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| '''1s''' || '''-an''' || '''eyan''' || '''nai''' | | '''1s''' || '''-an''' || '''eyan''' || '''nai''' || '''iban''' | ||
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| '''2s''' || '''-ti''' / '''-e''' || '''eti''' / '''eye''' || ''' | | '''2s''' || '''-ti''' / '''-e''' || '''eti''' / '''eye''' || '''tai''' || '''ibti''' | ||
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| '''3s''' || '''-u''' / '''-a''' || '''eya''' || '''ai''' | | '''3s''' || '''-u''' / '''-a''' || '''eya''' || '''ai''' || '''ibu''' | ||
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| '''1p''' || '''-uk''' || '''eyuk''' || '''kai''' | | '''1p''' || '''-uk''' || '''eyuk''' || '''kai''' || '''ibuk''' | ||
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| '''2p''' || '''-ut''' || '''eyut''' || ''' | | '''2p''' || '''-ut''' / '''-í''' || '''eyut''' || '''wai''' || '''ibut''' | ||
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| '''3p''' || '''-um''' || '''eyum''' || '''mai''' | | '''3p''' || '''-um''' || '''eyum''' || '''mai''' || '''imbu''' | ||
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Revision as of 11:05, 1 March 2017
- See also: Ilya dictionary
- See also: Ilya phrases
Phonology
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosives | p b | t d | k g | ʔ (q) | ||
| Nasals | m | n | ||||
| Fricatives | s | ʃ (sh) | ||||
| Approximants | l | j (y) | w | h | ||
| Trill | r |
Note: The glottal stop /ʔ/ q, is used as a "buffer" to keep vowels apart when adding suffixes.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i~ɪ | u~ʊ | |
| Mid | e~ɛ | o | |
| Open | a~ə |
Vowel length is productive and is marked by an acute accent. á é í ú
Nouns
Number
Ilya nouns can be singular, dual, or plural.
- kop-á - dog
- kop-ik - (two) dogs
- kop-im - dogs
- kop-ik - (two) dogs
Gender
Ilya does not have grammatical gender. However, where desired, masculine individuals may be distinguished by the suffix XXX, and feminine ones by XXX :
- kop-á - dog
Some
Case
Vocative
Affect (diminutive and augmentative)
Pronouns
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -an | -uk |
| 2 | -ti / -e | -ut |
| 3 | -u / -a / il | -um |
Demonstrative pronouns
Case
| nominative | accusative | genitive | dative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1s | -an | eyan | nai | iban |
| 2s | -ti / -e | eti / eye | tai | ibti |
| 3s | -u / -a | eya | ai | ibu |
| 1p | -uk | eyuk | kai | ibuk |
| 2p | -ut / -í | eyut | wai | ibut |
| 3p | -um | eyum | mai | imbu |
direct object incorporation
Direct object pronouns are incorporated to the verb inflection. So, instead of eya rayeshan (I saw her), rayeshana is grammatical. The DO pronouns are not used when the object is specified. So, instead of kawal rayeshanu (I saw (it) the horse), kawal rayeshan is grammatical.
| verb | tense / aspect / mood | subject | object |
|---|---|---|---|
| ray | -esh | -an | -a |
| see | simple past | 1sg | 3sg.FEM |
| I saw her. | |||
