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Eska does not allow lexicalized case roles. | Eska does not allow lexicalized case roles. | ||
'''Eska''' | |||
''consonants'' | |||
p t k b d f v s z m n l r y w j as in English | |||
g always hard | |||
c pronounce like ch | |||
x pronounce like sh | |||
h pronounce like th in '''th'''in | |||
''vowels'' | |||
a e i o u as in Spanish | |||
ay | |||
oy | |||
au | |||
Stress | |||
Penultimate stress when word ends in a vowel. | |||
Final stress when word ends in a consonant. | |||
'''Nominals''' | |||
Nominals are marked for case in Eska. Object case takes the suffix -a. | |||
examples: | |||
Sac iz vidine ip mani '''misa'''. The man saw a woman. | |||
Sac iz vidise ip mani '''ava'''. The man spied a bird. | |||
Sac iz baytine op mano '''kara'''. The man bought a car. | |||
Sac az imoxine mani hapa. The man is happy. (The man feels happiness.) | |||
References: | |||
Fillmore, Charles J. 1968 The Case for Case | |||
Cook, Walter A., S. J. 1989 Case Grammar Theory | |||