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===Morphology=== | ===Morphology=== | ||
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====Nouns==== | ====Nouns==== | ||
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====Adjectives==== | ====Adjectives==== | ||
Adjectives are either in native form or derived. In the case of latter, the suffix /-la/ is used to derive an adjective from a noun. | Adjectives are either in native form or derived. In the case of latter, the suffix /-la/ is used to derive an adjective from a noun. | ||
Adjectives either precede or follow the noun. If the adjective has /-la/ suffix, it must precede the noun; otherwise it must follow the noun. | Adjectives either precede or follow the noun. If the adjective has /-la/ suffix, it must precede the noun; otherwise it must follow the noun. For noun phrases, | ||
====Verbs==== | ====Verbs==== | ||
Adverbs | The verb generally takes this form: | ||
Particles | {| class="wikitable" | ||
Derivational morphology | |- | ||
| root || /ra/ || tense || transitivity | |||
|} | |||
Verbs are either transitive (marked by /-o/)or intransitive (marked by /-a/). | |||
The tenses are perfect, aorist, present, future I and future II. Future I marks a future action that will happen regardless of the situation. Future II is used to mark a future action that the actor decided to do because of current situation. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! Tense !! English !! National Simphonian | |||
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| Perfect || I ate. || Yearado. | |||
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| Aorist || I was eating. || Yearago. | |||
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| Present || I am eating. || Yearaso. | |||
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| Future I || I will eat. || Yearalo. | |||
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| Future II || I WILL eat. || Yearayo. | |||
|} | |||
====Adverbs==== | |||
Adverbs follow the verb and use the suffix /-lne/. The same marker is used in describing other aspect of verbs. | |||
====Particles==== | |||
Affirmation and Negation: Yes is /jana/ while no is /nega/. They immediately follow the word they describe. In certain situations, they are used to replace other words that would usually be used instead. | |||
====Derivational morphology==== | |||