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| '''makhāchjāna''' ''(makhas achjāna)'' | | '''makhāchjāna''' ''(← makhas achjāna)'' | ||
| husband sister's husband | | husband sister's husband | ||
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;" | ||
| ''' ''' | | '''rivahaŋa apa''' | ||
| stepfather | | stepfather | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''' ''' | | '''rivahanŋi ami''' | ||
| stepmother | | stepmother | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''' ''' | | '''rivahaŋi apāmi''' | ||
| stepparents | | stepparents | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''' ''' | | '''rivahaŋa aŋga''' | ||
| stepbrother | | stepbrother | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''' ''' | | '''rivahaŋa achji''' | ||
| stepsister | | stepsister | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''' ''' | | '''rivahaŋa šinčhāsmi''' | ||
| stepsibling | | stepsibling | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''' ''' | | '''rivahaŋa laksa''' | ||
| stepchild | | stepchild | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''' ''' | | '''rivahaŋa laksantu''' | ||
| adopted progeny | | adopted progeny | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Animals=== | |||
* '''kavli''' a female animal | |||
* '''tintvi''' a fly | |||
* '''kavla''' a male animal | |||
* '''koža''' a male goat | |||
* '''koži''' a male roe-deer | |||
* '''gilča''' amphibian | |||
* '''thjera''' animal | |||
* '''kandži''' ant | |||
* '''tarva''' aurochs | |||
* '''plejči''' baldicoot | |||
* '''hlačara''' bat | |||
* '''hartaga''' bear | |||
* '''khērva''' beast, monster | |||
* '''čimaka''' beaver | |||
* '''piri''' bee | |||
* '''pirisačča''' bee-eater | |||
* '''džalha''' beetle | |||
* '''khepma''' bird | |||
* '''molgi''' bivalve | |||
* '''hursa gwarda''' black kite | |||
* '''kopša''' blackbird | |||
* '''tetera''' blackcock | |||
* '''gāha''' boar | |||
* '''apapa''' booby | |||
* '''tirkča''' borer | |||
* '''lačha''' bug | |||
* '''kvaba''' bug, worm | |||
* '''būga''' bull | |||
* '''bēča''' bustard | |||
* '''mačhila''' butterfly | |||
* '''džuluka''' capercaillie | |||
* '''sarka''' carp | |||
* '''katki''' cat | |||
* '''pīlumi''' caterpillar | |||
* '''katkiča''' catfish | |||
* '''dabantu''' cattle | |||
* '''kokota''' cock | |||
* '''čarača''' cockchafer | |||
* '''taraka''' cockroach | |||
* '''tjehma''' cow | |||
* '''granja''' crane | |||
* '''vrāka''' crow | |||
* '''kukuči''' cuckoo | |||
* '''ordžona''' deer | |||
* '''saga''' dog | |||
* '''himala''' donkey | |||
* '''gwelki''' dormouse | |||
* '''durda''' dove | |||
* '''banti''' duck | |||
* '''arula''' eagle | |||
* '''aruliki phuhi''' eagle-owl | |||
* '''aruliki sampa''' eagle-vulture | |||
* '''skupa''' earwig | |||
* '''narga''' elk | |||
* '''thapula''' ermine | |||
* '''bōsta''' european bison | |||
* '''pharka''' falcon | |||
* '''ordžoni''' female deer | |||
* '''ahvala''' finch | |||
* '''ljambi''' fish | |||
* '''phalja''' flea | |||
* '''švila''' fox | |||
* '''gurga''' frog | |||
* '''koža''' goat | |||
* '''geŋga''' goose | |||
* '''kurčuka''' grasshopper | |||
* '''peleča''' greenfly | |||
* '''čelga''' grub, worm | |||
* '''pičuka''' hamster | |||
* '''kunka''' hare | |||
* '''pilahta''' hawk | |||
* '''šejla''' hedgehog | |||
* '''keni''' hen | |||
* '''rūdmi''' herd | |||
* '''žahli''' heron | |||
