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! colspan="3" | '''Declension''' | ! colspan="3" | '''Declension''' | ||
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! style="width: 80px;" | Case !! style="width: 80px;" | king (h) !! style="width: 80px;" | mother (h) !! style="width: 80px;" | tree (n) !! style="width: 80px;" | city (n) !! | ! style="width: 80px;" | Case !! style="width: 80px;" | king (h) !! style="width: 80px;" | mother (h) !! style="width: 80px;" | tree (n) !! style="width: 80px;" | city (n) !! style="width: 80px;" | kings (h) !! style="width: 80px;" | mothers (h) !! | ||
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! Genitive | ! Genitive | ||
| lugala(k) || ama(k) || ĝeša(k) || eri(k) | | lugala(k) || ama(k) || ĝeša(k) || eri(k) || lugalene(k) || amane(k) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Ergative | ! Ergative | ||
| lugale || amae/amā || ĝeše || erie/erī | | lugale || amae/amā || ĝeše || erie/erī || lugalene || amane | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Absolutive | ! Absolutive | ||
| lugal || ama || ĝeš || eri | | lugal || ama || ĝeš || eri || (lugalen) || (aman) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Dative | ! Dative | ||
| lugalra/lugalar || amar(a) || - || - | | lugalra/lugalar || amar(a) || - || - || lugalener(a) || amaner(a) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Directive | ! Directive | ||
| (lugalye) || (amaye) || ĝešye || eriye | | (lugalye) || (amaye) || ĝešye || eriye || (lugaleneye) || (amaneye) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Locative | ! Locative | ||
| (lugalya) || (amaya) || ĝešya || eriya | | (lugalya) || (amaya) || ĝešya || eriya || (lugaleneya) || (amaneya) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Terminative | ! Terminative | ||
| lugalše/lugalaš || amaše || ĝešše/ĝešaš || eriše | | lugalše/lugalaš || amaše || ĝešše/ĝešaš || eriše || lugaleneše || amaneše | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Adverbiative | ! Adverbiative | ||
| lugaleš || amaeš || ĝešeš || erieš | | lugaleš || amaeš || ĝešeš || erieš || lugalenēš || amanēš | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Ablative | ! Ablative | ||
| (lugalta) || (amata) || ĝešta || erita | | (lugalta) || (amata) || ĝešta || erita || (lugaleneta) || (amaneta) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Comitative | ! Comitative | ||
| lugalda || amada || ĝešda || erida | | lugalda || amada || ĝešda || erida || lugaleneda || amaneda | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Equative | ! Equative | ||
| lugalgen || amagen || ĝešgen || erigen | | lugalgen || amagen || ĝešgen || erigen || (lugalenegen) || (amanegen) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 3 March 2014
Sumerian conlang
Phonology
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | ĝ [ŋ] | ||
| Plosive | p [pʰ/p] b [p/b] | t [tʰ/t] d [t/d] | k [kʰ/k] g [k/g] | ||
| Fricative | s [s] | š [ʃ] | h [x] | ||
| Affricate | z [t͡s] (r̂ [t͡sʰ]) | ||||
| Approximant | (y/i [j] ?) | (w/u [w] ?) | |||
| Trill | r [r/ɾ] | ||||
| Flap or tap | (r̂ ?) | ||||
| Lateral app. | l [l] |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i [i] (ī [i:] ?) | u [u] (ū [u:] ?) |
| Mid | e [e] (ē [e:]?) | (o [o] (ō [o:] ?) ?) |
| Open | a [a] (ā [a:] ?) | |
Grammar
Nouns
Characteristics
NOMINAL CHAIN:
1) [NOUN] + [ADJECTIVE + POSSESSIVE/DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN + PLURAL (e)ne] + [CASE]
2) [PRONOUN] + [CASE]
Cases
| Substantives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Suffixes | Notes | |
| Human | Non-h. | ||
| Genitive | -ak/-a/-k | ||
| Ergative | -e | subject of transitive verbs (agent) | |
| Absolutive | -Ø | subject of intransitive verbs (argument); object of transitive verbs (patient) | |
| Dative | -ra | -/? | indirect object; complementary with locative (or directive?) for non-human |
| Directive | -/? | -e > -ye? | motion arriving at, position next to; indirect obejct (non-human) |
| Locative | -/? | -a > -ya? | motion into, position inside; rarely used for human |
| Locative 2 | -/? | -ne | |
| Terminative | -še | motion towards | |
| Adverbiative | -eš | in the manner of < "how?" | |
| Ablative | -ta | place/time from where (non-human); instrument; from the place of X (human) | |
| Comitative | -da | with/and, in company | |
| Equative | -gen | like/as | |
Declension
| Declension | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | king (h) | mother (h) | tree (n) | city (n) | kings (h) | mothers (h) | |
| Genitive | lugala(k) | ama(k) | ĝeša(k) | eri(k) | lugalene(k) | amane(k) | |
| Ergative | lugale | amae/amā | ĝeše | erie/erī | lugalene | amane | |
| Absolutive | lugal | ama | ĝeš | eri | (lugalen) | (aman) | |
| Dative | lugalra/lugalar | amar(a) | - | - | lugalener(a) | amaner(a) | |
| Directive | (lugalye) | (amaye) | ĝešye | eriye | (lugaleneye) | (amaneye) | |
| Locative | (lugalya) | (amaya) | ĝešya | eriya | (lugaleneya) | (amaneya) | |
| Terminative | lugalše/lugalaš | amaše | ĝešše/ĝešaš | eriše | lugaleneše | amaneše | |
| Adverbiative | lugaleš | amaeš | ĝešeš | erieš | lugalenēš | amanēš | |
| Ablative | (lugalta) | (amata) | ĝešta | erita | (lugaleneta) | (amaneta) | |
| Comitative | lugalda | amada | ĝešda | erida | lugaleneda | amaneda | |
| Equative | lugalgen | amagen | ĝešgen | erigen | (lugalenegen) | (amanegen) | |
Pronouns
Adjectives
Numerals
Verbs
Other
Vocabulary
| Vocabualry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conlang | Sumerian | English |
| lugal | lugal | king |
| eri | iri/eri | city, town |