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Proto-Pulchric has other postpositions as well: ''mi'' (in), ''ro'' (with), ''po'' (like), ... | Proto-Pulchric has other postpositions as well: ''mi'' (in), ''ro'' (with), ''po'' (like), ... | ||
=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! !! Singular !! Plural | ||
|- | |- | ||
| First person || '' | | First person || ''me:'' || ''ko:NGe'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Second person || '' | | Second person || ''tihe'' || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Third person || '' | | Third person || ''qel'' || | ||
|} | |} | ||
Proto-Pulchric | Proto-Pulchric lacks second and third person plural forms, so either the singular forms are used or combined with the word ''emmi'' (many). The word ''ko:NGe'' also means "people, folk" (like German "Leute"). | ||
Verbs | ===Verbs=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! "to | ! ''qi:To-'' "to think" !! Singular !! Plural | ||
|- | |||
| First person || ''qi:Ton'' || ''qi:Tome'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Second person || ''qi:Tod'' || ''qi:Tote'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Third person || ''qi:Tob'' || ''qi:Towa'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Impersonal | ||
|colspan=2| ''qi:Te:PPi'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! "to | ! ''met-'' "to eat" !! Singular !! Plural | ||
|- | |||
| First person || ''metin'' || ''metime'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Second person || ''metid'' || ''metite'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Third person || ''metib'' || ''metiwa'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Impersonal | ||
|colspan=2| ''mete:PPi'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
Proto-Pulchric often uses verbal nouns, which use the suffix ''-a:t'' or ''-or'' depending on the verb. | |||
Verbs do not inflect for tense in general. There are a few exceptions though. The copula 'to be' inflects as follows in the present tense: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! "to be" !! | !rowspan=2| "to be" | ||
!colspan=2|Present | |||
!colspan=2|Past | |||
!colspan=2|Future | |||
|- | |- | ||
! Singular !! Plural !! Singular !! Plural !! Singular !! Plural | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | First person || ''qor'' || ''qore'' || ''pem'' || ''peme'' ||''ki:nan'' || ''ki:name'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Third person || ''ki:nab'' || ''ki:nawa'' | | Second person || ''qod'' || ''qote'' || ''pen'' || ''pette'' ||''ki:nad'' || ''ki:nate'' | ||
|- | |||
| Third person || ''qob'' || ''qowa'' || ''pem'' || ''pewa'' ||''ki:nab'' || ''ki:nawa'' | |||
|- | |||
| Impersonal | |||
|colspan=2| ''qore:PPi'' | |||
|colspan=2| ''peme:PPi'' | |||
|colspan=2| ''ki:ne:PPi'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
Proto-Pulchric word order is head-final and SVO. In Rencadic dialects it's V2, just like German. | |||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
Noun phrases are head-initial if the modifier is a relative clause and head-final if the modifier is an adjective. The words ''qel'' (animate) and ''Tau'' (inanimate) are used as relative pronouns. | |||
''Daha qel qi:Tob'' "the person who thinks" | |||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
===Sentence phrase=== | ===Sentence phrase=== | ||