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*Genitive singular is always ''-x'' or ''-ơx''
*Genitive singular is always ''-x'' or ''-ơx''
*Plural is always nom. ''-i'', gen. ''-xi''
*Plural is always nom. ''-i'', gen. ''-xi''
The definite article is invariably ''dơ''.


Umlaut, known in Lõis as affection, is used for some plurals.
Umlaut, known in Lõis as affection, is used for some plurals.

Revision as of 18:12, 11 February 2020

Maghrebi Azalic (lit. [the language] of those who say đâu [for '2']) is an Azalic language. It is closer to English than other Azalic languages are, but still a separate language. It is inspired by Vietnamese.

It is in the Ăn Yidiș-Cubrite sprachbund.

Morphology

Pronouns

  • conj. i, du, khê, si, it, gia, dul, doi
  • disj. mi, du, khim, kher, it, eox, dul, dam
  • poss. moi, ur, khex, kher, itx, eor, dux, dar

Nouns

Two cases (nominative and genitive), no gender

  • Genitive singular is always -x or -ơx
  • Plural is always nom. -i, gen. -xi

The definite article is invariably .

Umlaut, known in Lõis as affection, is used for some plurals.

Verbs

Only the imperative/infinitive survives in lexical verbs.

Auxiliaries

Maghrebi Azalic has an auxiliary verb system similar to Colloquial Welsh. In addition, there is a T-V distinction: the 2nd person plural u is also used as a polite pronoun.

The choice of preposition before the lexical verb also controls the tense:

  • Im ođ heđ = I eat/I am eating (lit. I am at eating)
  • Im pho heđ = I have eaten (lit. I am after eating)
Various auxiliaries in Maghrebi Azalic
→ Person I thou he she it we blotp they Non-pronominal
Present (sêu is from *seq̇ 'see') im dur khês sis its giar dulơr dar sêu
Pres. Interrogative am i ar du is khê is si ist ar gia ar dul ar da is
Pres. Negative nam i nar du nis khê nis si nist nar gia nar dul nar da nis
Past (from aorist *dʰéh₁t of *dʰeh₁ 'to do') ted i ted u ted khê ted si ted it ted gia ted u ted da ted
Future/Subjunctive ter i ter u ter khê ter si ter it ter gia ter u ter da ter