Kamatarna
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Kamatarna was sparked by a mention in Tolkien's The Monsters and the Critics about how he overheard a man deciding he would "mark the accusative with a prefix", so I ran with the idea. The language is pretty consistently CVCV and marks cases with prefixes rather than suffixes.
History
Phonology
Grammar
Pronouns
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
First person | ta | tar |
Second person | koon | koor |
Third person | poon | poor |
Pronouns can be used as suffix for possession.
Interrogative
Kima. Who.
Noun
Cases
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Ø | -r |
Accusative | plo- | plo- -r |
Dative | ||
Genitive |
The accusative is used with verbs of motion to indicate movement towards.
Number
plural: -r y na, ga de ko-
Sample sentences
Kima dúma plo-kamatar?
Who comes to our land?
Lubunga ko-ta luga ko-koon
It's not up to you, nor up to me.
Pulsamakoon plesa ka!
It's an order from your king!