|cet|ʧùùbó}} ||  || 
|-
| person || {{lang|cet|nətâ}} || {{lang|cet|nətaaba}} || {{lang|cfa|nii}} || {{lang|cfa|nə̀b}}
|-
| crocodile ||  ||  || {{lang|cfa|kùlɔŋ}} || {{lang|cfa|kùlɔ̀ŋtɛ}}
|-
| knot ||  ||  || {{lang|cfa|fúbər}} || {{lang|cfa|fúbtɛ}}
|-
| dog ||  ||  || {{lang|cfa|ʤɔil}} || {{lang|cfa|ʤɔɔtɛ}}
|-
| stranger ||  ||  || {{lang|cfa|(nii) fui}} || {{lang|cfa|fùbɛ}}
|}