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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
The grammar of Grekelin is generally very simple and consistent. It is very conservative compared to Greek (Or dialects of it). | The grammar of Grekelin is generally very simple and consistent. It is very conservative compared to Greek (Or dialects of it). The most outstanding feature would probably be that of vowel harmony, which is found at least in both the standard and slavic dialects. | ||
===Articles=== | ===Articles=== | ||
Grekelin has both indefinite and definite articles, which are inflected exclusively based on the number and the noun ending | Grekelin has both indefinite and definite articles, which are inflected exclusively based on the number and the noun ending. | ||
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! Ending !! Definite Article !! Indefinite Article !! Plural Form | ! Ending !! Definite Article !! Indefinite Article !! Plural Form | ||
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| -i noun ending || | | -i noun ending || E /ε/ || eni /ˈɛɳi/ || Ek /ek/ | ||
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| Other noun endings || | | Other noun endings || To /to/ || en /ɛɳ/ || Ta | ||
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===Cases=== | ===Cases=== | ||
Grekelin has 4 cases: Nominative, genitive, accusative and vocative. In the Slavic dialect, another case exists, the dative case. Remember that Grekelin has developed vowel harmony in the language so it's | |||
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! Case !! Singular !! Plural | ! Case !! Singular !! Plural | ||
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| Nominative || | | Nominative || To gnudzsa || Ta gnudzsuk | ||
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| Genitive || Ca | | Genitive || Ca gnudzsas || Co gnudzsun | ||
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| Accusative || Ecs | | Accusative || Ecs gnudzsa || Ecs gnudzsuk | ||
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| Vocative || | | Vocative || O gnudzsae || Oh gnudzse | ||
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! Case !! Singular !! Plural | ! Case !! Singular !! Plural | ||
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| Nominative || | | Nominative || E kukli || Ek kukliok | ||
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| Genitive || Ci | | Genitive || Ci kuklu || Co kuklun | ||
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| Accusative || Ecs kuklí || Ecs | | Accusative || Ecs kuklí || Ecs kuklun | ||
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| Vocative || Oh kuklí || Oh kuklíe | | Vocative || Oh kuklí || Oh kuklíe | ||
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| 2nd person || Peié || Peiéte || Peióse || Epeiósase | | 2nd person || Peié || Peiéte || Peióse || Epeiósase | ||
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| 3rd person || | | 3rd person || Peiei || Peíanda || Peiándande || Epeiándande | ||
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| Yes || ''Ne'' || /nɛ/ | | Yes || ''Ne'' || /nɛ/ | ||
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| No || '' | | No || ''uk'' || /uk/ | ||
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| Hello! || ''Dzsóvorzo!'' (Formal) / ''Gya!'' (Informal) || /'d͡ʑoβorzo/ /ɟɑː/ | | Hello! || ''Dzsóvorzo!'' (Formal) / ''Gya!'' (Informal) || /'d͡ʑoβorzo/ /ɟɑː/ | ||
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| What? || ''Tí?'' || /ti/ | | What? || ''Tí?'' || /ti/ | ||
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| When? || ''Pónte?'' || /ˈpo. | | When? || ''Pónte?'' || /ˈpo.ndɛ/ | ||
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| Where? || '' | | Where? || ''Pe?'' || /pɛ/ | ||
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| How? || '' | | How? || ''Posz?'' || /ˈpoɕ/ | ||
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| Why || '' | | Why || ''Dzatti?'' || /'d͡ʑɑti/ | ||
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| Again || ''Urá'' || /uˈrɑ/ | | Again || ''Urá'' || /uˈrɑ/ | ||