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Asaari has a fairly complex grammar; it lacks the common definition of a noun. Instead, all nouns are so called "nominals" verbs conjugated in a certain pattern. | Asaari has a fairly complex grammar; it lacks the common definition of a noun. Instead, all nouns are so called "nominals" verbs conjugated in a certain pattern. | ||
===Syntax=== | ===Syntax=== | ||
== | ==Verbs== | ||
=== | ===Number=== | ||
Asaari verbs are conjugated according to three different numbers; singular, dual, and plural. | |||
==== | ====Singular==== | ||
The singular ({{sc|sg}}) number is the most basic form of most nouns, and marks individual nouns, counting "one". It is completely corresponding to the English equivalent. The singular third person perfective dynamic is the citation form of all words in the Asaari language. The singular inflects according to three genders: Masculine, feminine and neuter. | |||
The singular is formed with prefixes and suffixes. | |||
====Dual==== | |||
The dual ({{sc|du}}) number marks when there are two subjects of a verb, or two of a noun. It is a living number unlike many European equivalents as well as [[w:Arabic language|Arabic]]. It is not inflected according to any gender. | |||
The dual is formed through prefixes. | |||
====Plural==== | |||
The plural ({{sc|pl}}) number refers to any objects numbering more than two, that is "several". It corresponds well to the English plurals. | |||
The plural formation differs from that of the other numbers; it uses reduplication of the singular prefixes. The reduplication is partial and dependent upon the structure of the prefix. | |||
*C<sub>1</sub>V<sub>1</sub>C<sub>2</sub>-prefixes are reduplicated to C<sub>1</sub>V<sub>1</sub>C<sub>2</sub>V<sub>1</sub>C<sub>2</sub>. | |||
*V<sub>1</sub>C<sub>1</sub>-prefixes form the reduplication V<sub>1</sub>C<sub>1</sub>V<sub>1</sub>C<sub>1</sub> | |||
*Prefixes with a sole vowel, V, are reduplicated as VhV. | |||
===Gender=== | |||
Unlike other Native American languages, there are three genders, the masculine ({{sc|m}}), feminine ({{sc|f}}) and neuter ({{sc|n}}). Gender plays important roles in and verbal inflections, since Asaari verbs conjugate according to gender. It is important to note that while verbs agree according to gender, it is the subject's gender that congruates. | |||
===Statives=== | |||
Statives are a conjugation of verbs that function primarily as nouns and adjectives. A stative is most often defined as a [[w:Predicative expression|predicative verb]], nominal or adjective, but may also include other [[w:predicates|predicates]]. | |||
=====Predicative===== | =====Predicative===== | ||
The predicative construction of a nominal has a usage most often analogous to an English [[w:copula|copula]], used in a predicative expression. | The predicative construction of a nominal has a usage most often analogous to an English [[w:copula|copula]], used in a predicative expression. | ||
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|''-'í'' | |''-'í'' | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||