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''' | '''Χrycolidh''' /xrykʰolid/ is a Clofabic language with initial consonant mutations. | ||
==Ideas== | |||
Use some ideas from my old [[Tíogall]] | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Chthryxolidin has | Chthryxolidin has three cases: nominative, accusative and genitive. | ||
Plurals and collectives are formed with ''-az'' and ''-os''. | Plurals and collectives are formed with ''-az'' and ''-os''. | ||
The definite article is ''ce(n)''. It triggers lenition in the accusative and genitive: ''ce χyphro'' /kʰe xybʰro/ "the blood (nom.)" | The definite article is ''ce(n) ___'', which is ''cel'' in the genitive. It triggers lenition in the accusative and genitive: | ||
*''ce χyphro'' /kʰe xybʰro/ "the blood (nom.)" | |||
*''ce χhyphro'' /kʰe ɣybʰro/ "the blood (acc.)" | |||
*''cel χhyphro'' /kʰeʟ ɣybʰro/ "the blood (gen.)" | |||
Adjectives and attributive verbs are also lenited after a noun in the accusative. | Adjectives and attributive verbs are also lenited after a noun in the accusative. | ||
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*''cen am certon'' /kʰen am kʰertʰo/ = 'the man sleeps' | *''cen am certon'' /kʰen am kʰertʰo/ = 'the man sleeps' | ||
*''cen am al cherto'' /kʰen am | *''cen am al cherto'' /kʰen am aʟ gʰertʰo/ = 'the man slept' | ||
*''cen am se certo'' /kʰen am se kʰertʰo/ = 'the man will sleep' | *''cen am se certo'' /kʰen am se kʰertʰo/ = 'the man will sleep' | ||
Chthryxolidin is zero-copula. The copula is ''zol'' in the past and ''caphth'' in the future. | Chthryxolidin is zero-copula. The copula is ''zol'' /zoʟ/ in the past and ''caphth'' /kʰavð/ in the future. | ||
Attributive verbs and adjectives (whose subject is the head) use ''-(i)l''. Other relative clauses use the relativizer ''im''. | Attributive verbs and adjectives (whose subject is the head) use ''-(i)l''. Other relative clauses use the relativizer ''im''. | ||