* '''bemlika thjera''' hoofed animal | |||
* '''ispa''' horse | |||
* '''čakva''' insect | |||
* '''dživa''' jackdaw | |||
* '''živka''' jay | |||
* '''čalaŋga''' kestrel | |||
* '''gulmača''' kingfisher | |||
* '''kulni''' lamb | |||
* '''stirja''' lark | |||
* '''čīma''' leech | |||
* '''borsa''' leopard | |||
* '''varva''' lewos | |||
* '''žižva''' lizard | |||
* '''tāši''' louse | |||
* '''ksirja''' lynx | |||
* '''pidži''' magpie | |||
* '''asini''' mare | |||
* '''tohora''' mink | |||
* '''meŋgila''' minnow | |||
* '''nuka''' mole | |||
* '''zilma''' mosquito | |||
* '''šepta''' moth | |||
* '''čhīri''' mouse | |||
* '''dloŋka''' nematode | |||
* '''kelala''' nightingale | |||
* '''hešti''' otter | |||
* '''phuhi''' owl | |||
* '''wolja''' ox | |||
* '''ščerva''' partridge | |||
* '''očura''' perch | |||
* '''buruki''' pig | |||
* '''horhota''' polecat | |||
* '''pardača''' predator | |||
* '''aruna''' ram | |||
* '''pīšča''' rat | |||
* '''korka''' raven | |||
* '''aždžera''' reptile | |||
* '''šīrji''' roe-deer | |||
* '''zvačča''' ruminant | |||
* '''solisa''' salmon | |||
* '''uža''' serpent | |||
* '''avi''' sheep | |||
* '''švasiki''' shrew | |||
* '''durgi''' shrike | |||
* '''mlačha''' snail, slug | |||
* '''dzeraka''' snow leopard, irbis | |||
* '''terba''' sparrow | |||
* '''harni''' spider | |||
* '''askvi''' squail | |||
* '''vašči''' squirrel | |||
* '''lariši''' starling | |||
* '''kolkola''' stork | |||
* '''bunča''' stud, flock, herd | |||
* '''eskera''' sturgeon | |||
* '''jatini''' swallow | |||
* '''budula''' swan | |||
* '''džindža''' tench | |||
* '''turuša''' thrush | |||
* '''čika''' tick | |||
* '''čolopa''' tineid | |||
* '''činka''' tit | |||
* '''gurva''' toad | |||
* '''karpaka''' turtle, tortoise | |||
* '''turtura''' turtledove | |||
* '''žīmsi''' viper | |||
* '''kšajka''' wagtail | |||
* '''hīži''' wasp | |||
* '''murhula''' weasel | |||
* '''vajma''' whelp | |||
* '''gnūra''' wild boar | |||
* '''raga''' wolf | |||
* '''žoŋga''' woodpecker | |||
* '''melguča''' young animal | |||
===Time=== | |||
* '''vadžru''' yesterday | |||
* '''izdne''' today | |||
* tomorrow | |||
* '''adnu''' day | |||
* '''naptu''' night | |||
* '''zami''' winter | |||
* '''visni''' spring | |||
* '''halmi''' summer | |||
* '''astvani''' autumn | |||
* '''vetu''' year | |||
* '''porju''' morning | |||
* '''pōradnu''' midday | |||
* '''hevdžanu''' evening | |||
* '''pōrnaptu''' midnight | |||
* '''tīmu''' time | |||
* '''mohanu''' month | |||
* '''algantu''' ''(algan + -nt-u)'' week | |||
* '''khōri''' hour | |||
* '''mīnili''' minute | |||
* '''vahtati''' second | |||
===Natural phenomena=== | |||
* '''tjesti''' star | |||
* '''daŋgu''' sky | |||
* '''njoru''' sun | |||
* '''mohanu''' moon | |||
* '''meŋhi''' earth | |||
* '''vezi''' water | |||
* '''vihra''' wind | |||
* '''dvihu''' snow | |||
* '''pahru''' bonfire | |||
* '''mherku''' wood | |||
* '''čajhu''' warm | |||
* '''hšāju''' light, brightness | |||
* '''dandu''' thunder | |||
* '''borji''' storm | |||
* '''vebčika''' planet | |||
* '''galacchapu''' ''(← galas chapu)'' comet | |||
* '''hšūntu''' ''(← hšājuntu)'' world | |||
* '''pjaču''' rain | |||
* '''gala''' fire | |||
===Rule=== | |||
* '''argamu''' rule | |||
* '''argača''' ruler | |||
* '''dānča''' leader | |||
* '''oriza''' king | |||
* '''orizāni''' queen | |||
* '''orizvatu''' kingdom | |||
* '''zakhča''' chief | |||
* '''zakhčavatu''' chiefdom | |||
