Proto-Haïdic: Difference between revisions

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== Verbs ==
== Verbs ==
=== Alignment ===
=== Alignment ===
Broadly speaking, Proto-Haïdic is reconstructed as having a nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment system, as opposed to the Bäladiri alignment system of [[Proto-Maro-Ephenian]].  Nouns in Proto-Haïdic decline for three cases; the [[w:Nominative case|nominative]], [[w:Accusative case|accusative]], and [[w:Genitive case|genitive]].  The verb agrees with its subject in person and number.


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| ''*-a''
| ''*-a''
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Broadly speaking, Proto-Haïdic is reconstructed as having a nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment system, as opposed to the Bäladiri alignment system of [[Proto-Maro-Ephenian]].  Nouns in Proto-Haïdic decline for three cases; the [[w:Nominative case|nominative]], [[w:Accusative case|accusative]], and [[w:Genitive case|genitive]].  The verb agrees with its subject in person and number.


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| *s’iɣɮ-īna walik’-u ayyi-thām
| *aɮ’ām-a s’inɮ-īna wilʕ-u ayyi-thām
| cat-NOM.PL milk-ACC.SG 3PL-CONCL/IPFV/drink
| person-GEN.SG cat-NOM.PL milk-ACC.SG 3PL-CONCL/IPFV/drink
| 'The cats are drinking the milk'}}
| 'The person's cats are drinking the milk'}}
 
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|+caption | Helper clitics
|-
! Case
! Clitic
! Source
! Example
|-
| Genitive
| ''*-bay''
| ''*bayiħ'' ('hand')
| ''*ʔa-''bay-''a s’inɮ'' ('my cat')
|-
| Accusative
| ''*-māt''
| ''*māt'' ('stuff')
| ''*ʔa-''māt''-u ya-ptah'' ('they struck me')
|-
| Ablative
| ''*-(u)θawz''
| ''*θawaz'' ('to leave')
| ''*ʔa-bit’-u-''θawz''-u ya-ksiħ'' ('they came from my house')
|}


=== Derived stems ===
=== Derived stems ===
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