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Ideophones

When you are conversing with your family, friends, or acquaintances, you often end up talking about things that arouse strong emotions within you, and you often need to find a word to express such emotions. Ideophones can help.

So, what is this ideophone?

An ideophone is an utterance that is used to express strong or sudden emotion. It can function independently or as a modifier.

Take this example: ak! duq yosfil "Ew! Something smells bad."