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==Todo==
==Todo==
''ja'' = good (~ Clofab ''dasa-'', Phorm ''thia-'')
''ja'' = good (< ds2a-, ~ Clofab ''dasa-'', Phorm ''thia-'')


''Metz, Fetz'' = mother, father
''Metz, Fetz'' = mother, father

Revision as of 05:46, 19 March 2017

Not to be confused with Schnüher.


Todo

ja = good (< ds2a-, ~ Clofab dasa-, Phorm thia-)

Metz, Fetz = mother, father

Ende Ästeln Praveen da. = My name is Praveen.

Ästel = name

hie X = this X

hieß, hier = this inanimate, animate

blau X = that X

blauß, blauer = that inanimate, animate

kließ, klier = what, who

klie X = what/which X

1...12 = es/er, schrieb, ßalz, loff, orf, wieb, zoll, deich, aft, kaber, berm, luss

Raschen Möchtung da. = Water is life.

Introduction

Phonology

Lifted from Standard German.

Orthography

Consonants

Lifted from Standard German, with initial ß /s/ allowed.

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.
  • -s: plural
  • -en: topic
  • -0: nominative
  • -el: accusative
  • -e: genitive

Sentence-final particles

  • da = predicative
  • soll = past
  • hat = future
  • viel = question
  • wird = quotative
  • vor, zu = realis, irrealis negative
  • davor, dazu = is not, wouldn't be

Verbs

Subject affixes
Singular Plural
1 -en -ig
2 -st U-in
3 -∅

do = haben, hast, habe, habig, häbin, habe

Pronouns

Personal pronouns
Singular Plural
1 end achtend
2 senz ihn
3 -∅

Syntax

"Magnā cum laude" order

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Numerals

Example texts

Other resources