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The Tameï orthography is defective, as it does not represent stress, which is unpredictable and phonemic (even though with a limited functional load). | The Tameï orthography is defective, as it does not represent stress, which is unpredictable and phonemic (even though with a limited functional load). | ||
==Morphology== | |||
===Numerals=== | |||
Tameï has a base 10 numeral system with a moderate complexity given by the fact that, due to historical changes, most of the individual numbers between 1 and 100 are irregular - there are some patterns but also many numbers with unexpected forms. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Digit !! Cardinal !! Pronunciation | |||
|- | |||
! 0 | |||
| sīrū || [siˈɹu] | |||
|- | |||
! 1 | |||
| ney || [ne̞ɪ̯] | |||
|- | |||
! 2 | |||
| bud || [bu] | |||
|- | |||
! 3 | |||
| nt′az || [ǀ̃az] | |||
|- | |||
! 4 | |||
| зâch || [θa(ː)ɕ] | |||
|- | |||
! 5 | |||
| mʌch || [mʌɕ] | |||
|- | |||
! 6 | |||
| nūny || [nuɲ] | |||
|- | |||
! 7 | |||
| ǥât || [ɢa(ː)tu] | |||
|- | |||
! 8 | |||
| łowny || [ɬo̞ʊ̯ɲ] | |||
|- | |||
! 9 | |||
| kaƛīkä || [ˈkatɬikɛ] | |||
|- | |||
! 10 | |||
| nyäwī || [ˈɲɛwi] | |||
|- | |||
! 11 | |||
| nyine || [ˈɲine] | |||
|- | |||
! 12 | |||
| nyäfu || [ˈɲɛɸu] | |||
|- | |||
! 13 | |||
| nyänt′ || [ˈɲɛǀ̃] | |||
|- | |||
! 14 | |||
| niзâch || [niˈθa(ː)ɕ] | |||
|- | |||
! 15 | |||
| imʌch || [iˈmʌɕ] | |||
|- | |||
! 16 | |||
| nnyūny || [niˈɲuɲ] or [ɲːuɲ] | |||
|- | |||
! 17 | |||
| nyäǥât || [ˈɲɛɢa(ː)] | |||
|- | |||
! 18 | |||
| nyūłany || [ˈɲuɬaɲ] | |||
|- | |||
! 19 | |||
| nayefunyä || [najeɸuˈɲɛ] | |||
|- | |||
! 20 | |||
| bunyä || [buˈɲɛ] | |||
|} | |||
==Vocabulary== | |||
===Days and months=== | |||
Both days of the week and months of the year used in Tameï are clear French borrowings, but they do show the usual vocalic changes that happened in Tameï since they were borrowed: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Day !! Name !! Shortening !! Pronunciation | |||
|- | |||
! Monday | |||
| lâde || lâ || [la(ː)ˈde] | |||
|- | |||
! Tuesday | |||
| mowde || mo || [mo̞ʊ̯ˈde] | |||
|- | |||
! Wednesday | |||
| mīkurīde || mī || [mikuɹiˈde] | |||
|- | |||
! Thursday | |||
| chude || ch || [ɕuˈde] | |||
|- | |||
! Friday | |||
| fâdurīde || fâ || [ɸa(ː)duɹiˈde] | |||
|- | |||
! Saturday | |||
| sâde || sâ || [sa(ː)ˈde] | |||
|- | |||
! Sunday | |||
| demʌch || de || [deˈmʌɕ] | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Month !! Name !! Shortening !! Pronunciation | |||
|- | |||
! January | |||
| châfī || châ || [ɕa(ː)ˈfi] | |||
|- | |||
! February | |||
| fīūrei || fīū || [fi.uɹeˈi] | |||
|- | |||
! March | |||
| mowsu || mow || [ˈmo̞ʊ̯su] | |||
|- | |||
! April | |||
| afurel || afu || [aɸuˈɹel] | |||
|- | |||
! May | |||
| mī || mī || [ˈmi] | |||
|- | |||
! June | |||
| chuwä || chu || [ɕuˈwɛ] | |||
|- | |||
! July | |||
| chīlī || chī || [ɕiˈli] | |||
|- | |||
! August | |||
| otu || otu || [ˈotu] | |||
|- | |||
! September | |||
| sīputâbu || sīp || [sipuˈta(ː)bu] | |||
|- | |||
! October | |||
| ūkutūbu || ūku || [ukuˈtubu] | |||
|- | |||
! November | |||
| nūfâbu || nūf || [nuˈɸa(ː)bu] | |||
|- | |||
! December | |||
| dīsâbu || dīs || [diˈsa(ː)bu] | |||
|} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||