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You can say that we have | You can say that we have seven cases. | ||
The nominative is unmarked. Also the nounn that follows all prepositions is unmarked. The accusative is also unmarked unless it is definite, in which case it takes the endtag '''s'''. | The nominative is unmarked. Also the nounn that follows all prepositions is unmarked. The accusative is also unmarked unless it is definite, in which case it takes the endtag '''s'''. | ||
The endtag '''fi''' often corresponds to English "at" or "to". If the verb in the clause is a verb of motion, then '''fi''' corresponds to "to". If the verb in the clause is not a verb of motion, then '''fi''' corresponds to "at". | |||
==compounds== | ==compounds== | ||
Revision as of 00:37, 11 August 2008
"Nouns in Seuna" has a lot of old ideas.
plural
The plural is formed by adding a final n.
kloga = shoe, klogan = shoes
relative space tags
These eight tags are endstuck to nouns.
bai = above
kewa = below
das = in front (i.e. this side of)
cilo = behind (i.e. at the far side of)
go = on (covers about the same semantic space as English "on")
tian = beside
ju = in
mu = out
When the noun is plural, the n mutates to m in the first case and to ŋ in the second and fifth example.
role tags
You can say that we have seven cases.
The nominative is unmarked. Also the nounn that follows all prepositions is unmarked. The accusative is also unmarked unless it is definite, in which case it takes the endtag s.
The endtag fi often corresponds to English "at" or "to". If the verb in the clause is a verb of motion, then fi corresponds to "to". If the verb in the clause is not a verb of motion, then fi corresponds to "at".