* '''thūka''' prince, duke | |||
* '''thūki''' princess | |||
* '''vikatu''' council | |||
* '''lavda''' lord, master | |||
* '''lavdamu''' state | |||
* '''cuŋga''' army |
Latest revision as of 11:49, 18 June 2015
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Labiodental | Dental ~ Alveolar | Palatalized dental ~ Alveolar | Postalveolars | Palatal | Velar | |
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Nasals | m | n | nʲ | ŋ | |||
Plosive | p pʰ b | t tʰ d | tʲ tʲʰ dʲ | k kʰ g | |||
Affricates | t͡s t͡sʰ d͡z | t͡sʲ t͡sʲʰ d͡zʲ | t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ d͡ʒ | ||||
Fricatives | s z | sʲ zʲ | ʃ ʒ | x ɣ | |||
Trills | r | rʲ | |||||
Lateral approximants | l | lʲ | |||||
Approximants | ʋ | j |
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
Front | Central | Back | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | |
Close | iː yː | uː | ||||
Near close | ɪ ʏ | ʊ | ||||
Close-Mid | eː | oː | ||||
Open-Mid | ɛ | ɔ | ||||
Open | ä | äː |
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
Singular | Plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Animate | Masculine | -a | mana | man | -ē | manē | men |
Feminine | -i | kōni | woman | -in | kōnī | women | |
Inanimate | -u | hakmu | stone | -ȳ | hakmȳ | stones |
Declension
Nominative | - | mana | man | subject of intransitive clause and agent of transitive clause, predicate noun |
---|---|---|---|---|
Genitive | -s | manas | of man | possessor, patient of transitive clause, theme of ditransitive clause |
Instrumental | -mi | manami | with man | instrument, accompaniament, method, recipient of ditransitive clause |
Vialis | -ko | manako | through man | way in space or time |
Ablative | -de | manade | from man | direction from smth |
Allative | -ri | manari | to man | direction towards smth |
Locative | -thu | manathu | (in/on/under) man | various locations (with prepositions) |
Benefactive | -la | manala | for man | destination to smth, purpose |
Definiteness
Indefinite | um | um mana | a man | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Definite | Proper | is | is mana | the man |
Distant | at | at mana | that man |
Verbs
Negation
Affirmative | - | vāth- | (to) look, observe |
---|---|---|---|
Negative | ne- | ne-vāth- | don't (to) look, observe |
Preverbs
Towards | ri- | rivāth- | to discern |
---|---|---|---|
Away from | de- | devāth- | to look from afar |
Inside | en- | envāth- | to stare |
Outside | ba- | bavāth- | to look out |
Voice
Active | - | vāth- | (to) look, observe |
---|---|---|---|
Reflexive | -si- | vāsith- | (to) look on self |
Causative | -ra- | vārath- | (to) to pay attention, (to) cause looking to smth |
Reflexive-Causative | -šē- | vāšēth- | (to) pay attention to self, (to) cause looking to self |
Aspect
Imperfective | - | vāth- | (to) look, observe |
---|---|---|---|
Iterative | -jā- | vāthjā- | (to) look, observe (many times) |
Perfective | -nu- | vāthnu- | (to) look, observe |
Person
Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | -an / -n | I | -ami | we |
2. | -aš / -š | you | -ači / -či | you |
3. | -at / -t | he / she / it | -ari / -ri | they |
4. | -ah / -h | someone / something |
Mood
Indicative | - | ēsjan | I am going |
---|---|---|---|
Conditional | -pō | ēsjanpō | I would be going |
Potentional | -mē | ēsjanmē | I may be going |
Eventive | -vī | ēsjanvī | I could be going (potentional + conditional) |
