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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
The following slots are allowed for affixes on the verb. | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! Verb Slot | |||
! Allowable Inputs | |||
|- | |||
! Mood | |||
| ''fa-'' (polite imperative)<br>''nang-'' (subjunctive)<br>''kan-'' (conditional)<br>''khaa-'' (imperative) | |||
|- | |||
! Tense | |||
| ''-bu-/-bo-/-du-/-do-/-ju-/-jo-'' (past)<br>''-mi-/-me-/-ni-/-ne-/-nyi-/-nye-'' (future) | |||
|- | |||
! Verb Root | |||
| any verb | |||
|- | |||
! Auxiliary Verb | |||
| ''-(k)àng'' ("to be able to")<br>''-(à)kà'' ("to need to")<br>''-(d)èng'' ("to want to")<br>''-(g)ùng'' ("to force to")<br>and others | |||
|} | |||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Nouns can take the following cases: | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! Case | |||
! Suffix | |||
|- | |||
| nominative | |||
| (none) | |||
|- | |||
| accusative | |||
| ''-(g)e'' (singular)<br>''-(d)i'' (plural) | |||
|- | |||
| dative | |||
| ''-(ty)â'' | |||
|- | |||
| ablative | |||
| ''-(d)a'' | |||
|- | |||
| locative | |||
| ''-(l)î'' | |||
|- | |||
| comitative | |||
| ''-(aa)daa'' | |||
|- | |||
| instrumental | |||
| ''-(w)ǎm'' | |||
|- | |||
| vocative | |||
| ''-(a)saa'' | |||
|} | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
=== | ===Independent particles=== | ||
The following particles can be used to express aspect and politeness; the default is imperfective. | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;" | |||
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! Aspect | |||
! Particle | |||
|- | |||
| Perfective | |||
| ''nam'' | |||
|- | |||
| Polite perfective | |||
| ''nyem'' | |||
|- | |||
| Habitual | |||
| ''shu'' | |||
|- | |||
| Polite habitual | |||
| ''tya'' | |||
|} | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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