Kandi/Sandbox

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Stative and dynamic affixes
person 1 2 3.PROX (3) 3.OBV (4) 0
-w- -k- - -y- -h-
Stative
same -á- -wá -ká (Vy) -yá -há
different -í- -wí -kí - -yi -hí
Dynamic
same -u- wu- ku- u- yu- hu-
different -a- wa- ka- a- ya- ha-

Noun classes and quantifiers

I -ma -m people
II animals, pets, cattle
III predators, pejoratives
IV plants
V meat, food, body parts
VI small/round/short/curved objects
VII long/oblong/straight objects
VIII unclear
IX abstractions, obviatives, arcane/divine things, augmentatives

Simple stuff

Pluralisation

Do we distinguish plurals? They are a pain after all.

  • agūrriyagūrriynaagūrrīna


tšanukān
[t͡ʃanuˈkɔn]
tshanu-k-ā-n
horse.M-2-SAM-PL

You are horses.

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What's actually inside

  • ᎭᎪᏨ:ᏡᎲᏙᏙᏔᏋᎹ ᎪᏫᏢᎭᎹ:ᎰᎱ;
    yáasúweyikukúusima awushuyamátin?
    [ʝaːsuβ̞ɛʝikuˈkuːβ̞sẽʔa aβ̞uɕuʝʌ̃ˈʔaːtẽ]

    Is that moose crying herring?

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