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Revision as of 05:00, 30 May 2015
Phonology
Consonants
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Labial
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Labiodental
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Dental ~ Alveolar
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Palatalized dental ~ Alveolar
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Postalveolars
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Palatal
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Velar
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Nasals
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m
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n
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ŋ
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Plosive
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p pʰ b
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t tʰ d
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k kʰ g
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Affricates
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t͡s t͡sʰ d͡z
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t͡sʲ t͡sʲʰ d͡zʲ
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t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ d͡ʒ
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Fricatives
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s z
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sʲ zʲ
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ʃ ʒ
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x ɣ
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Trills
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r
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rʲ
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Lateral approximants
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l
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lʲ
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Approximants
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ʋ
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j
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Spelling
/p t tʲ k/ [p t tj k]
/pʰ tʰ tʲʰ kʰ/ [ph th thj kh]
/b d dʲ g/ [b d dj g]
/t͡s t͡sʲ t͡ʃ/ [c cj č]
/t͡sʰ t͡sʲʰ t͡ʃʰ/ [ch chj čh]
/d͡z d͡zʲ d͡ʒ/ [dz dzj dž]
/s sʲ ʃ x/ [s sj š h]
/z zʲ ʒ ɣ/ [z zj ž x]
/m n nʲ ŋ/ [m n nj ŋ]
/r rʲ l lʲ/ [r rj l lj]
/ʋ j/ [v j]
Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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Short
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Long
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Short
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Long
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Short
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Long
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Close
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iː yː
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uː
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Near close
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ɪ ʏ
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ʊ
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Close-Mid
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eː
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oː
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Open-Mid
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ɛ
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ɔ
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Open
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ä
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äː
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Spelling
/ɪ ʏ ʊ/ [i y u]
/ɛ ɔ/ [e o]
/ä/ [á]
/iː yː uː/ [ī ȳ ū]
/eː oː/ [ē ō]
/ɑː/ [ā]
Phonotactics
(C)(C)V(ː)(R)(C)
Accent
- penultimate primary acute accent
- ultimate secondary gravis accent
Grammar
Nouns
Gender and number
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Singular
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Plural
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Animate
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Masculine
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-a
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mana
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man
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-ē
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manē
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men
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Feminine
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-i
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kōni
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woman
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-in
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kōnī
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women
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Inanimate
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-u
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hakmu
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stone
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-ȳ
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hakmȳ
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stones
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Declension
Nominative
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-
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subject of intransitive clause and agent of transitive clause, predicate noun
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Genitive
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-s
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manas
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of man
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possessor, patient of transitive clause, theme of ditransitive clause
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Instrumental
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-mi
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manami
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with man
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instrument, accompaniament, method, recipient of ditransitive clause
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Vialis
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-ko
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manako
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through man
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way in space or time
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Ablative
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-de
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manade
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from man
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direction from smth
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Allative
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-ri
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manari
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to man
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direction towards smth
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Locative
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-thu
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manathu
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(in/on/under) man
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various locations (with prepositions)
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Benefactive
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-la
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manala
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for man
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destination to smth, purpose
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Definiteness
Indefinite
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um
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um mana
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a man
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Definite
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Proper
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is
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is mana
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the man
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Distant
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at
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at mana
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that man
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Verbs
Negation
Affirmative
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-
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vāth-
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(to) look, observe
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Negative
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ne-
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ne-vāth-
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don't (to) look, observe
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Preverbs
Towards
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ri-
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rivāth-
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to discern
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Away from
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de-
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devāth-
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to look from afar
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Inside
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en-
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envāth-
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to stare
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Outside
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ba-
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bavāth-
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to look out
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Voice
Active
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-
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vāth-
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(to) look, observe
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Reflexive
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-si-
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vāsith-
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(to) look on self
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Causative
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-ra-
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vārath-
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(to) to pay attention, (to) cause looking to smth
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Reflexive-Causative
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-šē-
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vāšēth-
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(to) pay attention to self, (to) cause looking to self
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Aspect
Imperfective
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-
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vāth-
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(to) look, observe
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Iterative
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-jā-
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vāthjā-
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(to) look, observe (many times)
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Perfective
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-nu-
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vāthnu-
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(to) look, observe
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Person
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Singular
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Plural
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1.
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-an / -n
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I
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-ami
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we
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2.
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-aš / -š
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you
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-ači / -či
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you
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3.
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-at / -t
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he / she / it
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-ari / -ri
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they
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4.
