Verse:Schngellstein/Stem-Celtic Nurian

Pestonian (placeholder name) is an Estonian-inspired descendant of Hivatish.

Numbers: õin, tua, tria, kidur, pik, huu, heht, õst, neu, tis

Tepader! = an oath, like "Jesus" or "Christ" in our English

Phonology

Consonants: p b v t d δ k g s z h m n ng w r l j /p b v t d ð k g s z h m n ŋ w ʀ l j/

Vowels: a e i u õ /a e i u ɤ/ + long vowels and diphthongs

Nouns

no gender

valg 'wolf' (< valkuq)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	valg	valgar
Genitive	valga	valgu
Dative	valge	valgav
Ablative-Locative	valged	valgav

wirδ 'word' (< wirdun)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wirδ	werδar
Genitive	werδa	wirδu
Dative	wirδe	wirδav
Ablative-Locative	wirδed	wirδav

võga 'city' (< vukaa)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	võga	võgar
Genitive	võgar	võgu
Dative	võge	võgav
Ablative-Locative	võgad	võgav

inn 'fire'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	inn	innir
Genitive	innir	innu
Dative	inne	inniv
Ablative-Locative	innid	inniv

suht 'attempt'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	suht	suhtur
Genitive	suhter	suhtu
Dative	suhte	suhtuv
Ablative-Locative	suhtud	suhtuv

Athematic nouns are the most irregular:

ree 'king'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ree	reejer
Genitive	reeja	reeju
Dative	rei	reejav
Ablative-Locative	reejed	reejav

igalu 'trout'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	igalu	igalur
Genitive	igaluja	igalu
Dative	igale	igalav
Ablative-Locative	igalud	igalav

anur 'storm'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	anur	anuri
Genitive	anurir	anuri
Dative	anure	anuriv
Ablative-Locative	anurid	anuriv

Adjectives

Similar to noun declension classes; adjectives before nouns

• Nominative: tali wirδ 'long word', taljar werδar 'long words'
• Genitive: talja werδa, talju wirδu
• Dative: talje wirδe, taljav wirδav
• Abl-loc: taljad wirδed, taljav wirδav

Pronouns

case	1sg.	2sg. (familiar)	3sg.			1pl.	2pl., polite	3pl.
			m.	f.	n.
nom.	ja	tu	su	sa	sud	am	ju	sir
acc.	mi	ti	sun	san	sud	ang	jung	sur
gen.	min	tiv	sida	sidar	ta	angar	jungar	serar
dat.	mõi	tõi	sõme	sõre	tõme	angav	jungav	siv, serav
abl.-loc.	mined, med	tived, ted	sõmed	sõred	tõmed	angav	jungav	siv, serav

Verbs

TODO: revamp tenses to get split-ergativity, add evidentiality

Unlike Qivattutannguaq, Pestonian is NOT pro-drop.

There is a 2x2 tense structure: {non-past, past} x {imperfective, perfective}.

Ergativity is used in perfect(ive) tenses. The verb agrees with the noun in the absolutive case, and the ergative subject is marked with tar 'through' plus the accusative case: Tar sin teisedõim. 'He will find me.'

As in Hebrew and Russian, some tenses are pro-drop but some tenses are not.

teised "he finds":

• Non-past imperfective: ja teisia, tu teiser, su/sa/sud teised, am teisim, ju teisid, sir teisud
• Past imperfective: ja teiser, tu teiset, su/sa/sud teiser, am teiseme, ju teisete, sir teiser
• Past perfective: teisedim, teiseder, teiseded, teisedime, teisedite, teisedud
• Future perfective: teisetõim, teisetõir, teisetõid, teisetõime, teisetõite, teisetõjud

vinned "he binds":

• Non-past imperfective: ja vinna, tu vinner, su/sa/sud vinned, am vinnam, ju vinned, sir vinnud
• Past imperfective: ja vanner, tu vannet, su/sa/sud vanner, am vanneme, ju vannete, sir vanner
• Past perfective: vandim, vander, vanded, vandime, vandite, vandud
• Future perfective: vantõim, vantõir, vantõid, vantõime, vantõite, vantõjud

teepudad "he rules":

• Non-past imperfective: ja teepuda, tu teepudar, su teepudad, am teepudam, ju teepudad, sir teepudud
• Past imperfective: ja teepudar, tu teepudat, su teepudar, am teepudame, ju teepudate, sir teepudar
• Past perfective: teepudadim, teepudader, teepudaded, teepudadime, teepudadite, teepudadud
• Future perfective: teepudatõim, teepudatõir, teepudatõid, teepudatõime, teepudatõite, teepudatõjud