Imperative | -īh | ēsjīh | you go ! |
Non-finite verbs
Action noun | -it-u | vāthitu | looking, observing |
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Participles | |||
Adjectival | -ŋ- | vāthaŋ- | looking, observing |
Adverbial | -ŋ-e | vāthaŋe | looking, observing |
Adjectives and adverbs
- three degrees: positive, comparative, superlative
Degrees of comparison
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | ||||||
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- | es- | good | -im- | esim- | better | -tat- | estat- | best |
dōrg- | strong | dōrgim- | stronger | dōrgtat- | strongest | |||
ispānd- | equine | ispāndim- | more equine | ispāndtat- | most equine |
Formation of adverbs
Basal adjective | Derived adverb | |||
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es- | good | -e | ese | well |
dōrg- | strong | dōrge | strongly | |
ispānd- | equine | ispānde | like / as horse |
Numerals
Cardinal numerals
1. | šine |
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2. | vahta |
3. | hāran |
4. | neljen |
5. | taven |
6. | hašte |
7. | algan |
8. | sekin |
9. | žahsin |
10. | žuvaŋ |
11. | šinekičthu |
12. | vahtakičthu |
20. | vahtažāŋ |
21. | vahtažāŋ šine |
30 | hāranžāŋ |
100. | kidžāt |
101. | kidžāt šine |
120. | kidžāt vahtažāŋ |
121. | kidžāt vahtažāŋ šine |
200. | vahta kidžāt |
1.000. | džāsul |
10.000. | žāŋdžāsul |
Derived numerals
Ordinal | Multiplicative | Reproductive | Distributive | Fractional | |
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-t- | -ljār- | -kōm- | -pen- | -te | |
1. | šinet- | šineljār- | šinekōm- | šinepen- | šinete |
10. | žuvaŋt- | žuvaŋljār- | žuvaŋkōm- | žuvaŋpen- | žuvaŋte |
11. | šinekičthut- | šinekičthuljār- | šinekičthukōm- | šinekičthupen- | šinekičthute |
20. | vahtažāŋt- | vahtažāŋljār- | vahtažāŋkōm- | vahtažāŋpen- | vahtažāŋte |
21. | vahtažāŋt- šinet- | vahtažāŋ šineljār- | vahtažāŋ šinekōm- | vahtažāŋ šinepen- | vahtažāŋ šinete |
100. | kidžātt- | kidžātljār- | kidžātkōm- | kidžātpen- | kidžātte |
101. | kidžātt- šinet- | kidžāt šineljār- | kidžāt šinekōm- | kidžāt šinepen- | kidžāt šinete |
120. | kidžātt- vahtažāŋt- | kidžāt vahtažāŋljār- | kidžāt vahtažāŋkōm- | kidžāt vahtažāŋpen- | kidžāt vahtažāŋte |
121. | kidžāt vahtažāŋt- šinet- | kidžāt vahtažāŋ šineljār- | kidžāt vahtažāŋ šinekōm- | kidžāt vahtažāŋ šinepen- | kidžāt vahtažāŋ šinete |
200. | vahta kidžātt- | vahta kidžātljār- | vahta kidžātkōm- | vahta kidžātpen- | vahta kidžātte |
1000. | džāsult- | džāsulljār | džāsulkōm- | džāsulpen- | džāsulte |
10.000. | žāŋdžāsult- | žāŋdžāsulljār- | žāŋdžāsulkōm- | žāŋdžāsulpen- | žāŋdžāsulte |
Pronouns
Personal pronouns
Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | mi | I | mej | we |
2. | šī | thou | čēj | you |
3. | ola | he | olē | they |
oli | she | olī | ||
olu | it | olȳ | ||
4. | kas | someone / something |
Possessive suffixes
Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | -mi | my | -mī | our |
2. | -šī | thee | -čī | your |
3. | -la | his | -lē | their |
-li | her | -lī | ||
-lu | its | -lȳ | ||
4. | -kas | of someone / of something |
Demonstrative pronouns
Definite proper | Definite distant | Indefinite | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | sōt | here | tōt | there | katis | somewhere |
Source | desōt | from here | detōt | from there | dekatis | from somewhere |
Purpose direction | risōt | to here | ritōt | to there, so far | rikati | to somewhere |