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-ah / -h
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someone / something
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Mood
Indicative
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-
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ēsjan
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I am going
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Conditional
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-pō
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ēsjanpō
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I would be going
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Potentional
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-mē
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ēsjanmē
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I may be going
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Eventive
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-vī
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ēsjanvī
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I could be going (potentional + conditional)
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Imperative
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-īh
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ēsjīh
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you go !
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Non-finite verbs
Action noun
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-it-u
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vāthitu
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looking, observing
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Participles
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Adjectival
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-ŋ-
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vāthaŋ-
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looking, observing
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Adverbial
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-ŋ-e
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vāthaŋe
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looking, observing
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Adjectives and adverbs
- three degrees: positive, comparative, superlative
Degrees of comparison
Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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-
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es-
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good
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-im-
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esim-
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better
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-tat-
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estat-
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best
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dōrg-
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strong
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dōrgim-
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stronger
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dōrgtat-
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strongest
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ispānd-
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equine
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ispāndim-
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more equine
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ispāndtat-
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most equine
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Formation of adverbs
Basal adjective
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Derived adverb
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es-
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good
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-e
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ese
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well
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dōrg-
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strong
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dōrge
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strongly
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ispānd-
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equine
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ispānde
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like / as horse
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Numerals
Cardinal numerals
1.
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šine
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2.
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vahta
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3.
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hāran
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4.
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neljen
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5.
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taven
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6.
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hašte
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7.
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algan
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8.
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sekin
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9.
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žahsin
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10.
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žuvaŋ
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11.
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šinekičthu
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12.
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vahtakičthu
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20.
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vahtažāŋ
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21.
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vahtažāŋ šine
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30
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hāranžāŋ
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100.
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kidžāt
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101.
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kidžāt šine
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120.
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kidžāt vahtažāŋ
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121.
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kidžāt vahtažāŋ šine
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200.
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vahta kidžāt
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1.000.
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džāsul
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10.000.
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žāŋdžāsul
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Derived numerals
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Ordinal
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Multiplicative
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Reproductive
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Distributive
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Fractional
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-t-
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-ljār-
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-kōm-
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-pen-
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-te
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1.
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šinet-
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šineljār-
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šinekōm-
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šinepen-
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šinete
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10.
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žuvaŋt-
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žuvaŋljār-
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žuvaŋkōm-
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žuvaŋpen-
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žuvaŋte
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11.
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šinekičthut-
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šinekičthuljār-
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šinekičthukōm-
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šinekičthupen-
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šinekičthute
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20.
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vahtažāŋt-
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vahtažāŋljār-
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vahtažāŋkōm-
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vahtažāŋpen-
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vahtažāŋte
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21.
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vahtažāŋt- šinet-
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vahtažāŋ šineljār-
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vahtažāŋ šinekōm-
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vahtažāŋ šinepen-
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vahtažāŋ šinete
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100.
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kidžātt-
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kidžātljār-
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kidžātkōm-
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kidžātpen-
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kidžātte
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101.
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kidžātt- šinet-
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kidžāt šineljār-
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kidžāt šinekōm-
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kidžāt šinepen-
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kidžāt šinete
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120.
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kidžātt- vahtažāŋt-
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kidžāt vahtažāŋljār-
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kidžāt vahtažāŋkōm-
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kidžāt vahtažāŋpen-
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kidžāt vahtažāŋte
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121.
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kidžāt vahtažāŋt- šinet-
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kidžāt vahtažāŋ šineljār-
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kidžāt vahtažāŋ šinekōm-
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kidžāt vahtažāŋ šinepen-
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kidžāt vahtažāŋ šinete
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200.
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vahta kidžātt-
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vahta kidžātljār-
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vahta kidžātkōm-
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vahta kidžātpen-
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vahta kidžātte
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1000.
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džāsult-
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džāsulljār
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džāsulkōm-
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džāsulpen-
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džāsulte
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10.000.
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žāŋdžāsult-
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žāŋdžāsulljār-
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žāŋdžāsulkōm-
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žāŋdžāsulpen-
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žāŋdžāsulte
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Pronouns
Personal pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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1.
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mi
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I
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mej
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we
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2.
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šī
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thou
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čēj
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you
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3.
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ola
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he
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olē
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they
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oli
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she
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olī
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olu
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it
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olȳ
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4.
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kas
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someone / something
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Possessive suffixes
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Singular
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Plural
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1.
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-mi
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my
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-mī
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our
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2.
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-šī
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thee
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-čī
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your
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3.
