Verse:Schngellstein/Stem-Celtic Nurian

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

Numbers: õin, tua, tria, kidur, pik, huu, heht, hast, 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 d 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	inni	inniv
Ablative-Locative	innid	inniv

suht 'attempt'

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

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 ergative subject is marked with tar 'through' plus the accusative case: Tar sin teised hõim. 'He found me.'

teised "he finds":

• Non-past imperfective: ja teisi, tu teiser, su/sa/sud teised, am teisime, ju teisid, sir teisud
• Past imperfective: ja teiser, tu teiset, su/sa/sud teiser, am teisemme, ju teisete, sir teiser
• Past perfective: teised imm, teised er, teised eht, teised imme, teised iht, teised huud
• Future perfective: teised hõim (optative of eht), teised hõir, teised hõid, teised hõimme, teised hõite, teised hõjud

vinned "he binds":

• Non-past imperfective: ja vinna, tu vinner, su/sa/sud vinned, am vinname, ju vinned, sir vinnud
• Past imperfective: ja vanner, tu vannet, su/sa/sud vanner, am vannemme, ju vannete, sir vanner
• Past perfective: vand imm, vand er, vand eht, vand imme, vand iht, vand huud

teepudad "he rules":

• Non-past imperfective: ja teepuda, tu teepudar, su teepudad, am teepudame, ju teepudad, sir teepudud
• Past imperfective: ja teepudar, tu teepudat, su teepudar, am teepudamme, ju teepudate, sir teepudar
• Past perfective: teepudad imm, teepudad er, teepudad eht, teepudad imme, teepudad iht, teepudad huud