Path | isti | this way | atti | that way | umti | some way |
Time | istīm | now | attīm | then | ||
Method | sīd | in this way | tīd | in that way | umīd | in some way |
Quantity | isvēl | so much | ||||
Qualify | akissōt | like this here | akattōt | like that | akkas | like something |
Reason | ispūdla | for this reason | atpūdla | for that reason | kapūdla | for some reason |
Interrogative, relative, indefinite and unlimited pronouns
Interrogative / Relative | Indefinite | Unlimited | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Animate being | ka | who ? which ? | kas | someone | kavali | anyone |
Inanimate object | ku | what ? which ? | kus | something | anything | |
Place | kati | where ? | katis | somewhere | kativali | anywhere |
Source | dekati | whence ? | dekatis | from somewhere | dekativali | from anywhere |
Purpose direction | rikati | whither ? | rikatis | to somewhere | rikativali | to anywhere |
Path | kajsti | which way ? | kajstis | via some way | kajstivali | via any way |
Time | kajstīm | when ? | kajstīms | once | kajstīmvali | ever |
Method | ke | how ? | kes | somehow | kevali | anyhow |
Quantity | kele | how much ? | keles | somehow much | kelevali | anyhow much |
Qualify | kašīn | which one ? | šīve | some | vale | any |
Reason | kala | why ? |
Negative, universal and alternative pronouns
Negative | Universal | Alternative | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Animate being | neka | nobody | kaveš | every | kamūt | anyone else |
Inanimate object | neku | nothing | veš | every, all | kamūt | anything else |
Place | nekati | nowhere | kativeš | everywhere | katimūt | elswhere |
Source | denekati | from nowhere | dekativeš | from everywhere | dekatimūt | from elswhere |
Purpose direction | rinekati | to nowhere | rikativeš | to everywhere | rikatimūt | to elswhere |
Path | nekajsti | through no way | vešisti | through all ways | kajstimūt | which way else |
Time | netīm | never | veštīm | always | kajstīmmūt | when else |
Method | neke | nohow | veške | in all methods | kemūt | otherwise |
Quantity | neku | nothing | nekuvēl | otherwise than so many | ||
Quality | nekea / nekei / nekeu | neuter, indistinct | vala / vali / valu | any | mūta / mūti / mūtu | other |
Reflexive, reciprocal and cooperative pronouns
Reflexive | si | oneself |
---|---|---|
Reciprocal | envahtasj (← en-vahta-si) | each other |
Cooperative | vipōre (← vi-pōru) | together cooperatively |
Prepositions
Spatials, ablatival and allatival directionals
en | in, inside | Locative |
---|---|---|
from inside | Ablative | |
to inside | Allative | |
an | on | Locative |
from on | Ablative | |
to on | Allative | |
ans | above | Locative |
from above | Ablative | |
to above | Allative | |
uns | under | Locative |
from under | Ablative | |
to under | Allative | |
ter | beside | Locative |
from beside | Ablative | |
to beside | Allative | |
de | away | Locative |
from away | Ablative | |
to away | Allative | |
envahtē | between | Locative |
from between | Ablative | |
to between | Allative | |
sū | behind | Locative |
from behind | Ablative | |
to behind | Allative | |
ba | out | Locative |
from out | Ablative | |
to out | Allative | |
enter | around | Locative |
from around | Ablative | |
to around | Allative | |
var | before, opposite to | Locative |
from before, from opposite to | Ablative | |
to before, to opposite to | Allative | |
