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A Nounphrase can be expanded with noun-verbs, numbers and possessors. | A Nounphrase can be expanded with noun-verbs, numbers and possessors. | ||
The sequence general sequence is "possessor [gen.] - NOUN - noun-verb - number". | The sequence general sequence is "possessor [gen.] - NOUN - noun-verb - number". The noun phrase in the proto-language was put together of several elements that shared the same endings: | ||
"nigadzóba nismaliksóba nilulóba." | |||
in-GARDEN-pl.-loc.-1.sg.-gen. | in-SMALL-pl.-loc.-1.sg.-gen. | in-FIVE-loc.-1.sg.-gen. | |||
"in my five gardens" | |||
The second step in the development was that repetition of marks was reduced and, among other things, the lenition started to develop: | |||
"nigadzó nizmaliksó nilulóba." [loss of possessive suffixe on the noun and verbal-noun phrase] | |||
"nigadzó zmaliksó nlulóba." [loss and reduction of prefix on the adjective and numeral] | |||
"nighadó zmalikó luló[z]ba." [loss of plural marker on the noun and noun-verb; addition of the plural marker to the numeral] | |||
"nighadó zmalike llulózba." [reduction of the locative suffix on the noun-verb. The remaining vowel serves to facilitate prononciation. Only beginning and end are marked for case.] | |||
"nighade zmalike lluló[z]ba." [reduction of the locative suffix on the noun. Plural suffix on numerals becomes optional.] | |||
"nighad[e] zmalik[e] llulóba." [plural marker on numerals disappears. the loss of the reduced further locative suffix beginns. The middle elements are the first to lose their end-vowels completely.] | |||
"nighad[e] zmalik lulóba." [the reduced vowel(s) of the middle elements is completed. The lenition process is partly reduced, especially for liquids and nasals [not for dialects that replace /m/ : /w/] | |||
"nighad zmalig lulóba." [loss of the reduced vowel on the noun, which is partly retained, especiall in southern dialects. Voiceless consonants in the ending of nouns and noun-verbs become voiced.] | |||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||