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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Names=== | ===Names=== | ||
====Mononyms==== | ====Mononyms==== | ||
Traditionally, the Tumachee people have assigned mononyms to newborn children. These "baby names" usually have meanings related to when, where and/or how the baby was born, e.g. ''Kêḩalgzîgziwewakbân'', or "Boy born with difficulties under a full moon".<ref>This was the "baby name" of the first Sleeping Bull, according to Man of Long Speeches(''Ḩawayûkkabân'').</ref> Later on in life, a new name would be assigned to the person based on the person's achievements, merits or what they are known for, e.g. "Woman Who Walks a Lot"(''Ḩawakozozḩes''), and very occasionally woould they take a name given to them by a different tribe, e.g. "Sleeping Bull"(''Kîkzowalei''). | |||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
====Adjectives==== | ====Adjectives==== | ||
All nouns in Tumachee have their own adjective form, which is usually manifested in an agglutinate suffix form like ''-miḩ''. Each noun has their own unique adjective/suffix form, meaning you could make basically any word by agglutinating a noun and a noun-derived suffix. For example, the word and name "Ox-like-the-water" would be ''Kîkwisyigûn''(''lit.'' ox.<small>NOM</small>-water.<small>ADJ</small>), with ''-yigûn'' being the suffix form of ''yîlgos'', water. | All nouns in Tumachee have their own adjective form, which is usually manifested in an agglutinate suffix form like ''-miḩ''. Each noun has their own unique adjective/suffix form, meaning you could make basically any word by agglutinating a noun and a noun-derived suffix. For example, the word and name "Ox-like-the-water" would be ''Kîkwisyigûn''(''lit.'' ox.<small>NOM</small>-water.<small>ADJ</small>), with ''-yigûn'' being the suffix form of ''yîlgos'', water. | ||
===Numerals=== | ===Numerals=== | ||
Tumachee natively uses a base 7 counting system, though most modern Tumachee use the mostly universal base 10 counting system. | Tumachee natively uses a base 7 counting system, though most modern Tumachee use the mostly universal base 10 counting system. | ||