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Revision as of 08:13, 3 May 2014
Záren is an a priori language, created in 2014 by Artaxes.
Phonology
Consonants
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Bilabial
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Labiodental
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Alveolar
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Retroflex
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Palatal
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Velar
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Uvular
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| Nasal
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m
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n
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ɳ
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ŋ~ɴ
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| Plosive
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p
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t
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ʈ
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k
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q
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| Affricate
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p͡f
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t͡s
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ʈ͡ʂ
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k͡x
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q͡χ
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| Fricative
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f v
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θ̠ ð̠
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ʂ ʐ
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x~χ ɣ~ʁ
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| Trill
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r
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r͡ɽ
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| Lateral approximant
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l
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ɭ
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| Approximant
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j
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- p t ʈ k q /p t ṭ k q/
- p͡f t͡s ʈ͡ʂ k͡x q͡χ /pf ts ṭs kh qh/
- f θ̠ ʂ x~χ /f s ṣ h/
- v ð̠ ʐ ɣ~ʁ /v z ẓ ḥ/
- m n ɳ ŋ~ɴ /m n ṇ ŋ/
- l ɭ /l ḷ/
- r r͡ɽ /r ṛ/
- j /j/
Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| Short
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Long
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Short
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Long
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Short
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Long
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| Close
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i
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iː
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ɨ
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ɨː
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u
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uː
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| Mid
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ə
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əː
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| Open
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ä
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äː
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- iː ɨː uː /í ý ú/
- əː /é/
- äː /á/
- i ɨ u /i y u/
- ə /e/
- ä /a/
Phonotactics
(C)(C)V(ː)(R)(C)
Accent
- penultimate primary acute accent
- ultimate secondary gravis accent
Grammar
Nouns
- noun class system (preffixal): Animate (Masculine vs Feminine), Inaminate (Abstractive vs Objective)
- nominative-genetive alignment
- 3-way agent secundative ditransitive alignment (S/A = Nominative, D = Pegative P/R = Genetive, T = Instrumental)
- cases (suffixal): Nominative, Pegative, Genitive, Instrumental, Vialis, Ablative, Lative, Locative, Benefactive
- number (suffixal): singular, plural
- definiteness (phrasal clitic): definite proper, definite distant, indefinite
Noun class + Root + Root extension(s) + Case + Number + Definiteness
Noun class
| Animate
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Masculine
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t- / te-
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tamen
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man
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| Feminine
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j- / je-
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jamen
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woman
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| Inanimate
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Abstractive
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ṇ- / ṇe-
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ṇamen
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humanity
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| Objective
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-
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qtem
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stone
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Declension
| Nominative
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-
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tkára
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wolf
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subject of intransitive clauses, agent of transitive clauses
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| Pegative
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-s / -es
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tkáras
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wolf
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donor of a ditransitive clauses
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| Genitive
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-n / -en
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tkáran
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wolf, of wolf, to wolf
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possessor, patient of transitive clauses, recipient of ditransitive clauses
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| Instrumental
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-li
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tkárali
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by / with wolf
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instrument, method, accompaniament
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| Vialis
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-ema / -ma
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tkárama
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through wolf
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way, vial direction
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| Ablative
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-t / -et
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tkárat
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from wolf
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separation, starting point
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| Lative
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-ví
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tkáraví
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to / at wolf
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purposive direction
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| Locative
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-uṣ / -ṣ
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tkáraṣ
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in / on / under wolf
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spatial or temporal location
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| Benefactive
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-ur / -r
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tkárar
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for wolf
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destination, destinative recipient
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Number
| Singular
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-
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qtem
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stone
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| Plural
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-k / -yk
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qtemyk
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stones
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Definiteness
| Neutral
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-
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jamen
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woman
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| Indefinite
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-me
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jamenme
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a woman
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| Definite proper
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-tsa
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jamentsa
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the woman
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| Definite distant
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-kxy
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jamenkxy
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yonder woman
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Verbs
- aspects (suffixal): Imperfective, Perfective (Punctual Perfective), Conclusive (Durative-Perfective), Habitual
- voices (infixal): Active vs Middle + Direct vs Causative
- noun class preffixes
- tense-moods (suffixal): Past visual, Past non-visual, Present, Future, Conditional, Jussive
- polarity (phrasal clitic): affirmative, negative
- subjective and objective persons
[Modal particle] + [Modal verb] + [Noun class + (Root + Voice) + Root extension(s) + Aspect + Tense / Mood + Subject + Object / Theme + Polarity]
Aspect
| Imperfective
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-
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vláq
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to speak
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| Habitual / Iterative
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-ja-
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vláqja
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to speak many times / regularly
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| Conclusive (Durative-Perfective)
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-ny-
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vláqny
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to say (after long time of the action)
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| Perfective (Punctual-Perfective)
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-su-
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vláqsu
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to say (in short moment)
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Voice
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Direct
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Causative
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| Active
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-
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ŋáv
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to see
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-ra-
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ŋárav
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to show
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| Middle
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-sí-
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ŋásív
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to see self
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-ḥú-
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ŋáḥúv
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to show self
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Tense-moods
| Past visual
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-ṛ-
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át-ṛ-
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to go (action in past, visible by subject)
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| Past non-visual
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-z-
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át-z-
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to go (action in past, non-visible by subject and unconfirmed to him)
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| Present
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-
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át
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to go (now)
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| Future
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-mu-
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át-mu-
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to go (future action)
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| Conditional
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-fý-
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át-fý-
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would to go
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| Jussive
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-ḷá-
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át-ḷá-
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should to go
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Person
Subject
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
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-al
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qával
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I am living
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-avy
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qávavy
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we are living
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| 2.
