View source for Ancient Ivetsian paradigms/nouns

Noun inflectional paradigms in [[Ancient Ivetsian]] were similar to [[Classical Kasshian paradigms/nouns|those]] of [[Classical Kasshian|the classical language]], but there were several significant differences.

== Gender-prefix paradigms ==
The most significant difference between Ancient Ivetsian and Classical Kasshian was the lack of plural gender prefixes.  Thus many nouns had no variation in prefix at all

=== Hard consonant (non-nasal) ===
Example adjective: kuvas (same)
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Gender
! Form
|-
! I
| chikuvas
|-
! II
| nakuvas
|-
! III
| sukuvas
|-
! IV
| çikuvas
|-
! V
| lakuvas
|-
! VI
| wakuvas
|-
! VII
| pikuvas
|-
! IX
| tūkuvas
|}

=== Nasal-initial ===
This paradigm differed from the regular hard-consonant paradigm only in gender IX.  Example adjective: nesni (tall, high)

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Gender
! Form
|-
! I 
| chinesni
|-
! II
| nanesni
|-
! III
| sunesni
|-
! IV
| çinesni
|-
! V
| lanesni
|-
! VI
| wanesni
|-
! VII
| pinesni
|-
! IX
| tonçesni
|}

=== Inherently closed ===
This paradigm is equivalent to the consonant-dropping paradigm of Classical Kasshian. Unlike the Classical language, however, the etymological /a/ never appears.

Example adjective: ntama (serene)

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Gender
! Form
|-
! I
| chentama
|-
! II
| nantama
|-
! III
| sontama
|-
! IV
| çentama
|-
! V
| lantama
|-
! VI
| wantama
|-
! VII
| pentama
|-
! IX
| tontama
|}

=== Long-vowel ===
This paradigm is equivalent to the ka- and ga-subtypes of the consonant-dropping in Classical Kasshian, being adjectives and nouns whose prefix inherently contains a long vowel

Example adjective: zhinu (red)

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Gender
! Form
|-
! I
| chīzhinu
|-
! II
| nāzhinu
|-
! III
| sūzhinu
|-
! IV
| çīzhinu
|-
! V
| lāzhinu
|-
! VI
| wāzhinu
|-
! VII
| pīzhunu
|-
! IX
| tūzhinu
|}

=== Vowel-initial ===
There are slight differences between a-initial, i/e-initial, and u/o-initial adjectives.  Example adjectives: assai (fast), ilutu (blind), oppazhasa (loving)

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Gender
! a-initial
! i-initial
! u-initial
|-
! I
| tassai
| chilutu
| toppazhasa
|-
! II
| nassai
| nilutu
| noppazhasa
|-
! III
| sassai
| shilutu
| soppazhasa
|-
! IV
| kassai
| çilutu
| koppazhasa
|-
! V
| lassai
| lilutu
| loppazhasa
|-
! VI
| wassai
| wilutu
| oppazhasa
|-
! VII
| passai
| pilutu
| poppazhasa
|-
! IX
| tukassai
| tuçilutu
| tukoppazhasa
|}

=== L-initial ===
Example adjective: lapa (strong)

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Gender
! Form
|-
! I
| trapa
|-
! II
| nrapa
|-
! III
| srapa
|-
! IV
| klapa
|-
! V
| lalapa
|-
! VI
| walapa
|-
! VII
| plapa
|-
! IX
| tuklapa
|}

=== Y-initial ===
Example adjective: yanali (honest)

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Gender
! Form
|-
! I
| chanali
|-
! II
| nyanali
|-
! III
| shanali
|-
! IV
| çanali
|-
! V
| lyanali
|-
! VI
| uyanali
|-
! VII
| pyanali
|-
! IX
| tuçanali
|}

=== W-initial ===
Example adjective: waka (tired)

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Gender
! Form
|-
! I
| paka
|-
! II
| maka
|-
! III
| swaka
|-
! IV
| quaka
|-
! V
| lwaka
|-
! VI
| waka
|-
! VII
| paka
|-
! IX
| tuquaka
|}

== Case-number paradigms ==
=== Vowel-final ===
Paradigms differ slightly depending on final vowel, in addition to there being two subtypes of u-final nominals
Example nouns: çimyala (cat), sukasshi (Kasshi), lasossu (snake), pinellu (bed), walai (stomach), tūjinau (deity)

{| class=wikitable
|-
! rowspan=2 | class
! colspan=2 | çimyala
! colspan=2 | sukasshi
! colspan=2 | lasossu
! colspan=2 | pinellu
! colspan=2 | walai
! colspan=2 | tūjinau
|-
! singular
! plural
! singular
! plural
! singular
! plural
! singular
! plural
! singular
! plural
! singular
! plural
|-
! Absolutive
| çimyala
| çimyalai
| sukasshi
| sukasshii
| lasossu
| lasosswi
| pinellu
| pinelloi
| colspan=2 align=center | walai
| tūjinau
| tūjinavi
|-
! Ergative
| çimyalal
| çimyalail
| sukasshel
| sukasshél
| lasossol
| lasosswel
| pinellol
| pinelloil
| colspan=2 align=center | walail
| tūjinaul
| tūjinavel
|-
! Genitive
| çimyalaf
| çimyalaif
| sukasshef
| sukasshéf
| lasossof
| lasosswef
| pinellof
| pinelloif
| colspan=2 align=center | walaif
| tūjinauf
| tūjinavef
|-
! Dative
| çimyalaz
| çimyalaiz
| sukasshez
| sukasshéz
| lasossoz
| lasosswez
| pinelloz
| pinelloiz
| colspan=2 align=center | walaiz
| tūjinauz
| tūjinavez
|-
! Instrumental
| çimyalani
| çimyalaini
| sukasshini
| sukasshiini
| lasossuni
| lasosswini
| pinelluni
| pinelloini
| colspan=2 align=center | walaini
| tūjinauni
| tūjinavini
|-
! Benefactive
| çimyalan
| çimyalain
| sukasshen
| sukasshén
| lasosson
| lasosswen
| pinellon
| pinelloin
| colspan=2 align=center | walain
| tūjinaun
| tūjinaven
|-
! Commitative
| çimyalanan
| çimyalainan
| sukasshinan
| sukasshiinan
| lasossunan
| lasosswinan
| pinellunan
| pinelloinan
| colspan=2 align=center | walainan
| tūjinaunan
| tūjinavinan
|}



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