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''' | '''Äivö''' is a close relative of [[Tíogall]] with mutations and vowel harmony. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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===Copula=== | ===Copula=== | ||
Äivö has a copula ''lädh'' which inflects regularly in the present tense. | |||
As in Welsh, the copula is also used with progressive verbs: ''Laidh an dùbhòinn d'èinteach'' (The teacher is sleeping). | As in Welsh, the copula is also used with progressive verbs: ''Laidh an dùbhòinn d'èinteach'' (The teacher is sleeping). | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
The | The Äivö verbal system is very different from Tíogall, and much closer to [[Bhadhagha]]. | ||
For one thing, | For one thing, Äivö analogized the analytic forms of verbs to all persons, and fused the personal pronoun with the verb: | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
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molaigh hí -> molii "she thanks" | molaigh hí -> molii "she thanks" | ||
molaigh -> mola "... thanks" (with nonpronominal subjects) | molaigh -> mola "... thanks" (with nonpronominal subjects) | ||
molaigh gámh -> | molaigh gámh -> molo "we thank" (both exc. and inc.!) | ||
molaigh séid -> molad "ye thank" | molaigh séid -> molad "ye thank" | ||
molaigh hár -> molar "they thank" | molaigh hár -> molar "they thank" | ||
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The future tense however has a special set of suffixes, derived from the Old Tíogall future tense: | The future tense however has a special set of suffixes, derived from the Old Tíogall future tense: | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
moltanna, moltar, moltuu, moltii, | moltanna, moltar, moltuu, moltii, molto, moltad, moltar | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
The verbal noun is much more regular than in Tíogall, and is consistently marked with ''-akh''/''-äkh''. | The verbal noun is much more regular than in Tíogall, and is consistently marked with ''-akh''/''-äkh''. | ||
Äivö is not split-ergative, unlike Tíogall. | |||
Perfect tenses use the construction ''tänn'' followed by the verbal noun. | Perfect tenses use the construction ''tänn'' followed by the verbal noun. | ||
[[Category:Languages]][[Category:Clotricin]] | [[Category:Languages]][[Category:Clotricin]] | ||