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==Verbs== | ==Verbs== | ||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
<table> | |||
<tr><td></td> <td>First</td> <td>Second</td> <td>Third</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Singular</td> <td>Wi</td> <td>Mó</td> <td>Vo</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Plural</td><td>Gú</td> <td>Mò</td> <td>Lu</td></tr> | |||
</table> | |||
No, that's not a typo. The only difference between the second person plural and the singular is the tone. They traditionally came from totally different words but, through sound change, came to have very similar sounds. | |||
===First Conjugation=== | ===First Conjugation=== | ||
Root: Aðeva - eat | |||
In the singular, there is no change. So "I eat" is "wi áheva." | |||
In the plural, the first person plural (like we) uses the affix -no. So it's is "gú áhevano." There is no change in the second person plural (think y'all). The third person plural (they) changes the last vowel to -o, so "lu ahevo." | |||
Conjugation of an example verb: | |||
<table> | |||
<tr><td>Pronoun</td><td>Example Verb</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>We</td><td>Áhevano</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>They</td><td>Áhevo</td></tr> | |||
</table> | |||
===Second Conjugation=== | ===Second Conjugation=== | ||
This one has a bit more conjugation involved! I'm just going to make a chart: | |||
<table> | |||
<tr><td></td><td>Singular</td><td>Plural</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>First</td><td>-a</td><td>-a</td> | |||
<tr><td>Second</td><td>-a</td><td>-o</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Third</td><td>-u</td><td>-u</td></tr> | |||
</table> | |||
And an example verb, win (to buy) | |||
<table> | |||
<tr><td></td><td>Singular</td><td>Plural</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>First</td><td>Wina</td><td>Wina</td> | |||
<tr><td>Second</td><td>Wina</td><td>Wino</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Third</td><td>Winu</td><td>Winu</td></tr> | |||
</table> | |||
===Irregular Verbs=== | ===Irregular Verbs=== | ||
===Negation=== | ===Negation=== | ||
Revision as of 22:16, 4 March 2009
| Gìdago | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced: | /gi˧˥dago/ |
| Timeline and Universe: | none |
| Species: | Human |
| Spoken: | Gimá |
| Total speakers: | 13 million |
| Writing system: | Latin |
| Genealogy: | Gan Language Family North Ganic |
| Typology | |
| Morphological type: | Agglutinative |
| Morphosyntactic alignment: | Nominative-Accusative |
| Basic word order: | SVO |
| Credits | |
| Creator: | ILuvEire |
| Created: | February 2009 |
Gìdago is a daughter of the first language (Soskra) to really split off from Ginhtköl. Therefore it has the most simplified and changed grammar and phonology.
Phonology
If you compare this phonology with the phonology of Ginhtköl, you'll see MANY changes.
Consonants
| Consonants | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Labiod. | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alv. | Velar | |||||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋng | |||||||||||||
| Plosive | b | d | g | |||||||||||||
| Fricative | v | ð | z | ʒj | ||||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||||||
| Lateral Approximant | l | |||||||||||||||
In the chart, I wrote in the orthography, where it's different from IPA.
Vowels
| Vowels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | ||||||
| High | i | u | ||||||||
| High-mid | e | o | ||||||||
| Low | a | |||||||||
Tones
| Name | Description | Diacritic |
|---|---|---|
| Nan 'level' | mid level | (no mark) |
| Ùen 'hanging' | mid falling | ` |
| Sá 'sharp' | mid rising | ´ |
| Ôi 'asking' | mid dipping-rising | ^ |
Verbs
Pronouns
| First | Second | Third | |
| Singular | Wi | Mó | Vo |
| Plural | Gú | Mò | Lu |
No, that's not a typo. The only difference between the second person plural and the singular is the tone. They traditionally came from totally different words but, through sound change, came to have very similar sounds.
First Conjugation
Root: Aðeva - eat In the singular, there is no change. So "I eat" is "wi áheva."
In the plural, the first person plural (like we) uses the affix -no. So it's is "gú áhevano." There is no change in the second person plural (think y'all). The third person plural (they) changes the last vowel to -o, so "lu ahevo."
Conjugation of an example verb:
| Pronoun | Example Verb |
| We | Áhevano |
| They | Áhevo |
Second Conjugation
This one has a bit more conjugation involved! I'm just going to make a chart:
| Singular | Plural | |
| First | -a | -a |
| Second | -a | -o |
| Third | -u | -u |
And an example verb, win (to buy)
| Singular | Plural | |
| First | Wina | Wina |
| Second | Wina | Wino |
| Third | Winu | Winu |
