Tigol/Morphology

Morphology is the most complex part of Old Tíogall. Much of Proto-Talmic morphology survives in Old Tíogall. However, Old Tíogall is most notorious for its often unpredictable verbal allomorphy.

Verb TAMs

Old Tíogall inherits many TAMs directly from Thensarian. In addition, Old Tíogall displays extensive verb allomorphy. Verbs can be grouped in two ways: non-prefixed and prefixed, and non-ablauting and ablauting. The verb tables below will use the following example verbs:

• Unprefixed, non-ablauting verbs: e.g. túsaiṁ /ˈtuːsai̯mʰ/ 'he prays', ní·túsa /niːˈtuːsa/ 'he does not pray' (modern tús)
• Unprefixed, ablauting verbs: e.g. sormaiṁ /sormai̯mʰ/ 'he finds (intransitive)', ní·sorma /niːˈsorma/ 'he does not find' (modern sorm)
• Prefixed, non-ablauting verbs: e.g. as·tóċ /asˈtoːkʰ/ 'he proves', ní·assaċ /niːˈasːakʰ/ 'he does not prove' (modern stóch)
• Prefixed ablauting verbs: e.g. dos·coḃ /dosˈkobʰ/ 'he tolerates' (*de-as-coḃ), ní·dép /niːˈdeːp/ 'he does not tolerate' (modern déab)

In case where there is a preverb, the first syllable after the interpunct is stressed.

Present

Person	túsain "pray, request" (non-prefixed, non-ablauting)	as·tóċan "prove" (prefixed, non-ablauting)
1SG	túsain < tússanis ní·tús < nīs tússan	as·tóċ < astósāconis ní·assaċ < nīs ástosācon
2SG	túsair < tússaris ní·túsar < nīs tússar	as·tóċar < astósācoris ní·assaċar < nīs ástosācor
3SG.M	túsaiṁ < tússamis ní·tús < nīs tússam	as·tóċ < astósācomis ní·assaċ < nīs ástosācom
3SG.F	túsaé < tússasis ní·túsaé < nīs tússasi	as·tóċaé < astósācosis ní·assaċ < nīs ástosācosi
3SG.N	tús < tússas ní·tús < nīs tússa	as·tóċ < astósācos ní·assaċ < nīs ástosāco
1EX	túsme < tússamēs ní·túsaiṁ < nīs tússamē	as·tóċaiṁ < astósācomēs ní·assaċaiṁ < nīs ástosācomē
1IN	túsait < tússantis ní·túsat < nīs tússant	as·tóċat < astósācontis ní·assaċat < nīs ástosācont
2PL	túsaisc < tússasces ní·túsaisc < nīs tússasce	as·tóċaisc < astósācosces ní·assaċaisc < nīs ástosācosce
3PL	túsaiḋ < tússatis ní·túsaḋ < nīs tússat	as·tóċaḋ < astósācotis ní·assaċaḋ < nīs ástosācot

Imperfect

The imperfect is formed with reduplication as in Thensarian.

Preterite

Person	túsain "pray, request" (non-prefixed, non-ablauting)	as·tóċan "prove" (prefixed, non-ablauting)
1SG	túsnaim < tússannemis ní·túsainn < nīs tússannem	as·tóċainn < astósāconnemis ní·assaċainn < nīs ástosāconnem
2SG	túsaí < tússavȳs ní·túsaí < nīs tússavȳ	as·tóċaí < astósācovȳs ní·assaċaí < nīs ástosācovȳ
3SG.M	túsaim < tússasmis ní·túsaim < nīs tússasmi	as·tóċaim < astósācosmis ní·assaċaim < nīs ástosācosmi
3SG.F	túsais < tússastis ní·túsais < nīs tússasti	as·tóċais < astósācostis ní·assaċais < nīs ástosācosti
3SG.N	túsá < tússasos ní·túsá < nīs tússaso	as·tóċá < astósācosos ní·assaċá < nīs ástosācoso
1EX	túsmair < tússameris ní·túsmar < nīs tússamer	as·tóċmar < astósācomeris ní·assaċmar < nīs ástosācomer
1IN	túsdair < tússanteris ní·túsdar < nīs tússanter	as·tóċdar < astósāconteris ní·assaċdar < nīs ástosāconter
2PL	túscair < tússasceris ní·túscar < nīs tússascer	as·tóccar < astósācosceris ní·assaccar < nīs ástosācoscer
3PL	túsṫair < tússateris ní·túsṫar < nīs tússater	as·tóċṫar < astósācoteris ní·assaċṫar < nīs ástosācoter

Conditional

Partially influenced by optative, partially by preterite