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Each of these pairs have a specific relationship to each other. Each consonant is reflected about "l" and each vowel is reflected about "a".
Each of these pairs have a specific relationship to each other. In fact the first consonants of every pair are related, the first vowels of every pair is related and so on. As stated in the section "Word ordering" in "Seuna word shape", there is a proper order for listing the consonants and a proper order for listing the vowels. The relationship between the sounds is that they are reflected about the middle member of each series; about "l" for the consonant series and about "a" for the vowel series.
 
Not all antonyms are formed in the above manner however. Some are derived from the positive "pole". For example;-


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Not all adjectives come in such pairs. For example  '''mutu''' means "important", the corresponding antonym is  derived. '''umutu''' means "unimportant".


==Colour terms==
==Colour terms==
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The last three pairs produce three more adjective by combining together and prefixing '''u'''.
The last three pairs produce three more adjective by combining together and prefixing '''u'''.


utoje = neither parallel or perpendicular
'''utoje''' = neither parallel or perpendicular


ufepo = sloping, inclined
'''ufepo''' = sloping, inclined


ujuti = about average
'''ujuti''' = about average


==The comparative and the superlative==
==The comparative and the superlative==
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Note that the final vowel of the superlative is the penultimate vowel repeated.
Note that the final vowel of the superlative is the penultimate vowel repeated.


== Verbs from adjectives ==
== Verbs from adjectives ==
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Alone'''bwa''' is the verb "become" and '''ba''' is the verb "do". The "m" is the nasal that is used for making compounds.
Alone'''bwa''' is the verb "become" and '''ba''' is the verb "do". The "m" is the nasal that is used for making compounds.


the expansion = '''jutusban'''
the expansion = '''jutumban'''
the increase = '''jutusban'''
the increase = '''jutumban'''


In the nominalised form the difference between the active and passive disappears (what phonological term ??)
In the nominalised form the difference between the active and passive disappears (what phonological term ??)

Revision as of 21:34, 12 August 2008

Adjectives have the form CVCV. The second vowel can be a diphthong.

Antonyms

Many adjectives come in opposite pairs. For example;-

beautiful haue ugly aiho
big jutu small tiji
hot fema cold pona
fast saco slow gade

Each of these pairs have a specific relationship to each other. In fact the first consonants of every pair are related, the first vowels of every pair is related and so on. As stated in the section "Word ordering" in "Seuna word shape", there is a proper order for listing the consonants and a proper order for listing the vowels. The relationship between the sounds is that they are reflected about the middle member of each series; about "l" for the consonant series and about "a" for the vowel series.

Not all antonyms are formed in the above manner however. Some are derived from the positive "pole". For example;-

important mutu
unimportant umutu

Colour terms

There are 12 colour terms.

black hau
white ai
red hia
green geu
yellow kio
light blue nela
dark blue nelau
orange suna
brown dunu
pink celai
purple helau
grey loso

List of all antonyms

beautiful haue ugly aiho
wide/broad juga narrow tisa
hot fema cold pona
fast saco slow gade
many kaya few bawa
heavy hubua light ikia
strong yubu weak wiki
soft uje hard hito
high, tall hai low, short au
deep gubu shallow siki
good boi bad keu
exact tiki about jubu
long yau short wai
white ai black hau
vertical feti horizontal pobu
parallel tona perpendicular jema
big jutu small tiji

The last three pairs produce three more adjective by combining together and prefixing u.

utoje = neither parallel or perpendicular

ufepo = sloping, inclined

ujuti = about average

The comparative and the superlative

big jutu beautiful haue
bigger jutus more beautiful haues
biggest jutustu most beautiful haueste

Note that the final vowel of the superlative is the penultimate vowel repeated.

Verbs from adjectives

to expand bwa jutumbwa
to increase jutumba

Alonebwa is the verb "become" and ba is the verb "do". The "m" is the nasal that is used for making compounds.

the expansion = jutumban the increase = jutumban

In the nominalised form the difference between the active and passive disappears (what phonological term ??)

Adjectives and nouns

For antonyms, the "positive" member of a pair is used as a noun of state. The noun is formed by adding n.

tujun = size hauen = beauty

Compounding

jutu kloga = size of shoe .... general, big/small/medium etc. kloganjutu = shoe size .... thinking about a specific measuring system i.e. European, etc. etc.

jutu poibo = size of mountain .... general, big/small/medium etc. poibonjutu = mountain size .... thinking about a specific measuring system i.e. a monro, etc. etc.

Index

  1. Introduction to Seuna
  2. Seuna : Chapter 1
  3. Seuna word shape
  4. The script of Seuna
  5. Seuna sentence structure
  6. Seuna pronouns
  7. Seuna nouns
  8. Seuna verbs (1)
  9. Seuna adjectives
  10. Seuna demonstratives
  11. Seuna verbs (2)
  12. Asking a question in Seuna
  13. Seuna relative clauses
  14. Seuna verbs (3)
  15. Methods for deriving words in Seuna
  16. List of all Seuna derivational affixes
  17. Numbers in Seuna
  18. Naming people in Seuna
  19. The Seuna calendar
  20. Seuna units
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