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Adjectives have the form CVCV. The second vowel can be a diphthong. | |||
Many adjectives come in opposite pairs. For example;- | |||
{| border=1 | |||
|align=center| beautiful | |||
|align=center| -'''hauhe'''- | |||
|align=center| ugly | |||
|align=center| -'''aio'''- | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| big | |||
|align=center| -'''juga'''- | |||
|align=center| small | |||
|align=center| -'''tisa'''- | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| hot | |||
|align=center| -'''fema'''- | |||
|align=center| cold | |||
|align=center| -'''pona'''- | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| fast | |||
|align=center| -'''saco'''- | |||
|align=center| slow | |||
|align=center| -'''gade'''- | |||
|} | |||
Each of these pairs have a specific relationship to each other. Each consonant is reflected about "l" and each vowel is reflected about "a". | |||
Alphabetical orders are ;- | Alphabetical orders are ;- | ||
@, m, y, j, f, b, g, d, l, c, s, k, p, t, w, n, h | |||
and ..... au, o, oi, i, ia, a, ua, u, eu, e, ai | |||
Adjectives can be made into verbs by infixes. | |||
{| border=1 | |||
|align=center| big | |||
|align=center| -'''juga'''- | |||
|align=center| to expand | |||
|align=center| -'''jusga'''- | |||
|align=center| to increase | |||
|align=center| -'''julga'''- | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| hot | |||
|align=center| -'''fema'''- | |||
|align=center| to heat up | |||
|align=center| -'''fesma'''- | |||
|align=center| to become hot | |||
|align=center| -'''felma'''- | |||
|- | |||
|align=center| fast | |||
|align=center| -'''saco'''- | |||
|align=center| to accelerate | |||
|align=center| -'''sasco'''- | |||
|align=center| to accelerate | |||
|align=center| -'''salco'''- | |||
|} | |||
By the way, further alphabetical orders are;- | By the way, further alphabetical orders are;- |
Revision as of 16:13, 8 March 2008
Adjectives have the form CVCV. The second vowel can be a diphthong.
Many adjectives come in opposite pairs. For example;-
beautiful | -hauhe- | ugly | -aio- |
big | -juga- | small | -tisa- |
hot | -fema- | cold | -pona- |
fast | -saco- | slow | -gade- |
Each of these pairs have a specific relationship to each other. Each consonant is reflected about "l" and each vowel is reflected about "a".
Alphabetical orders are ;-
@, m, y, j, f, b, g, d, l, c, s, k, p, t, w, n, h
and ..... au, o, oi, i, ia, a, ua, u, eu, e, ai
Adjectives can be made into verbs by infixes.
big | -juga- | to expand | -jusga- | to increase | -julga- |
hot | -fema- | to heat up | -fesma- | to become hot | -felma- |
fast | -saco- | to accelerate | -sasco- | to accelerate | -salco- |
By the way, further alphabetical orders are;-
/b, by, bl, bw/ & /m...h, zm...zn, lm...lh, ny...ng, ngw, nd...nk, nkw, mp...nh/
Index
- Introduction to Seuna
- Seuna : Chapter 1
- Seuna word shape
- The script of Seuna
- Seuna sentence structure
- Seuna pronouns
- Seuna nouns
- Seuna verbs (1)
- Seuna adjectives
- Seuna demonstratives
- Seuna verbs (2)
- Asking a question in Seuna
- Seuna relative clauses
- Seuna verbs (3)
- Methods for deriving words in Seuna
- List of all Seuna derivational affixes
- Numbers in Seuna
- Naming people in Seuna
- The Seuna calendar
- Seuna units