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There are two declension classes: | There are two declension classes: | ||
* Class one nouns mark the | * Class one nouns mark the construct state with the suffix ''-bẽ́''. | ||
* Class two nouns mark the '' | * Class two nouns mark the ''absolute'' state with ''-bẽ́''. | ||
Verbs inflect by aspect but not tense. Curiously, the imperfective and perfective forms are interchanged when the verb follows the interrogative particle ''kủ-''. | Verbs inflect by aspect but not tense. Curiously, the imperfective and perfective forms are interchanged when the verb follows the interrogative particle ''kủ-''. |
Revision as of 13:17, 22 February 2018
Ditab /tibak/ is a language of Ldon Źama inspired by Iau, Natqgu and Semitic languages (particularly Biblical Hebrew).
Phonology
Ditab has 4 consonants: b d t k, and a large inventory of vowels (about as many as Khmer), with 3 tones.
Orthography
Ditab has an ASCII friendly orthography in addition to the 'default' one, where some vowels are written with consonant letters.
Morphology
Ditab morphology is entirely suffixing except for adjectives. Adjectives are a small closed class and work by infixing and/or changing the vowels in the noun according to a predictable umlaut pattern.
There are two declension classes:
- Class one nouns mark the construct state with the suffix -bẽ́.
- Class two nouns mark the absolute state with -bẽ́.
Verbs inflect by aspect but not tense. Curiously, the imperfective and perfective forms are interchanged when the verb follows the interrogative particle kủ-.
Syntax
Ditab is strictly OVS.