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Nahónda
Introduction
Nahónda, also known as Nohánda and Nónda, is a language isolate centered in Northwestern Montana. It is bordered by the Lakota Nation to the east, by the Cheyenne to the south, and the Blackfeet and Crow Nations to the north. Along its western border lies the Nez Percé Nation.
Nouns
Independent and Bound Pronominal Forms
| Agent | Patient | |||
| Person | Independent | Bound | Independant | Bound |
| 1st sg. | yat (yak) | tak | ya | t |
| 2nd sg. | inká | nk | ka | n |
| 3rd masc.sg. | tun | k | ta | 0 |
| 3rd fem.sg | yen | kc | yē | c |
| 3rd neut.anim.sg | máke (ma) | tskī | ma (kīyà) | ts |
| 3rd neut.inanim.sg | kíya | sk | kī | s |
| 4th sg. | séha | kc | sē | c |
| Agent | Patient | |||
| Person | Independent | Bound | Independant | Bound |
| 1st du.excl | tsatem | tsat | tsak | at |
| 1st du.incl | tsiháka | tsak | tsihák | ak (an) |
| 2nd dual | tsitá | tsit | tsitá | |
| 3rd masc.du | tsakàl | tskál | tsakáhal | tsak |
| 3rd fem.du | tsakìl | tskál | tsakíhil | tsak |
| 3rd mixed.du | tsacé | tsac | tsac | tsac |
| 3rd anim.du | tsamá | tsam | tsam | tsam |
| 3rd inanim.du | tsakìl | tskil | tsašl | tsaš |
| 4th du. | tsákce | tsakc | tsack | tsašk |
| Agent | Patient | |||
| Person | Independent | Bound | Independant | Bound |
| 1st pl.excl | hakém | km | hak | ak |
| 1st pl.incl. | cayácu | cac | acù | ac |
| 2nd pl | catáha | ctah | táha | ta |
| 3rd masc.pl | ciláha | clah | cíla | cīlà |
| 3rd fem.pl | ciláhe | cláhē | la | la |
| 3rd mixed.pl | cilána | clan | lan | lan |
| 3rd anim.pl | cikíla | cklíha | kíla | kīlá |
| 3rd inanim.pl | ci?áca | cyac | áca | áca |
| 3rd High Public | cihòtape | cotape | hotápe | tapè |
| 4th pl. | cī?áca | cīyac | áca | acà |
Verbs
The polysynthetic Nohandaráy verb follows a templatic paradigm (c.f. Northern Iroquioan languages, Ainu, Minhast, etc).
| Category | Affix | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Temporal Adverbials | [placeholder] | |
| Precative | [placeholder] | |
| Negator | [placeholder] | |
| Irealis (condittional, Optative, etc) | [placeholder] | |
| Manner Adverbials | [placeholder] |
Credits
HTML-to-Wiki Converter (Emiliano Bruni) http://www.ebruni.it/en/software/os/i_love_wiki/index.mpl
Templates
3xN Table
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