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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Themsaran has six vowels, short and long. Short vowels have one mora (except for epenthetic ''e'' which has zero morae), and long vowels have two morae. | Themsaran has six vowels, short and long. Short vowels have one mora (except for epenthetic ''e'' which has zero morae), and long vowels have two morae. Short vowels in open syllables were pronounced approximately 1.5 times as long as short vowels in closed syllables; long vowels in closed syllables, 2.5 times as long; open long vowels, thrice as long. | ||
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! style="width: 90px; "| | ! style="width: 90px; "| | ||
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======Present====== | ======Present====== | ||
The present is used for events that take/are taking place in the present time, or for gnomic statemnets. | The present is used for events that take/are taking place in the present time, or for gnomic statemnets. | ||
======Past imperfective====== | |||
======Past perfective====== | |||
======Future imperfective====== | |||
Future imperfective is also used as imperatives where the imperfectiveness of the action is emphasized ("[you shall] always/regularly walk!"). | |||
======Future prefective====== | |||
======Jussive====== | ======Jussive====== | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!colspan="15" |''' | !colspan="15" |'''Inflection of prepositions''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|1sg | !|1sg | ||
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!|4pl.f | !|4pl.f | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''- | |''-en'' | ||
|''-ze'' | |''-ze'' | ||
|''-vi'' | |''-vi'' | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!colspan="15" |'''Inflection of | !colspan="15" |'''Inflection of example preposition''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|1sg | !|1sg | ||
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!|3sg.m | !|3sg.m | ||
!|3sg.f | !|3sg.f | ||
!| | !|3sg.m.inv | ||
!| | !|3sg.f.inv | ||
!|1ex | !|1ex | ||
!|1in | !|1in | ||
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!|3pl.m | !|3pl.m | ||
!|3pl.f | !|3pl.f | ||
!| | !|3pl.m.inv | ||
!| | !|3pl.f.inv | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'' | |''aštén'' | ||
|'' | |''aštezé'' | ||
|'' | |''aštví'' | ||
|'' | |''aštú'' | ||
|'' | |''aští'' | ||
|'' | |''aštethú'' | ||
|'' | |''aštethí'' | ||
|'' | |''aštám'' | ||
|'' | |''ašént'' | ||
|'' | |''aštesrá'' | ||
|'' | |''aštesré'' | ||
|'' | |''aštéch'' | ||
|'' | |''aštér'' | ||
|'' | |''aštethech'' | ||
|'' | |''-ther'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
The following prepositions have completely regular inflection: | |||
{| class="graytable lightgraybg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 700px; text-align: center;" | * ''ašt'' 'without' | ||
* ''chaŋ'' (''! definite object'') 'concerning' | |||
* ''det'' 'towards' | |||
* ''dienem'' 'inside, amidst' | |||
* ''flyr'' 'agent' | |||
* ''ħal'' 'in front of' | |||
* ''mel'' 'agent, interchangeable with ''flyr''' | |||
* ''rimên'' 'because of (cause)' | |||
* ''tor'' 'because (implication)' | |||
* ''trig'' 'around' | |||
The following are inflections of irregular prepositions: | |||
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|- | |- | ||
!colspan="15" |'''Inflection of '' | !colspan="15" |'''Inflection of ''ā, āC'' (comitative)''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|1sg | !|1sg | ||
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!|3sg.m | !|3sg.m | ||
!|3sg.f | !|3sg.f | ||
!| | !|3sg.m.inv | ||
!| | !|3sg.f.inv | ||
!|1ex | !|1ex | ||
!|1in | !|1in | ||
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!|3pl.m | !|3pl.m | ||
!|3pl.f | !|3pl.f | ||
!| | !|3pl.m.inv | ||
!| | !|3pl.f.inv | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'' | |''âħan'' | ||
|'' | |''āzzé'' | ||
|'' | |''āvví'' | ||
|'' | |''āħá'' | ||
|'' | |''āħé'' | ||
|'' | |''ātthú'' | ||
|'' | |''ātthí'' | ||
|'' | |''ǎm'' | ||
|'' | |''ǎnt'' | ||
|'' | |''āsrá'' | ||
|'' | |''āsré'' | ||
|'' | |''āħách'' | ||
|'' | |''āħár'' | ||
|'' | |''ātthéch'' | ||
|'' | |''ātthér'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!colspan="15" |'''Inflection of '' | !colspan="15" |'''Inflection of ''di, d''' 'in, at'''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|1sg | !|1sg | ||
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!|3sg.m | !|3sg.m | ||
!|3sg.f | !|3sg.f | ||
!| | !|3sg.m.inv | ||
!| | !|3sg.f.inv | ||
!|1ex | !|1ex | ||
!|1in | !|1in | ||
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!|3pl.m | !|3pl.m | ||
!|3pl.f | !|3pl.f | ||
!| | !|3pl.m.inv | ||
