Cathardic

Cathardic (native: kathárdikhu /kaˈθaɾdixu/) is an African Romance language.

Cathardic
sa lingwa sa kathárdikha
Pronunciation	[sa ˈliŋgwa sa kaˈθaɾdixa]
Created by	Shariifka
Language family	Indo-European Romance Southern Romance African Romance Cathardic

Introduction

Kathárdikhu comes from a hypothetical Latin *Carthaginicus from Carthagō "Carthage" + -icus "-ic".

Morphology

Nouns

Nouns are pluralized by adding -s. If the noun ends in a consonant, an epenthetic -e- is inserted before the plural ending.

If the singular ends in a high vowel (-u or -i), it is changed to its mid counterpart (-o- or -e- respectively) before adding the plural ending.

Adjectives

Adjectives agree with the nouns they govern in gender, number, and definiteness.

Adjectives are pluralized in the same way as nouns.

Articles

Nouns and adjectives take the definite article: su (m. sg.), sa (f. sg.), sos (m. pl.), sas (f. pl.)

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

Cathardic first person pronouns

	Singular		Plural
	Full	Clitic	Full	Clitic
Subject	meu	e	nos
Direct object	mi	me	nos
Indirect object	mi	mi	nos
Possessive	meyu, -a	me	nostru, -a	nos

Cathardic second person pronouns

	Singular		Plural
	Full	Clitic	Full	Clitic
Subject	teu	tu	gos
Direct object	ti	te	gos
Indirect object	ti	ti	gos
Possessive	tu, tua	te	gostru, -a	gos

Cathardic third person masculine pronouns

	Singular		Plural
	Full	Clitic	Full	Clitic
Subject	isu	su	isos	sos
Direct object	isu	su	isos	sos
Indirect object	sui	si	isos	sos
Possessive	su, sua	su	isoru, -a	sor

Cathardic third person feminine pronouns

	Singular		Plural
	Full	Clitic	Full	Clitic
Subject	isa	sa	isas	sas
Direct object	isa	sa	isas	sas
Indirect object	sei	si	isas	sas
Possessive	su, sua	su	isaru, -a	sar

Cathardic third person reflexive pronouns

	Full	Clitic
Subject	—
Direct object	si	se
Indirect object	si	si
Possessive	su, sua	se

Numbers

	Cardinal	Ordinal
0	nulu	nulísimu
1	u, ua	filmu, -a
2	duos, duas	sekhunu, -a
3	thres	thelchu, -a
4	kwator	kwaltu, -a
5	kingwe	kwindu, -a
6	ses	sestu, -a
7	sete	sétimu, -a
8	oto	otabu, -a
9	nobe	nobeyu, -a
10	dekhe	dékhimu, -a
11	únekhi	unékhimu, -a
12	dódekhi	dodékhimu, -a
13	thrédekhi	thredékhimu, -a
14	kwatórdekhi	kwatordékhimu, -a
15	kwínekhi	kwinékhimu, -a
16	sédekhi	sedékhimu, -a
17	dekhesete	dekhesétimu, -a
18	dekhoto	dekhotabu, -a
19	dekhenobe	dekhenobeyu, -a
20	gwindi	gwísimu, -a
21	u eth gwindi	u eth gwísimu, -a
30	thrinda	thrísimu, -a
40	kwaranda	kwarásimu, -a
50	kingwanda	kingwásimu, -a
60	sesanda	sesásimu, -a
70	setanda	setásimu, -a
80	otanda	otásimu, -a
90	nobanda	nobásimu, -a
100	kendu	kendísimu, -a
101	kendu u	kendu filmu, -a
200	dukhendos	dukhendísimu, -a
300	threkhendos	threkhendísimu, -a
400	kwatorkendos	kwatorkendísimu, -a
500	kwingendos	kwingendísimu, -a
600	seskendos	seskendísimu, -a
700	setekhendos	setekhendísimu, -a
800	otokhendos	otokhendísimu, -a
900	nobekhendos	nobekhendísimu, -a
1000	mile	milísimu, -a
2000	dumiles	dumilísimu, -a

Verbs

Tenses and Non-finite forms

• Non-finite forms
  • Infinitive
  • Gerund
  • Participle
• Indicative
  • Present
  • Imperfect
  • Preterite
  • Perfect
    • Present of aire "to have" + participle
  • Pluperfect
    • Imperfect of aire "to have" + participle
  • Future
    • Present of aire + ad + infinitive
  • Future perfect
    • Present of aire + ad + aire + participle
  • Conditional
    • Imperfect of aire + ad + infinitive
• Subjunctive
  • Present
  • Imperfect
  • Preterite
  • Perfect
    • Present subjunctive of aire + participle
  • Pluperfect
    • Imperfect subjunctive of aire + participle
• Imperative

-are verbs

Infinitive				-are
Gerund				-ande
Participle				-athu, -atha
	Indicative			Subjunctive			Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Present	Imperfect	Preterite
1S	-o	-aba	-ái	-e	-are	-ase	-e
2S	-as	-abas	-aisti	-es	-ares	-ases	-a
3S	-ath	-abath	-áith	-eth	-areth	-aseth	-eth
1P	-amus	-abamus	-aimus	-emus	-aremus	-asemus	-emus
2P	-akhis	-abakhis	-aistis	-ekhis	-arekhis	-asekhis	-athe
3P	-and	-aband	-arund	-end	-arend	-asend	-end