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-la
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his
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-lē
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their
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-li
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her
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-lī
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-lu
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its
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-lȳ
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4.
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-kas
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of someone / of something
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Demonstrative pronouns
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Definite proper
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Definite distant
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Indefinite
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Place
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sōt
|
here
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tōt
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there
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katis
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somewhere
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Source
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desōt
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from here
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detōt
|
from there
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dekatis
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from somewhere
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Purpose direction
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risōt
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to here
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ritōt
|
to there, so far
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rikati
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to somewhere
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Path
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isti
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this way
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atti
|
that way
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umti
|
some way
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Time
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istīm
|
now
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attīm
|
then
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Method
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sīd
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in this way
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tīd
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in that way
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umīd
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in some way
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Quantity
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isvēl
|
so much
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Qualify
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akissōt
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like this here
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akattōt
|
like that
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akkas
|
like something
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Reason
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ispūdla
|
for this reason
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atpūdla
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for that reason
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kapūdla
|
for some reason
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Interrogative, relative, indefinite and unlimited pronouns
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Interrogative / Relative
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Indefinite
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Unlimited
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Animate being
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ka
|
who ? which ?
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kas
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someone
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kavali
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anyone
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Inanimate object
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ku
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what ? which ?
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kus
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something
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anything
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Place
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kati
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where ?
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katis
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somewhere
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kativali
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anywhere
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Source
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dekati
|
whence ?
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dekatis
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from somewhere
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dekativali
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from anywhere
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Purpose direction
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rikati
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whither ?
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rikatis
|
to somewhere
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rikativali
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to anywhere
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Path
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kajsti
|
which way ?
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kajstis
|
via some way
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kajstivali
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via any way
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Time
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kajstīm
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when ?
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kajstīms
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once
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kajstīmvali
|
ever
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Method
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ke
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how ?
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kes
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somehow
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kevali
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anyhow
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Quantity
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kele
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how much ?
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keles
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somehow much
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kelevali
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anyhow much
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Qualify
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kašīn
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which one ?
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šīve
|
some
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vale
|
any
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Reason
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kala
|
why ?
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Negative, universal and alternative pronouns
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Negative
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Universal
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Alternative
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Animate being
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neka
|
nobody
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kaveš
|
every
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kamūt
|
anyone else
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Inanimate object
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neku
|
nothing
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veš
|
every, all
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kamūt
|
anything else
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Place
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nekati
|
nowhere
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kativeš
|
everywhere
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katimūt
|
elswhere
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Source
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denekati
|
from nowhere
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dekativeš
|
from everywhere
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dekatimūt
|
from elswhere
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Purpose direction
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rinekati
|
to nowhere
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rikativeš
|
to everywhere
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rikatimūt
|
to elswhere
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Path
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nekajsti
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through no way
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vešisti
|
through all ways
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kajstimūt
|
which way else
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Time
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netīm
|
never
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veštīm
|
always
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kajstīmmūt
|
when else
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Method
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neke
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nohow
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veške
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in all methods
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kemūt
|
otherwise
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Quantity
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neku
|
nothing
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nekuvēl
|
otherwise than so many
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Quality
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nekea / nekei / nekeu
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neuter, indistinct
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vala / vali / valu
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any
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mūta / mūti / mūtu
