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| ʃ | | ʃ | ||
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| (χ) (ʁ) | | {{IPA|(χ) (ʁ)}} | ||
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The tense suffixes are invariable. For the present ({{sc|pres}}) add '''-ún''', the future ({{sc|fut}}) '''-án''', and for the past ({{sc| | The tense suffixes are invariable. For the present ({{sc|pres}}) add '''-ún''', the future ({{sc|fut}}) '''-án''', and for the past ({{sc|past}}) '''-át'''. | ||
The imperative mood is marked by prefixing ''tar-'' for the second person singular and '''kar-''' for the plural to the optative mood stem. No tense markers are added. | The imperative mood is marked by prefixing ''tar-'' for the second person singular and '''kar-''' for the plural to the optative mood stem. No tense markers are added. | ||
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!Proximal (Close) | |||
!Distal (Far) | |||
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| | | ina || ana | ||
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===Personal pronouns=== | ===Personal pronouns=== | ||
The personal pronouns in Khaz are a simple matter. Mostly, they behave like nouns and inflect similarly, with the one major difference being that the nominative singular and all plural forms | The personal pronouns in Khaz are a simple matter. Mostly, they behave like nouns and inflect similarly, with the one major difference being that both the nominative singular and all plural forms inflect using an alternative stem. The third person pronoun also include a distinction for masculine and feminine that parallels the one found in the verbal pronoun prefixes. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; align:center;" | ||
|+ First and second person pronouns | |+ First and second person pronouns | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Phrase order=== | ===Phrase order=== | ||
The normal word order is subject-verb-object (SVO). It can however be disrupted for stylistic purpose into | The normal word order is subject-verb-object (SVO). It can however be disrupted for stylistic purpose into several other orders. | ||
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“And so the Wizard humbled came to the island” | |||
====Focalisation==== | |||
=====Verb focus===== | |||
VSO order is used to emphasise the verb phrase. | |||
{| style="text-align:center;align:center;" | |||
|+ ''Garku Gôr-Amahhîzôn nâr Arûtulbhimaz'' | |||
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|gar-šku||gôr-amahhî-zôn||nâr||arûtulbhi-maz | |||
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|war-{{sc|ptcp}}||king-knowing-{{sc|nmlz}}||{{sc|def.art}}||traitor-{{sc|acc;pl}} | |||
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|} | |||
“It was warring he was, Gôr-Amahhîzôn against the traitors.” | |||
=====Object focus===== | |||
To emphasise an object, the object is broken out of the sentence and referred to with ina. The word order of the clause changes to demonstrative-subject-verb. | |||
{| style="text-align:center;align:center;" | |||
|+ ''Aškabhal, ina azbârán'' | |||
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|aškabhal||ina||az-bâr-án | |||
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|apple||{{sc|prox.dem}}||{{sc|1sg-}}eat{{sc|-ind.act-fut}} | |||
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“An apple, that's what I'll eat” | |||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
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====Compound verbs==== | ====Compound verbs==== | ||
Compound verbs of the structure V+V are used regularly in Khaz. They are formed by using the verbal participle ({{sc|ptcp}}) of the primary verb followed by a ''light'' verb which carries all the relevant inflections. | |||
{| style="text-align: center;align:center;" | |||
|+ ''išaz khašku izkîbhón'' | |||
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|išaz||khaz-šku||iz-kîbh-ún | |||
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|{{sc|3sg.m.nom}}||speak-{{sc|ptcp}}||{{sc|3sg.m-}}want{{sc|.ind.act-pres}} | |||
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|} | |||
::::“he is trying to talk” | |||
====Verb framing==== | |||
Khaz is a verb-framing language and often uses a compounding verbal structure to describe manner of motion for verbs. | |||
{| style="text-align: center;align:center;" | |||
|+ ''išal šašku izil-yâphát'' | |||
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|išal||šar-šku||izil-yâph-át | |||
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|{{sc|3sg.f.nom}}||enter-{{sc|ptcp}}||{{sc|3sg.f-}}stumble{{sc|.ind.act-past}} | |||
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::::“she entered stumbling” | |||
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