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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | |||
Nouns have 2 genders (masculine, feminine) and 11 cases (nominative, genitive, accusative, dative, locative, exlocative, instrumental, abessive, equative, anti-equative, and vocative). | |||
====Feminine nouns==== | |||
Most nouns are feminine and decline as follows: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Header text !! Indefinite Singular !! Indefinite Plural !! Definite Singular !! Definite Plural | |||
|- | |||
| Nominative || [nom stem] || [nom stem]+me || [nom stem]+næ || [nom stem]+nø | |||
|- | |||
| Genitive || [gen stem] || [nom stem]+men || [nom stem]+nær || [nom stem]+nør | |||
|- | |||
| Accusative || [acc stem] || [nom stem]+meth || [nom stem]+næth || [nom stem]+nøth | |||
|- | |||
| Dative || æn+[gen stem] || æn+[nom stem]+men || æn+[nom stem]+nær || æn+[nom stem]+nør | |||
|- | |||
| Locative || me+[lenited gen stem] || me+[lenited nom stem]+men || me+[lenited nom stem]+nær || me+[lenited nom stem]+nør | |||
|- | |||
| Exlocative || ow+[lenited gen stem] || ow+[lenited nom stem]+men || ow+[lenited nom stem]+nær || ow+[lenited nom stem]+nør | |||
|- | |||
| Instrumental || rø+[lenited gen stem] || rø+[lenited nom stem]+men || rø+[lenited nom stem]+nær || rø+[lenited nom stem]+nør | |||
|- | |||
| Abessive || tsø+[lenited gen stem] || tsø+[lenited nom stem]+men || tsø+[lenited nom stem]+nær || tsø+[lenited nom stem]+nør | |||
|- | |||
| Equative || λø+[lenited gen stem] || λø+[lenited nom stem]+men || λø+[lenited nom stem]+nær || λø+[lenited nom stem]+nør | |||
|- | |||
| Anti-equative || ød+[lenited gen stem] || ød+[lenited nom stem]+men || ød+[lenited nom stem]+nær || ød+[lenited nom stem]+nør | |||
|- | |||
| Vocative || [lenited nom stem] || [lenited nom stem]+me || [lenited nom stem]+næ || [lenited nom stem]+nø | |||
|} | |||
* [nom stem] is the dictionary form of a noun. | |||
* [gen stem] is the genitive stem, formed by adding -e if the noun ends in a consonant and -n if the noun ends in a vowel. | |||
* [acc stem] is the accusative stem, formed by adding -eth if the noun ends in a consonant and -th if the noun ends in a vowel. | |||
Here are two examples: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! ''erim'' 'tail' !! Indefinite Singular !! Indefinite Plural !! Definite Singular !! Definite Plural | |||
|- | |||
| Nominative || erim || erimme || erimnæ || erimnø | |||
|- | |||
| Genitive || erime || erimmen || erimnær || erimnør | |||
|- | |||
| Accusative || erimeth || erimmeth || erimnæth || erimnøth | |||
|- | |||
| Dative || ænerime || ænerimmen || ænerimnær || ænerimnør | |||
|- | |||
| Locative || menerime || menerimmen || menerimnær || menerimnør | |||
|- | |||
| Exlocative || ownerime || ownerimmen || ownerimnær || ownerimnør | |||
|- | |||
| Instrumental || rønerime || rønerimmen || rønerimnær || rønerimnør | |||
|- | |||
| Abessive || tsønerime || tsønerimmen || tsønerimnær || tsønerimnør | |||
|- | |||
| Equative || λønerime || λønerimmen || λønerimnær || λønerimnør | |||
|- | |||
| Anti-equative || ødnerime || ødnerimmen || ødnerimnær || ødnerimnør | |||
|- | |||
| Vocative || nerim || nerimme || nerimnæ || nerimnø | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! ''neσa'' 'rope' !! Indefinite Singular !! Indefinite Plural !! Definite Singular !! Definite Plural | |||
|- | |||
| Nominative || neσa || neσame || neσanæ || neσanø | |||
|- | |||
| Genitive || neσan || neσamen || neσanær || neσanør | |||
|- | |||
| Accusative || neσath || neσameth || neσanæth || neσanøth | |||
|- | |||
| Dative || ænneσan || ænneσamen || ænneσanær || ænneσanør | |||
|- | |||
| Locative || meneσan || meneσamen || meneσanær || meneσanør | |||
|- | |||
| Exlocative || owneσan || owneσamen || owneσanær || owneσanør | |||
|- | |||
| Instrumental || røneσan || røneσamen || røneσanær || røneσanør | |||
|- | |||
| Abessive || tsøneσan || tsøneσamen || tsøneσanær || tsøneσanør | |||
|- | |||
| Equative || λøneσan || λøneσamen || λøneσanær || λøneσanør | |||
|- | |||
| Anti-equative || ødneσan || ødneσamen || ødneσanær || ødneσanør | |||
|- | |||
| Vocative || neσa || neσame || neσanæ || neσanø | |||
|} | |||
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Revision as of 06:34, 2 October 2015
Introduction
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Lateral | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless Stop/Affricate | p /pʰ/ | t /tʰ/ | ts /ts/ | tσ /tɬ/ | tj /tʃ/ | k /kʰ/ | ||
| Voiced Stop/Affricate | b /p~b/ | d /t~d/ | dz /dz/ | dλ /dɮ/ | dj /dʒ/ | g /k~g/ | ||
| Voiceless Fricative | f /f/ | th /θ/ | s /s/ | σ /ɬ/ | sj /ʃ/ | ch /x/ | h /h/ | |
| Voiced Fricative | v /v/ | dh /ð/ | z /z/ | λ /ɮ/ | zj /ʒ/ | gh /ɣ/ | ||
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||||
| Approximant | l /ɫ/ | r /ɹ̱/ | y /j/ | w /w/ |
Vowels
| Vowel | IPA |
|---|---|
| a | /a/ |
| æ | /ɛ/ |
| e | /ɘ/ or /ə/ depending on dialect |
| i | /ɪ/ |
| o | /ɔ/ |
| ø | /ɵ/ |
| u | /ʉ/ |
Lenition
| Normal | p | t | ts | s | tσ | σ | tj | sj | k | b | d | dz | z | dλ | λ | dj | zj | g |
| Lenited | f | th | s | h | σ | h | sj | h | ch | v | dh | z | 0 | λ | 0 | zj | 0 | gh |
| Normal | m | n | ng | w | l | r | y |
| Lenited | w | n | w | w | w | r | y |
Prosody
Stress
Stress is on the first syllable, not counting prefixes.
