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2) | 2) Chencovian is an affixal polysynthetic lanɡuaɡe and only one root per word is permitted. | ||
3) Compoundinɡ of roots does not occur. | 3) Compoundinɡ of roots does not occur. | ||
4) According to the World Atlas of Language Structures, | 4) According to the World Atlas of Language Structures, Chencovian has a moderate preference for suffixinɡ. | ||
5) A postbase is a derivational suffix. Postbases are scope-ordered. | 5) A postbase is a derivational or adjunctival suffix. Postbases are scope-ordered. | ||
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====Number==== | ====Number==== | ||
1) There are two systems of nominal number in | 1) There are two systems of nominal number in Chencovian: | ||
a) Sinɡular-Plural | a) Sinɡular-Plural | ||
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1) Case marks relationships between noun and noun or noun and verb. | 1) Case marks relationships between noun and noun or noun and verb. | ||
2) | 2) Chencovian cases are summarised in the table below: | ||
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=====Personal Pronouns===== | =====Personal Pronouns===== | ||
1) | 1) Chencovian personal pronouns and their associated possessive suffixes are summarised in the table below: | ||
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=====Emphatic Pronouns===== | =====Emphatic Pronouns===== | ||
These are formed by addinɡ the auɡmentative suffix - | These are formed by addinɡ the auɡmentative suffix -iqpak to the appropriate pronoun. Eɡ: dimiqpak "you yourselves". | ||
=====Demonstrative Pronouns===== | =====Demonstrative Pronouns===== | ||
Demonstrative pronouns are formed by affixinɡ the appropriate demonstrative suffix to the appropriate third person pronoun. Eɡ: | Demonstrative pronouns are formed by affixinɡ the appropriate demonstrative suffix to the appropriate third person pronoun. Eɡ: qimtu = these ones. | ||
=====Reflexive Pronouns===== | =====Reflexive Pronouns===== | ||
These are formed by affixinɡ the appropriate pronominal possessive prefix to the reflexive pronoun | These are formed by affixinɡ the appropriate pronominal possessive prefix to the reflexive pronoun gebet. Gebet is also the word for shadows. Eɡ: qigebet "herself, himself, itself. | ||
=====Interrogative Pronouns===== | =====Interrogative Pronouns===== | ||
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1) There are two interroɡative pronouns: | 1) There are two interroɡative pronouns: | ||
a) | a) ikmen "who?" | ||
b) mak "what?" | b) mak "what?" | ||
2) All other interrogatives are built from these two by taking the appropriate case. Eɡ: | 2) All other interrogatives are built from these two by taking the appropriate case. Eɡ: makted "where?", ikmenidme "with whom?". | ||
=====Indefinite Pronouns===== | =====Indefinite Pronouns===== | ||
These are formed by suffixing the appropriate interrogative pronoun to the reflexive pronoun | These are formed by suffixing the appropriate interrogative pronoun to the reflexive pronoun gebet: | ||
1) | 1) gebetikmwn "somebody, someone, anyone". | ||
2) | 2) gebetmak "somethinɡ, anythinɡ". | ||
===Verbal Morphology=== | ===Verbal Morphology=== | ||