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'''Verbs''' | '''Verbs''' | ||
Linguistically, ''Xobchyk'' is distinguished by its '''direct-inverse alignment system''', in which the direction of action between participants is marked based on a person hierarchy rather than traditional subject-object roles. The person hierarchy typically follows the order: 1st person > 2nd person > 3rd person animate > 3rd person inanimate. Thus, if a lower-ranked participant acts upon a higher-ranked one, the verb is marked with an inverse prefix. | Linguistically, ''Xobchyk'' is distinguished by its '''direct-inverse alignment system''', in which the direction of action between participants is marked based on a person hierarchy rather than traditional subject-object roles. The person hierarchy typically follows the order: 1st person > 2nd person > 3rd person animate > 3rd person inanimate. Thus, if a lower-ranked participant acts upon a higher-ranked one, the verb is marked with an inverse prefix. | ||
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''' Noun ''' | ''' Noun ''' | ||
Xobchyk nouns follow a regular declension pattern, with no noun classes. The affixes used for different cases are consistent across all nouns. The primary cases in Xobchyk are nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, locative, and instrumental. The plural form is created by adding a suffix, and vowel alternations are sometimes used for the genitive and dative forms. | Xobchyk nouns follow a regular declension pattern, with no noun classes. The affixes used for different cases are consistent across all nouns. The primary cases in Xobchyk are nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, locative, and instrumental. The plural form is created by adding a suffix, and vowel alternations are sometimes used for the genitive and dative forms. | ||