Sharqi

Sharqi (native: Af Sharqi) is an Ethio-Semitic language.

Introduction

Sharqi is basically a Semitic Somali.

Morphology

Verbs

Stem 1

Stem 1 is the base form of a verb.

• FCL is used as the generic verb (with qadal "to kill" as the example verb).
  • F: first root consonant
  • C: second root consonant
  • L: third root consonant
  • (vowel): vowel that is usually dropped unless it violates phonotactics
  • Before a suffix beginning in a vowel, the penultimate a in the present and past affirmative is dropped (if possible).

e.g. sabar "he broke" + -ag "you (object)" → sabrag "he broke you" (not *sabarag)

BUT baddal "he changed" + -ag → baddalag "he changed you" (*baddlag violates phonotactics).

Stem 1

Infinitive					FáC(a)Li				qádli
Verbal Noun (f.)					máF(a)CaL				máqdal
	Present Affirmative		Present Subjunctive		Past Affirmative		Past Negative		Imperative Affirmative		Imperative Negative
1S	iFáCaL	iqádal	iF(i)CíL	iqdíl	FaCáLku	qadálku	FaC(a)Lán	qadlán	íF(a)CiL	íqdil	íF(a)CiL	íqdil
2S	tiFáCaL	tiqádal	tiF(i)CíL	tiqdíl	FaCáLka	qadálka			FíCiL	qídil	tíF(i)CiL	tíqdil
3SM	yiFáCaL	yiqádal	yiF(i)CíL	yiqdíl	FáCaL	qádal			yíF(a)CiL	yíqdil	yíF(a)CiL	yíqdil
3SF	tiFáCaL	tiqádal	tiF(i)CíL	tiqdíl	FaC(a)Lád	qadlád			tíF(a)CiL	tíqdil	tíF(a)CiL	tíqdil
1P	niFáCaL	niqádal	niF(i)CíL	niqdíl	FaCáLna	qadálna			níF(a)CiL	níqdil	níF(a)CiL	níqdil
2P	tiFaC(a)Luú	tiqadluú	tiF(i)CiLuú	tiqdiluú	FaCaLkuú	qadalkuú			FíC(i)Luu	qídluu	tiF(i)CíLuu	tiqdíluu
3P	yiFaC(a)Luú	yiqadluú	yiF(i)CiLuú	yiqdiluú	FaC(a)Luú	qadluú			yíF(i)CiLuu	yíqdiluu	yiF(i)CíLuu	yiqdíluu
IMP	yiFáC(a)Las	yiqádlas	yiF(i)CíLas	yiqdílas	FáC(a)Las	qádlas	yíF(a)CiLas	yíqdilas	yíF(a)CiLas	yíqdilas