entīm | during, in time of | Locative |
from time of | Ablative | |
to time of | Allative | |
zā | after | Locative |
from after | Ablative | |
to after | Allative |
Other prepositions
Companion, attributive object | vi | with | Instrumental |
---|---|---|---|
Lack | bal | without | Ablative |
Alternative | enza | instead | Genitive |
Contrary | zavare | against | Allative |
Resistance | suže | despite, though | Genitive |
Stylization | vidlāŋ | along to, according to | Genitive |
Particles
Conjunctions
Paratactical conjunctions | ||
---|---|---|
Copulative | ē | and |
Conjunctive | ēže | also |
Disjunctive | vō | or |
Contrastive, exceptional | ēta | but |
Consequentive | že | so |
Comparative | žir | than |
Hypotactical conjunctions | ||
rila | to, for | |
višče | althought | |
pā | because | |
jon | if | |
chal | that, providing |
Modifiers
Restrictive | vēle | only |
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Additive | adzje | yet |
Polarity particles
Affirmative | thā | yes |
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Negative | ne | no |
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 |
Contradiction | ne- | mana → nemana | human → non-human |
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 | 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- | žihma → žihmadelčhu | herb → herbalist |
Noun to adjective
Possessive | -ān- | mana → manān- | man → human |
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Originative | -dj- | daŋgu → daŋgudj- | sky → celestial |
Similaritive | -ānd- | katki → katkāndu | cat → felid |
Feature | -ik- | hašu → hašik- | hair → hairy |
Affiliative | -ān- | khāni → khānān- | family → familiar |
Privative | ne-...-ik- | tumpu → netumpik- | tooth → toothless |
Verb
Verb to noun
Agentive | -čh- | kūčh- → kūččh- | (to) shoot → shooter |
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Experiencer, adressee | Reflexive voice + -čh- | mač-- → masiččh- | (to) teach → learner |
Result | -ju | būd-- → būdju | (to) fall → (a) fall |
Instance | -mu | džaŋg- → džaŋgmu | (to) speak → speech |
Instrument | -telu | bāh- → bāhtelu | (to) beat → whip |
Place | -alu | bēl- → bēlalu | (to) kill → place of kill |
Verb to verb
Adjective
Adjective to noun
Abstract | -mu | dōrg- → dōrgmu | strong → strength |
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Adjective to adjective
Tendency | -līk- | es- → eslīk- | good → bland |
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Intensification | -phār- | tuŋ- → tuŋphār- | big → very big |
Excess | -cot- | mīn- → mīncot- | small → too small |
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
Positive | Negative | |||
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Translative | has- | became | nās- | don't became |
Essive | iv- | be | nīv- | don't be |
Excessive | džer- | cease to be | nedžer- | don't cease to be |
Modal verbs
Obligative | džug- | to must |
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Necessitative | dožd- | to need |
Jussive | vēn- | to should |
Optative | žīž- | to wish |
Desiderative | khet- | to want |
Dubitative | mah- | to doubt |
Hypothetical | dith- | maybe, perhaps |
Permissive | rim- | to let, to permit |
Precative | najm- | to request, to please, to ask |
Abilitive | mēt- | to can |
Use of modal verbs
[Modal verb] + [Main verb as an action noun]
Jussive | Vēnan rīsitu. | I should to write. |
