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| |+ ''γλωσσα'' 'tongue, language' (1st decl.) | | |+ ''γλωσσα'' 'tongue, language' |
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| !| !! Singular !! Plural | | !| !! Singular !! Plural |
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| |+ ''οικορ'' 'house' (2nd decl. m.) | | |+ ''οικορ'' 'house' |
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| |+ ''δωρον'' 'gift' (2nd decl. n.) | | |+ ''δωρον'' 'gift' |
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| !| !! Singular !! Plural | | !| !! Singular !! Plural |
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| |+ ''πολιρ'' 'city' (3nd decl. m./f.) | | |+ ''πολιρ'' 'city' |
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| !| !! Singular !! Plural | | !| !! Singular !! Plural |
Revision as of 05:00, 28 February 2017
Kwenya (Κοινη) is a Finnic-influenced Hellenic language.
1-10: ir (m)/mia (f)/eon (n), dwi, trir (m/f)/tria (n), teottareol, peonta, eosta, eowta, ohta, eonnaa, deoka
11-20: eondyutru, dwidyutru, tridyutru, tettareodyutru, peontadyutru, eostadyutru, ... ikori (< hen deuterou, dyo deuterou, ... "one of the second, two of the second, ..." cf. Estonian üks·teist, kaks·teist, ...)
100: eokaton
1000: khilaa
Introduction
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
- μ ν γγ = /m n ŋ/ (γκ γχ = /ŋk ŋkʰ/)
- π τ κ = /p t k/
- β δ = /b d/
- φ θ χ = /pʰ tʰ kʰ/
- σ γ = /s h/
- ζ = /z/
- ϝ ρ λ = /w r l/
Vowels
α ε ι ο υ η ω αι ει οι ου = /a ə i o wi ja u e i we u/
Prosody
Stress
Stress is always initial.
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
nom/acc/gen/voc + Finnic-style cases. No articles or gender due to Finnic influence.
Principal parts: nominative, accusative, genitive, vocative singular; nominative, accusative, genitive plural.
Direct objects of a negated verb are in the genitive.
γλωσσα 'tongue, language'
|
Singular |
Plural
|
Nominative
|
γλωσσα |
γλωσσαι
|
Vocative
|
γλωσσα! |
γλωσσαι!
|
Accusative
|
γλωσσαν |
γλωσσαρ
|
Genitive
|
γλωσσαρ |
γλωσσων
|
Illative
|
γλωσσανειρ |
γλωσσαρειρ
|
Inessive
|
γλωσσανδο |
γλωσσωνενδο
|
Elative
|
γλωσσαξε |
γλωσσωνεξε
|
Adessive
|
γλωσσαρειτ |
γλωσσωνειτ
|
Allative
|
γλωσσαβαι |
γλωσσωμβαι
|
Ablative
|
γλωσσαμπο |
γλωσσαπο
|
Instrumental
|
γλωσσαδω |
γλωσσωνδω
|
Essive
|
γλωσσαπρε |
γλωσσωμπρε
|
Translative
|
γλωσσανειν |
γλωσσαρειν
|
Abessive
|
γλωσσαρχω |
γλωσσωγχω
|
Comitative
|
γλωσσαρμε |
γλωσσωμμε
|
|
οικορ 'house'
|
Singular |
Plural
|
Nominative
|
οικορ |
οικοι
|
Vocative
|
οικε! |
οικοι!
|
Accusative
|
οικον |
οικουρ
|
Genitive
|
οικου |
οικων
|
Illative
|
οικονειρ |
οικουρειρ
|
Inessive
|
οικουνδο |
οικωνενδο
|
Elative
|
οικουξε |
οικοωνεξε
|
Adessive
|
οικουειτ |
οικωνειτ
|
Allative
|
οικουβαι |
οικωμβαι
|
Ablative
|
οικομπο |
οικουπο
|
Instrumental
|
οικουδω |
οικωνδω
|
Essive
|
οικουπρε |
οικωμπρε
|
Translative
|
οικονειν |
οικουρειν
|
Abessive
|
οικουχω |
οικωγχω
|
Comitative
|
οικουμε |
οικωμμε
|
|
δωρον 'gift'
|
Singular |
Plural
|
Nominative
|
δωρον |
δωρα
|
Vocative
|
δωρον! |
δωρα!