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-if
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qávif
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thou art living
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-ify
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qávify
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you are living
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| 3.
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-a
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qáva
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he / she / it is living
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-ak
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qávak
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they are living
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| 4.
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-
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qáv
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someone / something is living
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Object
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
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-la
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tsýlla
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to let me
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-va
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tsýlva
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to let us
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| 2.
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-fi
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tsýlfi
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to let thee
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-fe
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tsýlfe
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to let you
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| 3.
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-t
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tsýlt
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to let him / her / it
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-ta
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tsýlta
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to let them
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| 4.
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-
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tsýl
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to let someone / something
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Theme
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
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-je / -j
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ṭṣáje
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give to me
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-ma / -m
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ṭṣáma
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give to us
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| 2.
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-he / -h
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ṭṣáhe
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give to thee
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-ṣa / -ṣ
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ṭṣáṣa
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give to you
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| 3.
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-tsu
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ṭṣátsu
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give to him / her / it
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-tsuk
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ṭṣátsuk
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give to them
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| 4.
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-ṇi
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ṭṣáṇi
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give to someone / something
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Polarity
| Affirmative
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-
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kxín
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to know
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| Negative
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-aŋ / -ŋ
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kxínaŋ
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don't to know
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Adjectives and adverbs
- three degrees: positive, comparative, superlative
Degrees of comparison
| Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| -
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-ány
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good
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-kxe / -ekxe
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-ánykxe
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better
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-rta / -erta
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-ányrta
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best
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| -pfaŋkx
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strong
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-pfaŋkxekxe
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stronger
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-pfaŋkxerta
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strongest
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| -ḥarpfis
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equine
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-ḥarpfiskxe
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more equine
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-ḥarpfiserta
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most equine
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Formation of adverbs
| Basal adjective
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Derived adverb
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| -ány
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good
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l- / le-
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lány
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well
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| -pfaŋkx
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strong
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lepfaŋkx
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strongly
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| -ḥarpfis
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equine
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leḥarpfis
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like / as horse
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Numerals
Cardinal numerals
| 1.
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ájve
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| 2.
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paṛí
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| 3.
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tapat
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| 4.
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dyrja
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| 5.
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sopor
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| 6.
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páluq
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| 7.
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ptáte
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| 8.
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satka
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| 9.
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qlafa
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| 10.
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toṛq
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| 11.
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toṛqájve
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| 12.
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toṛqpaṛí
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| 20.
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paṛítoṛq
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| 21.
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paṛítoṛqájve
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| 30
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tapattoṛq
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| 100.
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nantor
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| 101.
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nantorájve
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| 120.
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nantorpaṛítoṛq
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| 121.
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nantorpaṛítoṛqájve
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| 200.
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paṛínantor
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| 1.000.
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toṛqnantor
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| 10.000.
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toṛqtoṛqnantor
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Derived numerals
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Ordinal
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Multiplicative
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Reproductive
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Distributive
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Fractional
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| -ty
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-táj
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-sot
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-lín
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-mé
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| 1.
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ájvety
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ájvetáj
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ájvesot
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ájvelín
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ájvemé
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| 10.
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toṛqty
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toṛqtáj
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toṛqsot
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toṛqlín
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toṛqmé
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| 11.
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toṛqájvety
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toṛqájvetáj
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toṛqájvesot
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toṛqájvelín
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toṛqájvemé
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| 20.
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paṛítoṛqty
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paṛítoṛqtáj
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paṛítoṛqsot
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paṛítoṛqlín
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paṛítoṛqmé
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| 21.
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paṛítoṛqájvety
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paṛítoṛqájvetáj
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paṛítoṛqájvesot
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paṛítoṛqájvelín
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paṛítoṛqájvemé
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| 100.
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nantorty
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nantortáj
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nantorsot
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nantorlín
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nantormé
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| 101.