-ere verbs

Infinitive				-ere
Gerund				-ende
Participle				-uthu, -utha
	Indicative			Subjunctive			Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Present¹	Imperfect	Preterite³
1S	-o¹	-eba	-í²	-a	-ere	-ese	-a¹
2S	-es	-ebas	-isti	-as	-eres	-eses	-e
3S	-eth	-ebath	-íth²	-ath	-ereth	-eseth	-ath¹
1P	-emus	-ebamus	-imus	-amus	-eremus	-esemus	-amus¹
2P	-ekhis	-ebakhis	-istis	-akhis	-erekhis	-esekhis	-ethe
3P	-end; -und¹	-eband	-erund	-and	-erend	-esend	-and¹

Notes:

¹ When the present indicative 1S has an irregular stem, its stem is used to form the present indicative 3S (which takes the ending -und instead of -end), the present subjunctive, and non-second-person imperatives.

² Verbs with irregular preterite stems have unstressed endings in the 1S and 3S.

³ Irregular verbs always form their perfect subjunctive with the same stem as the perfect indicative.

-ire verbs

Infinitive				-ire
Gerund				-inde
Participle				-ithu, -itha
	Indicative			Subjunctive			Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Present¹	Imperfect	Preterite³
1S	-o¹	-iba	-í²	-a	-ire	-ise	-a¹
2S	-is	-ibas	-isti	-as	-ires	-eses	-i
3S	-ith	-ibath	-íth²	-ath	-ireth	-eseth	-ath¹
1P	-imus	-ibamus	-imus	-amus	-iremus	-esemus	-amus¹
2P	-ikhis	-ibakhis	-istis	-akhis	-irekhis	-esekhis	-ithe
3P	-und¹	-iband	-erund	-and	-irend	-esend	-and¹

Notes:

¹ When the present indicative 1S has an irregular stem, its stem is used to form the present indicative 3S, the present subjunctive, and non-second-person imperatives.

² Verbs with irregular preterite stems have unstressed endings in the 1S and 3S.

³ Irregular verbs always form their perfect subjunctive with the same stem as the perfect indicative.

Important irregular verbs

fire "to be"

Infinitive				fire
Gerund				finde
Participle				fithu, fitha
	Indicative			Subjunctive			Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Present	Imperfect	Preterite
1S	sun	fiba	fui	sia	fire	fuise	fia
2S	es	fibas	fuisti	sias	fires	fueses	fi
3S	est	fibath	fuith	siath	fireth	fueseth	fiath
1P	sumus	fibamus	fuimus	siamus	firemus	fuesemus	fiamus
2P	sukhis	fibakhis	fuistis	siakhis	firekhis	fuesekhis	fiathe
3P	sund	fiband	fuerund	siand	firend	fuesend	fiant

aire "to have"

Infinitive				aire
Gerund				ainde
Participle				authu, -a
	Indicative			Subjunctive			Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Present	Imperfect	Preterite
1S	ajo	aiba	api	aja	aire	apese	aja
2S	as	aibas	apisti	ajas	aires	apeses	a
3S	ath	aibath	apith	ajath	aireth	apeseth	ajath
1P	aimus	aibamus	apimus	ajamus	airemus	apesemus	ajamus
2P	aikhis	aibakhis	apistis	ajakhis	airekhis	apesekhis	aithe
3P	and	aiband	aperund	ajand	airend	apesend	ajand

fakhere "to do, make"

Infinitive				fakhere
Gerund				fakhende
Participle				fatu, -a
	Indicative			Subjunctive			Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Present	Imperfect	Preterite
1S	facho	fakheba	fekhi	facha	fakhere	fekhese	facha
2S	fakhes	fakhebas	fekhisti	fachas	fakheres	fekheses	fakhe
3S	fakheth	fakhebath	fekhith	fachath	fakhereth	fekheseth	fachath
1P	fakhemus	fakhebamus	fekhimus	fachamus	fakheremus	fekhesemus	fachamus
2P	fakhethis¹	fakhebakhis	fekhistis	fachakhis	fakherekhis	fekhesekhis	fakhethe
3P	fakhand	fakheband	fekherund	fachand	fakherend	fekhesend	fachand

Notes:

¹ This dissimilation of -khis to -this is regular in all relevant 2P forms whenever the ending is immediately preceded by a velar consonant.

dikhere "to say"

Infinitive				dikhere
Gerund				dikhende
Participle				ditu, -a
	Indicative			Subjunctive			Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Present	Imperfect	Preterite
1S	dikho	dikheba	disi	dikha	dikhere	disese	dikha
2S	dikhes	dikhebas	disisti	dikhas	dikheres	diseses	dikhe
3S	dikheth	dikhebath	dikhith	dikhath	dikhereth	diseseth	dikhath
1P	dikhemus	dikhebamus	disimus	dikhamus	dikheremus	disesemus	dikhamus
2P	dikhethis	dikhebakhis	disistis	dikhakhis	dikherekhis	disesekhis	dikhethe
3P	dikhend	dikheband	diserund	dikhand	dikherend	disesend	dikhand

Vocabulary

Time

Months in Cathardic

English	Cathardic
January	jangwalju
February	febralju
March	malchu
April	aprí
May	manju
June	junju
July	lunju
August	austu
September	setembre
October	otombre
November	nobembre
December	dekhembre

Days in Cathardic

English	Cathardic
Sunday	difilma
Monday	disekhuna
Tuesday	dithelcha
Wednesday	dikhwalta
Thursday	dikhwinda
Friday	disesta
Saturday	disápathi