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*''soll'' = past
*''soll'' = past
*''hat'' = future
*''hat'' = future
*''wird'' = quotative
*''wird'' = quotative?


===Verbs===
===Verbs===

Revision as of 03:37, 12 March 2017

Not to be confused with Schnüher.


Introduction

Phonology

Lifted from Standard German.

Orthography

Consonants

Lifted from Standard German.

Vowels

Lifted from Standard German.

Prosody

Lifted from Standard German.

Stress

Lifted from Standard German.

Intonation

Phonotactics

Lifted from Standard German.

Morphophonology

Lifted from Standard German.

Morphology

Nouns

The topic marker is -en.

Predicate nouns are marked with the particle da after it.

Enden Spahr da.
end-en Spahr da
1SG-TOP horse PRES
I am a horse.

Sentence-final particles

  • da = present
  • soll = past
  • hat = future
  • wird = quotative?

Verbs

Pronouns

Syntax

"Magnā cum laude" order

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Numerals

Example texts

Other resources