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nantorájvety
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nantorájvetáj
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nantorájvesot
|
nantorájvelín
|
nantorájvemé
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| 120.
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nantorpaṛítoṛqty
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nantorpaṛítoṛqtáj
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqsot
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqlín
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqmé
|
| 121.
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqájvety
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nantorpaṛítoṛqájvetáj
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqájvesot
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqájvelín
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqájvemé
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| 200.
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paṛínantorty
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paṛínantortáj
|
paṛínantorsot
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paṛínantorlín
|
paṛínantormé
|
| 1000.
|
toṛqnantorty
|
toṛqnantortáj
|
toṛqnantorsot
|
toṛqnantorlín
|
toṛqnantormé
|
| 10.000.
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toṛqtoṛqnantorty
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toṛqtoṛqnantortáj
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toṛqtoṛqnantorsot
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toṛqtoṛqnantorlín
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toṛqtoṛqnantormé
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Pronouns
- obviative
- subjugating hierarchy (suffixal)
- plural roots
Personal pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
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lá
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I
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nán
|
we
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| 2.
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fú
|
thou
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fýn
|
you
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| 3.
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tar
|
he
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tary
|
they
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| jar
|
she
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jary
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| ṇar
|
it (abstract)
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ṇary
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| ar
|
it (object)
|
ary
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| 4.
|
é
|
someone / something
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Subjugating hierarchy
|
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Subordinating
|
Equal
|
Subordinated
|
| -na / -n
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-
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-ts
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| I
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lána
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lá
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láts
|
| thou
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fúna
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fú
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fúts
|
| he
|
tarna
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tar
|
tarts
|
| she
|
jarna
|
jar
|
jarts
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| it
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ṇarna
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ṇar
|
ṇarts
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| arna
|
ar
|
arts
|
| someone / something
|
éna
|
é
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éts
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|
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| we
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nánna
|
nán
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nánts
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| you
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fýnna
|
fýn
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fýnts
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| they
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taryn
|
tary
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taryts
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| jaryn
|
jary
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jaryts
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| ṇaryn
|
ṇary
|
ṇaryts
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| aryn
|
ary
|
aryts
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Possessive pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
|
-lás
|
my
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-náns
|
our
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| 2.
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-fús
|
thy
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-fýns
|
your
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| 3.
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-tars
|
his
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-tarys
|
their
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| -jars
|
her
|
-jarys
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| -ṇars
|
its (abstract)
|
-ṇarys
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| -ars
|
its (object)
|
-arys
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| 4.
|
-és
|
someone / something else's
|
Adpositions
- postpositions and prepositions (mixed system)
- conjugable by subjective person
Spatials and directionals
| ú
|
in, inside
|
Locative
|
| from inside
|
Ablative
|
| to inside
|
Lative
|
|
|
| uṇ
|
on
|
Locative
|
| from on
|
Ablative
|
| to on
|
Lative
|
|
|
| úqhuṛ
|
above
|
Locative
|
| from above
|
Ablative
|
| to above
|
Lative
|
|
|
| úqúḷ
|
under
|
Locative
|
| from under
|
Ablative
|
| to under
|
Lative
|
|
|
| kxúl
|
beside
|
Locative
|
| from beside
|
Ablative
|
| to beside
|
Lative
|
|
|
| táŋ
|
away
|
Locative
|
| from away
|
Ablative
|
| to away
|
Lative
|
|
|
| úpeṛíṣ
|
between
|
Locative
|
| from between
|
Ablative
|
| to between
|
Lative
|
|
|
| uṇkipf
|
behind
|
Locative
|
| from behind
|
Ablative
|
| to behind
|
Lative
|
|
|
| zé
|
out
|
Locative
|
| from out
|
Ablative
|
| to out
|
Lative
|
|
|
| uṇpuḷ
|
around
|
Locative
|
| from around
|
Ablative
|
| to around
|
Lative
|
|
|
| ṭśáḥ
|
before, opposite to
|
Locative
|
| from before, from opposite to
|
Ablative
|
| to before, to opposite to
|
Lative
|
|
|
| úsjáŋ
|
during, in time of
|
Locative
|
| from time of
|
Ablative
|
| to time of
|
Lative
|
|
|
| ṭu
|
after
|
Locative
|
| from after
|
Ablative
|
| to after
|
Lative
|
Postpositions
| Companion, attributive object
|
su
|
with
|
Instrumental
|
| Material, substantion, origin
|
ki
|
from
|
Ablative
|
| Lack
|
has
|
without
|
Genitive
|
| Alternative
|
kital
|
instead
|
Genitive
|
| Contrary
|
úṭṣáḥ
|
against
|
Lative
|
| Resistance
|
latsi
|
despite, though
|
Genitive
|
| Stylization
|
tsíṇ
|
along to, according to
|
Instrumental
|
Syntax
