Sinya

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Sinya
ma'áṭ sinyáh
Pronunciation[maˈʔátˀ siˈɲáh]
Created by
SettingSouth Atlantic Ocean
Native toWellington Island
Sinyan
  • Sinya

Introduction

Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Vowels

Phonotactics

Prosody

Tone

Morphophonology

Morphology

Nouns

Class

Number

Case

Declension

Pronouns

Personal

As with nouns, personal pronouns are declined for number and case.

Pronouns that substitute for class I nouns vary their consonant stem according to person and clusivity.

Absolutive Ergative Genitive Dative Ablative
Class I 1st Singular ni
Dual Inclusive ahngë ahngá ahngi ahngú ahngù
Exclusive aynë ayná ayni aynú aynù
Plural Inclusive ayngë ayngá ayngi ayngú ayngù
Exclusive aynë ayná ayni aynú aynù
2nd Singular ti
Dual ahtë ahtá ahti ahtú ahtù
Plural aytë aytá ayti aytú aytù
3rd Singular yi
Dual ahyë ahyá ahyi ahyú ahyù
Plural ayyë ayyá ayyi ayyú ayyù
Class II Singular hi
Plural hän hán hin hún hùn

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