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== Case == | == Case == | ||
The nominative [NOM] is not marked [-Ø] and is in the absolutive form. It indicates a syntactic core participant of the action, agent, force, or experiencer. | |||
* '''mita ina''' | |||
: dog-∅ eat | |||
: ''The dog eats.'' | |||
The accusative [ACC] is marked with the clitic '''-n''' and indicates a patient, theme or goal (used as ''Oblique'' occasionally), instrument, or experiencer. | |||
* '''mitan anya''' | |||
: dog-ACC see | |||
: ''The dog is seen.'' | |||
Genitive [GEN] '''-yo''' indicates alienable association or possession (see also '''te''') . | |||
== Gender == | == Gender == | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 24 November 2020
Introduction
Phonology
Morphology
Verbs
Nouns
Number
Reduplication
Case
The nominative [NOM] is not marked [-Ø] and is in the absolutive form. It indicates a syntactic core participant of the action, agent, force, or experiencer.
- mita ina
- dog-∅ eat
- The dog eats.
The accusative [ACC] is marked with the clitic -n and indicates a patient, theme or goal (used as Oblique occasionally), instrument, or experiencer.
- mitan anya
- dog-ACC see
- The dog is seen.
Genitive [GEN] -yo indicates alienable association or possession (see also te) .
Gender
Pronouns and Determiners
Syntax
Basic Word Order
The default word order in Kala is SOV, although case marking allows some flexibility.
- mita tlakan yatsiye
- dog man-ACC bite-PST
- The dog bit the man.
