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==Typological structure==
==Typological structure==
Nämty is a morphologically '''agglutinative''' language, with an exclusive tendency to morpheme ''prefixation''.  
Nämty is a morphologically '''agglutinative''' language, with some additional ''fusional'' features.  


The basic word order is essentially '''SOV''' (''{{color|green|Subject}}-{{color|blue|Object}}-{{color|red|Verb}}'').  
The basic word order is essentially '''SOV''' (''{{color|green|Subject}}-{{color|blue|Object}}-{{color|red|Verb}}'').  

Revision as of 11:48, 25 March 2025

Nämty is one of the languages belonging to Alri language family. It stems directly from Proto-Alri, the family proto-language. It is spoken in the pre-classic period and becomes extinct before the classical period, without giving rise to any daughter language. It has an alphabetical script.

Typological structure

Nämty is a morphologically agglutinative language, with some additional fusional features.

The basic word order is essentially SOV (Subject-Object-Verb).

tiħek nuħe märüg
(the) person sees (the) cow

Some typological parameters are set according to the modifier-head (or head-final) type :

  • object - verb
  • adjective - noun
  • relative clause - noun (as in the participial construction)

Other typological parameters are set according to the head-modifier (or head-initial) type:

  • preposition - noun
  • noun - relative clause (as in the pronominal construction)

Phonology

Main article: Nämty phonology

Morphology

Main article: Nämty morphology

Syntax

Main article: Nämty syntax

Vocabulary

Main article: Nämty vocabulary