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
Nouns have 2 genders (masculine, feminine) and 11 cases (nominative, genitive, accusative, dative, locative, exlocative, instrumental, abessive, equative, anti-equative, and vocative).
Feminine nouns
Most nouns are feminine and decline as follows:
| Header text | Indefinite Singular | Indefinite Plural | Definite Singular | Definite Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | [nom stem] | [nom stem]+me | [nom stem]+næ | [nom stem]+nø |
| Genitive | [gen stem] | [nom stem]+men | [nom stem]+nær | [nom stem]+nør |
| Accusative | [acc stem] | [nom stem]+meth | [nom stem]+næth | [nom stem]+nøth |
| Dative | æn+[gen stem] | æn+[nom stem]+men | æn+[nom stem]+nær | æn+[nom stem]+nør |
| Locative | me+[lenited gen stem] | me+[lenited nom stem]+men | me+[lenited nom stem]+nær | me+[lenited nom stem]+nør |
| Exlocative | ow+[lenited gen stem] | ow+[lenited nom stem]+men | ow+[lenited nom stem]+nær | ow+[lenited nom stem]+nør |
| Instrumental | rø+[lenited gen stem] | rø+[lenited nom stem]+men | rø+[lenited nom stem]+nær | rø+[lenited nom stem]+nør |
| Abessive | tsø+[lenited gen stem] | tsø+[lenited nom stem]+men | tsø+[lenited nom stem]+nær | tsø+[lenited nom stem]+nør |
| Equative | λø+[lenited gen stem] | λø+[lenited nom stem]+men | λø+[lenited nom stem]+nær | λø+[lenited nom stem]+nør |
| Anti-equative | ød+[lenited gen stem] | ød+[lenited nom stem]+men | ød+[lenited nom stem]+nær | ød+[lenited nom stem]+nør |
| Vocative | [lenited nom stem] | [lenited nom stem]+me | [lenited nom stem]+næ | [lenited nom stem]+nø |
- [nom stem] is the dictionary form of a noun.
- [gen stem] is the genitive stem, formed by adding -e if the noun ends in a consonant and -n if the noun ends in a vowel.
- [acc stem] is the accusative stem, formed by adding -eth if the noun ends in a consonant and -th if the noun ends in a vowel.
Here are two examples:
| erim 'tail' | Indefinite Singular | Indefinite Plural | Definite Singular | Definite Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erim | erimme | erimnæ | erimnø |
| Genitive | erime | erimmen | erimnær | erimnør |
| Accusative | erimeth | erimmeth | erimnæth | erimnøth |
| Dative | ænerime | ænerimmen | ænerimnær | ænerimnør |
| Locative | menerime | menerimmen | menerimnær | menerimnør |
| Exlocative | ownerime | ownerimmen | ownerimnær | ownerimnør |
| Instrumental | rønerime | rønerimmen | rønerimnær | rønerimnør |
| Abessive | tsønerime | tsønerimmen | tsønerimnær | tsønerimnør |
| Equative | λønerime | λønerimmen | λønerimnær | λønerimnør |
| Anti-equative | ødnerime | ødnerimmen | ødnerimnær | ødnerimnør |
| Vocative | nerim | nerimme | nerimnæ | nerimnø |
| neσa 'rope' | Indefinite Singular | Indefinite Plural | Definite Singular | Definite Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | neσa | neσame | neσanæ | neσanø |
| Genitive | neσan | neσamen | neσanær | neσanør |
| Accusative | neσath | neσameth | neσanæth | neσanøth |
| Dative | ænneσan | ænneσamen | ænneσanær | ænneσanør |
| Locative | meneσan | meneσamen | meneσanær | meneσanør |
| Exlocative | owneσan | owneσamen | owneσanær | owneσanør |
| Instrumental | røneσan | røneσamen | røneσanær | røneσanør |
| Abessive | tsøneσan | tsøneσamen | tsøneσanær | tsøneσanør |
| Equative | λøneσan | λøneσamen | λøneσanær | λøneσanør |
| Anti-equative | ødneσan | ødneσamen | ødneσanær | ødneσanør |
| Vocative | neσa | neσame | neσanæ | neσanø |