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|speakers = 4 thousand | |speakers = 4 thousand | ||
|date = 7th sun | |date = 7th sun | ||
|ancestor = Proto | |fam1= Th’uȟwa | ||
|ancestor = Proto Th’uȟwaas’oor | |||
Old | Old | ||
Classical | Classical | ||
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|script = [[w:Latin script|Latin script]] | |script = [[w:Latin script|Latin script]] | ||
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'''Th’uȟw’aas’oor''' (ϴ’uȟʷ’ās’ōr X̱ātł, [θ’uχw’aːs’or ʜaːt͡ɬ] or ϴ’uȟʷ’ās’ōr [θ’uχʷ’aːs’or]) is the language of the Pw’aach’a, the indigenous inhabitants of the fictional moon Sirius. Th’uȟw’aas’oor is a constructed language created by Macy Sinrich, a 17 year old in Cherry Hill, New Jersey | '''Th’uȟw’aas’oor''' (''ϴ’uȟʷ’ās’ōr X̱ātł'', [θ’uχw’aːs’or ʜaːt͡ɬ] or ''ϴ’uȟʷ’ās’ōr'' [θ’uχʷ’aːs’or]) is the language of the Pw’aach’a, the indigenous inhabitants of the fictional moon Sirius. Th’uȟw’aas’oor is a constructed language created by Macy Sinrich, a 17 year old in Cherry Hill, New Jersey | ||
==Writing System== | ==Writing System== | ||
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|t̪͡θ | |t̪͡θ | ||
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|t͡ʃ | |t͡ʃ | ||
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|t̪͡θʼ | |t̪͡θʼ | ||
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|t͡ʃʼ | |t͡ʃʼ | ||
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A regular noun belongs to one of five main declensions. There are 5 declensions which are distinguished by the genitive singular class of the noun. There are seven noun cases, which also apply to adjectives and pronouns and mark a noun's syntactic role in the sentence using inflections. Thus, the word order is: | A regular noun belongs to one of five main declensions. There are 5 declensions which are distinguished by the genitive singular class of the noun. There are seven noun cases, which also apply to adjectives and pronouns and mark a noun's syntactic role in the sentence using inflections. Thus, the word order is: | ||
# '''Nominative – used when the noun is the subject or a predicate nominative. | # '''Nominative''' – used when the noun is the subject or a predicate nominative. | ||
# '''Accusative — used when the noun is the direct object of the subject. | # '''Accusative''' — used when the noun is the direct object of the subject. | ||
# '''Dative – used when the noun is the indirect object of the sentence. | # '''Dative''' – used when the noun is the indirect object of the sentence. | ||
# '''Ablative – used when the noun demonstrates separation or movement from a source, cause, agent or instrument. | # '''Ablative''' – used when the noun demonstrates separation or movement from a source, cause, agent or instrument. | ||
# '''Genitive – used when the noun is the possessor of or connected with an object | # '''Genitive''' – used when the noun is the possessor of or connected with an object | ||
# '''Vocative – used when the noun is used in a direct address. | # '''Vocative''' – used when the noun is used in a direct address. | ||
# '''Locative- used when the noun indicates a location. | # '''Locative'''- used when the noun indicates a location. | ||
# '''Instrumental — used when the noun is the instrument or means by or with which the subject achieves or accomplishes an action. | # '''Instrumental — used when the noun is the instrument or means by or with which the subject achieves or accomplishes an action. | ||
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===Tense=== | ===Tense=== | ||
There are three general tenses (present, imperfect, and future) and three moods (indicative, subjunctive, conditional, and imperative) as well as the infinitive, participle, and gerund forms. It also has three principle parts (first, second, and third). It also has two numbers (singular and plural), and two voices (active and passive): | There are three general tenses (present, imperfect, and future) and three moods (indicative, subjunctive, conditional, and imperative) as well as the infinitive, participle, and gerund forms. It also has three principle parts (first, second, and third). It also has two numbers (singular and plural), and two voices (active and passive): | ||
# | # The first principal part is the singular first-person, present active form. | ||
# | # The second principal part is the present active infinitive. | ||
# | # The third principal part is the first-person singular, perfect active indicative. | ||
Th’uȟw’aas’oor is an SOV language. There are three major levels or gradation of honorific, low, medium, and high | Th’uȟw’aas’oor is an SOV language. There are three major levels or gradation of honorific, low, medium, and high | ||
# | # Low honorific is used by elder speakers to address a younger individual, especially of that of a child. | ||
# | # Medium honorific is used by individuals to denote someone of the same social status or age | ||
# | # High honorific is frequently used by younger speakers to denote respect for an elder. | ||
===Literacy=== | ===Literacy=== | ||