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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Cerian adjectives are morphologically simple, distinguishing case only. They can be classified in two ways depending on if they end in ''-n'' or a vowel. | |||
* ''-n'' adjectives form their oblique form by adding ''-no'', e.g. ''eréden'' "fourth" → ''erédenno''. | |||
* Vowel adjectives add an ''-u'' morpheme, which is, however, rarely seen as such: | |||
** ''-a'' and ''-e'' combine with the ''-u'', forming ''-eu'' (''-éu'' if the stem vowel is long), e.g. ''fúsuná'' "hot" → ''fúsunéu''; ''ontére'' "big" → ''ontéreu''. | |||
** ''-i'' becomes semivocalic, triggering the changes ''si'' → ''š'', ''ki'' → ''č'', and ''gi'' → ''j'', e.g. ''méroni'' "sweet" → ''méroniu''; ''pósi'' "easy" → ''póšu''. | |||
** ''-u'' and ''-o'' become ''-ó'' (< pre-Cerian *ou), e.g. ''ramo'' "first" → ''ramó''; ''čufutú'' "enough" → ''čufutó''. Those that already end in ''-ó'' are practically invariable, e.g. ''egoró'' "ninth" → ''egoró''. | |||
====Numbers==== | ====Numbers==== | ||
Numbers, in Cerian, are simple adjectives and only have two forms: cardinal and ordinal. As all Evandorian languages, and most Calemerian languages anyway, its counting system is decimal. | Numbers, in Cerian, are simple adjectives and only have two forms: cardinal and ordinal. As all Evandorian languages, and most Calemerian languages anyway, its counting system is decimal. | ||