!| | !|3pl.f.inv | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''vôjen'' | |''dîen'' | ||
|''vôzze'' | |''dîeze'' | ||
|'' | |''dîevi'' | ||
|''vū'' | |''dîe'' | ||
|''vȳ'' | |''dî'' | ||
|''vôthu'' | |''dîethu'' | ||
|''vôthi'' | |''dîethi'' | ||
|''vōtám'' | |''dîem'' | ||
|''vônt'' | |''dîent'' | ||
|''vōsrá'' | |''dîesra'' | ||
|''vōsré'' | |''dîesre'' | ||
|''vōjéch'', ''vôch'' | |''dîech'' | ||
|''vōjér'', ''vôr'' | |''dîer'' | ||
|''vosséch'' | |''dîethech'' | ||
|''vossér'' | |''dîether'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
{| class="graytable lightgraybg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 700px; text-align: center;" | |||
|- | |||
!colspan="15" |'''Inflection of ''vo'' 'to, for'''' | |||
|- | |||
!|1sg | |||
!|2sg.m | |||
!|2sg.f | |||
!|3sg.m | |||
!|3sg.f | |||
!|3sg.m.inv | |||
!|3sg.f.inv | |||
!|1ex | |||
!|1in | |||
!|2pl.m | |||
!|2pl.f | |||
!|3pl.m | |||
!|3pl.f | |||
!|3pl.m.inv | |||
!|3pl.f.inv | |||
|- | |||
|''vôjen'' | |||
|''vôzze'' | |||
|''vôvví'' | |||
|''vū'' | |||
|''vȳ'' | |||
|''vôthu'' | |||
|''vôthi'' | |||
|''vōtám'' | |||
|''vônt'' | |||
|''vōsrá'' | |||
|''vōsré'' | |||
|''vōjéch'', ''vôch'' | |||
|''vōjér'', ''vôr'' | |||
|''vosséch'' | |||
|''vossér'' | |||
|} | |||
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|- | |||
!colspan="15" |'''Inflection of ''nai'<nowiki></nowiki>'' 'with, by means of'''' | |||
|- | |||
!|1sg | |||
!|2sg.m | |||
!|2sg.f | |||
!|3sg.m | |||
!|3sg.f | |||
!|3sg.m.inv | |||
!|3sg.f.inv | |||
!|1ex | |||
!|1in | |||
!|2pl.m | |||
!|2pl.f | |||
!|3pl.m | |||
!|3pl.f | |||
!|3pl.m.inv | |||
!|3pl.f.inv | |||
|- | |||
|''nâin'' | |||
|''naizé'' | |||
|''naiví'' | |||
|''nājú'' | |||
|''nājí'' | |||
|''naithú'' | |||
|''naithí'' | |||
|''nājám'' | |||
|''nâint'' | |||
|''naisrá'' | |||
|''naisré'' | |||
|''nâich'' | |||
|''nâir'' | |||
|''naithéch'' | |||
|''naithér'' | |||
|} | |||
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|- | |- | ||
!colspan="15" |'''Inflection of '' | !colspan="15" |'''Inflection of ''la'' 'also''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|1sg | !|1sg | ||
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!|3sg.m | !|3sg.m | ||
!|3sg.f | !|3sg.f | ||
!| | !|3sg.m.inv | ||
!| | !|3sg.f.inv | ||
!|1ex | !|1ex | ||
!|1in | !|1in | ||
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!|3pl.m | !|3pl.m | ||
!|3pl.f | !|3pl.f | ||
!| | !|3pl.m.inv | ||
!| | !|3pl.f.inv | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'' | |''lâin'' | ||
|'' | |''laizé'' | ||
|'' | |''laiví'' | ||
|'' | |''lajú'' | ||
|'' | |''lâi'' | ||
|'' | |''laithú'' | ||
|'' | |''laithí'' | ||
|'' | |''lajám'' | ||
|'' | |''lâint'' | ||
|'' | |''laisrá'' | ||
|'' | |''laisré'' | ||
|'' | |''lâich'' | ||
|'' | |''lâir'' | ||
|'' | |''laséch'' | ||
|'' | |''lasér'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!colspan="15" |'''Inflection of '' | !colspan="15" |'''Inflection of ''gle, gl'<nowiki></nowiki>'' 'from' (ablative, partitive, substance)''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|1sg | !|1sg | ||
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!|3sg.m | !|3sg.m | ||
!|3sg.f | !|3sg.f | ||
!| | !|3sg.m.inv | ||
!|3sg.f.inv | |||
!|3sg.f | |||
!|1ex | !|1ex | ||
!|1in | !|1in | ||
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!|3pl.m | !|3pl.m | ||
!|3pl.f | !|3pl.f | ||
!| | !|3pl.m.inv | ||
!| | !|3pl.f.inv | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''glên'' | |''glên'' | ||
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|''glēthér'' | |''glēthér'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Numerals=== | ===Numerals=== | ||
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====Relative clauses==== | ====Relative clauses==== | ||
The participial relative clause is introduced with a participle. An active participle's possessor is the object and a passive participle's possessor is the agent. | The participial relative clause is introduced with a participle. An active participle's possessor is the object and a passive participle's possessor is the agent. It is the default relative clause formation method. | ||
The finite relative clause is introduced optionally with a relativizer ''rin'' (non-restrictive and default) or ''nitrôg'' (restrictive; etymologically "whenever"). When the head is omitted, the relativizer is mandatory. | The finite relative clause is introduced optionally with a relativizer ''rin'' (non-restrictive and default) or ''nitrôg'' (restrictive; etymologically "whenever"). When the head is omitted, the relativizer is mandatory. The finite relative clause is used when there is focusing of the verb or some other constituent in the embedded clause. | ||
====Complement clauses==== | ====Complement clauses==== |
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