16. The present work is an attempt to describe the structure of the Missing language. Instead of presenting a rigorous analysis, an attempt has been made to keep the analysis simple as far as possible. In the first chapter, the phonological analysis is given. A short description of Missing phonemes and how they combine to form words has been presented. In the second chapter various grammatical categories have been dealt with. Chapter three states how Missing words are formed. Syntax is dealt with in chapter four. The main purpose of this outline grammar is pedagogic. But it is always the aim to present the analysis on scientific lines, so insights of descriptive methodology and transformational generative grammar (in the sense of Tagmemic approach) have been incorporated.

1.0. The Mising language has 28 phonemes, out of which 25 are segmental phonemes and three are suprasegmental phonemes. The following is the inventory of phonemes in the language.

Vowels

Diphthongs

Consonants

Frictionless continuants

Suprasegmentals

      Rising tone, marked / '/

      Falling tone, marked /' /

      Level tone, unmarked

There are seven vowels in the language. all of them contrast for tongue height, tongue advancement and opening of