Evie: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(→Nouns) |
(→Nouns) |
||
| Line 471: | Line 471: | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Evie nouns are not marked for case or gender, with the only declension being plurality. Almost all nouns have both a plural and singular, with the exception of a few plurale tantum nouns. | ====Declension==== | ||
Evie nouns are not marked for case or gender, with the only declension being plurality. Almost all nouns have both a plural and singular, with the exception of a few plurale tantum nouns and nouns whose forms don't change. | |||
There are several methods to pluralize nouns, although it must be noted that these rules have numerous exceptions, as the plurality system as a whole is highly irregular. | There are several methods to pluralize nouns, although it must be noted that these rules have numerous exceptions, as the plurality system as a whole is highly irregular. | ||
* Suffix with -de | * Suffix with -de. | ||
жэ, ''ve'' father; жэдэ, ''vede'' "fathers" | жэ, ''ve'' father; жэдэ, ''vede'' "fathers" | ||
акьэ, ''akye'' "snake"; акьэдэ akyede "snakes" | акьэ, ''akye'' "snake"; акьэдэ akyede "snakes" | ||
* Add nothing, many nouns retain the same form | * Add nothing, many nouns retain the same form. | ||
ага, ''aga'' "egg, eggs" | ага, ''aga'' "egg, eggs" | ||
асаж, ''asav'' "moon, moons" | асаж, ''asav'' "moon, moons" | ||
* If the noun ends in a consonant, double the consonant and add -e | * If the noun ends in a consonant, double the consonant and add -e. | ||
асал, ''asal'' "mountain"; асалле, ''asalle'' "mountains" | асал, ''asal'' "mountain"; асалле, ''asalle'' "mountains" | ||
вок, ''wok'' "family"; воккэ ''wokke'' "families" | вок, ''wok'' "family"; воккэ ''wokke'' "families" | ||
* Nasalize one of the stem's vowels | * Nasalize one of the stem's vowels, the vowel to be nasalized is unpredictable. | ||
эско, ''esko'' "pole"; ѧско, ''ęsko'' "poles" | эско, ''esko'' "pole"; ѧско, ''ęsko'' "poles" | ||
гарьэ, ''garye'' "star"; гарьѧ, ''garyę'' "stars" | гарьэ, ''garye'' "star"; гарьѧ, ''garyę'' "stars" | ||
* Nasalize one of the stem's vowels and add -de (rare) | |||
хэ, ''he'' "summer"; хѧдэ ''hęde'' "summers" | |||
* Many nouns have suppletive plural forms or simply add suffixes outside of the regular paradigm. | |||
йал ''yal'' "hair"; нѧла ''nęla'' "hairs" | |||
на, ''na'' "finger"; нар, ''nar'' "fingers" | |||
<!-- Here are some example subcategories: | <!-- Here are some example subcategories: | ||