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other
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Reflexive, reciprocal and cooperative pronouns
Reflexive
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si
|
oneself
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Reciprocal
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envahtasj (← en-vahta-si)
|
each other
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Cooperative
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vipōre (← vi-pōru)
|
together cooperatively
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Prepositions
Spatials, ablatival and allatival directionals
en
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in, inside
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Locative
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from inside
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Ablative
|
to inside
|
Allative
|
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an
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on
|
Locative
|
from on
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Ablative
|
to on
|
Allative
|
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ans
|
above
|
Locative
|
from above
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Ablative
|
to above
|
Allative
|
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uns
|
under
|
Locative
|
from under
|
Ablative
|
to under
|
Allative
|
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ter
|
beside
|
Locative
|
from beside
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Ablative
|
to beside
|
Allative
|
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de
|
away
|
Locative
|
from away
|
Ablative
|
to away
|
Allative
|
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envahtē
|
between
|
Locative
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from between
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Ablative
|
to between
|
Allative
|
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sū
|
behind
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Locative
|
from behind
|
Ablative
|
to behind
|
Allative
|
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ba
|
out
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Locative
|
from out
|
Ablative
|
to out
|
Allative
|
|
enter
|
around
|
Locative
|
from around
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Ablative
|
to around
|
Allative
|
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var
|
before, opposite to
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Locative
|
from before, from opposite to
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Ablative
|
to before, to opposite to
|
Allative
|
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entīm
|
during, in time of
|
Locative
|
from time of
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Ablative
|
to time of
|
Allative
|
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zā
|
after
|
Locative
|
from after
|
Ablative
|
to after
|
Allative
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Other prepositions
Companion, attributive object
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vi
|
with
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Instrumental
|
Lack
|
bal
|
without
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Ablative
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Alternative
|
enza
|
instead
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Genitive
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Contrary
|
zavare
|
against
|
Allative
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Resistance
|
suže
|
despite, though
|
Genitive
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Stylization
|
vidlāŋ
|
along to, according to
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Genitive
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Particles
Conjunctions
Paratactical conjunctions
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Copulative
|
ē
|
and
|
Conjunctive
|
ēže
|
also
|
Disjunctive
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vō
|
or
|
Contrastive, exceptional
|
ēta
|
but
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Consequentive
|
že
|
so
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Comparative
|
žir
|
than
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Hypotactical conjunctions
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rila
|
to, for
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višče
|
althought
|
pā
|
because
|
jon
|
if
|
chal
|
that, providing
|
Modifiers
Restrictive
|
vēle
|
only
|
Additive
|
adzje
|
yet
|
Polarity particles
Affirmative
|
thā
|
yes
|
Negative
|
ne
|
no
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Word formation
Compounding
Derivation
Noun
Noun to noun
Diminutive
|
-īl-
|
tahti → tahtīli
|
daughter → little daughter
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Augmentative
|
-ēg-
|
tābu → tābēgu
|
mountain → grand mountain
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Contradiction
|
ne-
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mana → nemana
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human → non-human
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Similarity
|
-ānd-
|
putu → putāndu
|
tree → pseudo-tree
|
Half
|
pōr-
|
saga → pōrsaga
|
dog → half-dog
|
Relational abstract
|
-vatu
|
aŋga → aŋgvatu
|
brother → brotherhood
|
Related person
|
-čh-
|
tjehma → tjehmačha
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cow → cowman
|
Collective
|
-nt-
|
khepma → khepmanta
|
bird → birds (a a collective)
|
Place
|
-alu
|
gala → galalu
|
fire → campfire
|
Art / Craft
|
-del-tu
|
harmu → harmudeltu
|
war → craft of war
|
Knowledge
|
-čh-tu
|
žihma → žihmačhtu
|
herb → herbalism
|
Expert
|
-del-čh-
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žihma → žihmadelčhu
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herb → herbalist
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Noun to adjective
Possessive
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-ān-
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mana → manān-
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man → human
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Originative
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-dj-
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daŋgu → daŋgudj-
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sky → celestial
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Similaritive
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-ānd-
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katki → katkāndu
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cat → felid
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Feature
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-ik-
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hašu → hašik-
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hair → hairy
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Affiliative
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-ān-
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khāni → khānān-
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family → familiar
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Privative
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ne-...-ik-
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tumpu → netumpik-
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tooth → toothless
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Verb
Verb to noun
Agentive
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-čh-
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kūčh- → kūččh-
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(to) shoot → shooter
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Experiencer, adressee
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Reflexive voice + -čh-
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mač-- → masiččh-
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(to) teach → learner
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Result
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-ju
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būd-- → būdju
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(to) fall → (a) fall
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Instance
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-mu
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džaŋg- → džaŋgmu
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(to) speak → speech
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Instrument
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-telu
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bāh- → bāhtelu
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(to) beat → whip
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Place
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-alu
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bēl- → bēlalu
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(to) kill → place of kill
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Verb to verb
Adjective
Adjective to noun
Abstract
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-mu
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dōrg- → dōrgmu
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strong → strength
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Adjective to adjective
Tendency
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-līk-
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es- → eslīk-
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good → bland
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Intensification
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-phār-
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tuŋ- → tuŋphār-
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big → very big
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Excess
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-cot-
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mīn- → mīncot-
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small → too small
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Syntax
Word order
Main word order is SOV. Generally, also it may be free, so other combinations are possible without a meaning's change.
Copular verbs
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Positive
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Negative
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Translative
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has-
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became
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nās-
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don't became
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Essive
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iv-
|
be
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nīv-
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don't be
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Excessive
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džer-
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cease to be
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nedžer-
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don't cease to be
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