|
Accusative
|
δωρον |
δωρα
|
Genitive
|
δωρου |
δωρων
|
Illative
|
δωρονειρ |
δωραειρ
|
Inessive
|
δωρουνδο |
δωρωνενδο
|
Elative
|
δωρουξε |
δωρωνεξε
|
Adessive
|
δωρουειτ |
δωρωνειτ
|
Allative
|
δωρουβαι |
δωρωμβαι
|
Ablative
|
δωρομπο |
δωραπο
|
Instrumental
|
δωρουδω |
δωρωνδω
|
Essive
|
δωρουπρε |
δωρωμπρε
|
Translative
|
δωρονειν |
δωραειν
|
Abessive
|
δωρουχω |
δωρωγχω
|
Comitative
|
δωρουμε |
δωρωμμε
|
|
πολιρ 'city'
|
Singular |
Plural
|
Nominative
|
πολιρ |
πολερ
|
Vocative
|
πολι! |
πολερ!
|
Accusative
|
πολιν |
πολερ
|
Genitive
|
πολιωρ |
πολιων
|
Illative
|
πολινειρ |
πολερειρ
|
Inessive
|
πολιωνδο |
πολιωνενδο
|
Elative
|
πολιωξε |
πολιωνεξε
|
Adessive
|
πολιωρειτ |
πολιωνειτ
|
Allative
|
πολιωβαι |
πολιωμβαι
|
Ablative
|
πολιμπο |
πολεπο
|
Instrumental
|
πολιωδω |
πολιωνδω
|
Essive
|
πολιωπρε |
πολιωμπρε
|
Translative
|
πολινειν |
πολερειν
|
Abessive
|
πολιωχω |
πολιωγχω
|
Comitative
|
πολιωμε |
πολιωμμε
|
|
Adjectives
καλορ 'good' (1st/2nd decl.)
|
Singular |
Plural
|
Attributive
|
καλ(ο)-
|
Predicative (male)
|
καλορ |
καλοι
|
Predicative (female)
|
καλη |
καλαι
|
Predicative (inanimate)
|
καλον |
καλα
|
|
ευγενηρ 'polite' (3nd decl.)
|
Singular |
Plural
|
Attributive
|
ευγεν(ο)-
|
Predicative (male)
|
ευγενηρ |
ευγενειρ
|
Predicative (female)
|
ευγενηρ |
ευγενειρ
|
Predicative (inanimate)
|
ευγενερ |
ευγενη
|
|
Verbs
Uses just participles.
φαγων 'eat' - present active
|
Singular |
Plural
|
male
|
φαγων |
φαγοντερ
|
female
|
φαγουρα |
φαγουραι
|
inanimate
|
φαγον |
φαγοντα
|
|
φαγων 'eat' - past active
|
Singular |
Plural
|
male
|
φαγαρ |
φαγαντερ
|
female
|
φαγαρα |
φαγαραι
|
inanimate
|
φαγαν |
φαγαντα
|
|
φαγων 'eat' - present passive
|
Singular |
Plural
|
male
|
φαγομενορ |
φαγομενοι
|
female
|
φαγομενη |
φαγομεναι
|
inanimate
|
φαγομενον |
φαγομενα
|
|
φαγων 'eat' - past passive
|
Singular |
Plural
|
male
|
φαγαμενορ |
φαγαμενοι
|
female
|
φαγαμενη |
φαγαμεναι
|
inanimate
|
φαγαμενον |
φαγαμενα
|
|
φαγων 'eat' - imperative
|
Singular |
Plural
|
active
|
φαγε! |
φαγετε!
|
passive
|
φαγου! |
φαγεσθε!
|
Syntax
Constituent order
The unmarked word order is SOV, genitive-noun, adjective noun, noun-relative clause, noun-adposition.
Noun phrase
Verb phrase
Sentence phrase
Dependent clauses
Example texts
Other resources