Verse:Schngellstein/Stem-Celtic Nurian

Adjectives

Similar to noun declension classes; adjectives before nouns. The u-declension is the regular one for adjectives, except for ones that end in a vowel or -r.

• 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.	reflexive	interrogative/relative
			"he"	"she"	"it"					"who"	"what"
nom.	ja	tu	se	sa	sud	am	ju	sir	-	ke	kid
acc.	mi	ti	sun	san	sud	ang	jung	sur	hi	kun	kid
gen.	min	tiv	siv	siv	ta	angar	jungar	sar	hiv	kiv	kia
dat.	mõi	tõi	sõme, sõm	sõre, sõr	tõme, tõm	angav	jungav	siv, serav	hõi	kõme, kõm	kiime, kiim
abl.-loc.	mined, med	tived, ted	sõmed	sõred	tõmed	angav	jungav	siv, serav	hived, hed	kõmed	kiimed

(oblique forms of kid are from Qivattu kit 'what' + appropriate case forms of the neuter sg. relative pronoun jut)

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 the ablative-locative case: Sõmed teisedim. 'He will find me.'

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

eed "to be":

• ja im, tu er, se/sa/sud eed, am imme, ju eht, sir huud

teised "to find":

• Non-past imperfective: ja teisia, tu teiser, se/sa/sud teised, am teisim, ju teisid, sir teisud
• Past imperfective: ja teisa, tu teist, se/sa/sud teis, am teisam, ju teisad, sir teiser
• Future perfective: ja teisiar, tu teisedar, se/sa/sud teisedur, am teisemaht, ju teisedaht, si teisudur
• Past perfective: ja teisedim, tu teiseder, se/sa/sud teiseded, am teisedim, ju teisedeht, si teiserur

vinned "to join":

• Non-past imperfective: ja vinna, tu vinner, se/sa/sud vinned, am vinnam, ju vinned, sir vinnud
• Past imperfective: ja vanner, tu vannet, se/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 "to rule":

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