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== Pronouns ==
'''Kerusha''' has three basic pronouns; '''bu''' [1sg], '''ti''' [2sg], and '''ma''' [3sg]. These do not indicate gender. These can be made plural using the suffix "'''-shi'''", and possessive with "'''a-'''".
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! singular
! plural
! possessive
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! 1st person
| '''bu'''<br>I; me
| '''bushi'''<br>we; us
| '''abu/shi'''<br>my; mine / our(s)
|-align=center
! 2nd person
| '''ti'''<br>you
| '''tishi'''<br>you (all)
| '''ati/shi'''<br>your/(s)
|-align=center
! 3rd person
| '''ma'''<br>he; she; him; her; it
| '''masho'''<br>they; them; those
| '''ama/sho'''<br>their/(s)
|}
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Revision as of 17:21, 2 January 2020

A conlang for fun by masako (talk) and his 8 year old daughter. It's me helping her make a language that makes sense.

Phonology

consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labiovelar
Plosives p   b t   d k   g
Nasals m n
Fricatives s   z ʃ (sh)
Approximants j (y) w
Trill r


vowels
Front Central Back
Close i~ɪ u~ʊ
Mid e~ɛ o
Open a~ə

Pronouns

Kerusha has three basic pronouns; bu [1sg], ti [2sg], and ma [3sg]. These do not indicate gender. These can be made plural using the suffix "-shi", and possessive with "a-".

singular plural possessive
1st person bu
I; me
bushi
we; us
abu/shi
my; mine / our(s)
2nd person ti
you
tishi
you (all)
ati/shi
your/(s)
3rd person ma
he; she; him; her; it
masho
they; them; those
ama/sho
their/(s)

Lexicon

  • a- - possessive
  • bu - I, me
  • diwa - why
  • gata - art
  • -go - diminutive "smaller"
  • -iy- - past tense
  • kara - love
  • kodo - high
  • kodo-ru - low
  • ku - and
  • ma - he, she, him, her
  • -me - someone who does; -ist
  • na - go
  • na-ru - come
  • noga - eat
  • noga-ru - vomit
  • nusa - gummy
  • pizo - house
  • -sa - plural marker
  • sha - the / a; one
  • sha pizo - The house
  • shayo - yummy
  • -shi/o - plural
  • ti - you (singular)
  • -wa - augmentative "bigger"
  • wama - be / stand
  • wama - stand
  • wama-ru - sit
  • -ya - object marker
  • ye / pa / -ru - no, not
  • -za - future tense