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Desiderative | Khetan rīsitu. | I'm wanting to write. |
Precative | Najman rīsitu | I request to write. |
Onomastics
Colours
jāš- | light |
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tumb- | dark |
chal- | white |
hurs- | black |
bars- | red |
vorh- | reddish |
žuls- | pink |
djam- | blue |
žihik- | green |
šalg- | yellow |
altik- | golden |
sarak- | silver |
arūč- | orange |
šerkh- | grey |
bork- | brown |
sivol- | violet |
žihdjam- | navy blue |
dūršalg- | beige |
Sides of world
Direct sides | ||
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North | black | hursmu |
South | white | chalmu |
East | red | barsmu |
West | gold | altikmu |
Indirect sides | ||
Northeast | red black | barshursmu |
Northwest | golden black | altikhursmu |
Southeast | red white | barschalmu |
Southwest | golden white | altikchalmu |
Directions
bothu | side |
kladzu | right |
lahvu | left |
varu | front |
zāmu | back |
talpu | top |
dodzjvu | bottom |
čeldu | center, middle, heart |
Body parts
plehmu | body |
čhāsu | blood |
pihu | skin |
mahu | meat |
mahinu | muscle |
kolku | bone |
nugamu | vertebra |
nelku | spine |
kolkuntu | skeleton |
bolgu | head |
hašu | hair |
sivu | eye |
chesu | ear |
ujsu | moustache |
agušu | mouth |
ulju | lip |
sagalu | beard |
halcu | chin |
unshalcu | cheek |
džehlu | mandible |
džučhu | upper jaw |
todu | tooth |
džemu | gum |
adžu | tusk |
hemegu | eyebrow |
skinju | front neck |
skuzu | back neck |
gurgu | throat |
gortu | larynx |
talju | tongue |
pagulu | palate |
taljilu | uvula |
slūnu | vein |
tuntumu | artery |
čeldu | heart |
puhtu | lung |
bachu | belly |
džambulu | stomach |
polku | kidney |
delmu | spleen |
vagalu | liver |
salnu | gall |
tirgu | rib |
bōhlu | intestine |
golvu | skull |
mojgu | brain |
žistu | hand |
alku | arm, shoulder |
varalku | forearm |
gežmu | hand palm |
klestu | fist |
pirtu | finger |
nuskulu | nail |
huspu | claw |
tjelemu | knee |
tokmu | elbow |
rahnu | wrist |
nenu | nose |
zāmu | back |
lābu | foot |
ošču | heel |
galbu | gullet |
panchalu | midriff |
Kinship
khāni | family |
apāmi | parents |
ami | mother |
apa | father |
laksa | child |
hūsa | son |
tahti | daughter |
šinčhāsmi | sibling |
aŋga | brother |
achji | sister |
amide čhāsudja / amide čhāsudji | cousin from mother's side |
apade čhāsudja / apade čhāsudji | cousin from father's side |
vahtata amide čhāsudja / vahtati amide čhāsudji | second cousin from mother's side |
vahtata apade čhāsudja / vahtati apade čhāsudji | second cousin from father's side |
dōlja čhasudja / dōlji čhāsudji | distant relative |
apāŋga (← apas aŋga) | father's brother |
apāchji (← apas achji) | father's sister |
apas šinčhāsmi | father's sibling |
amāŋga (← amis aŋga) | mother's brother |
amāchji (← amis achji) | mother's sister |
amis šinčhāsmi | mother's sibling |
aŋgasūsa (← aŋgas hūsa) | brother's son |
aŋgastahti (← aŋgas tahti) | brother's daughter |
achjisūsa (← achji hūsa) | sister's son |
achjistahti (← achjis tahti) | sister's daughter |
šinčhāsmis laksa | sibling's child |
varapāmi | grandparents |
ōni | grandmother |
ōda | grandfather |
varōni | great grandmother |
varōda | great grandfather |
zālaksa | grandchild |
zāhūsa | grandson |
zātahti | granddaughter |
unslaksa | great grandchild |
unshūsa | great grandson |
unstahti | great granddaughter |
ōdāŋga (← ōdas aŋga) | grandfather's brother |
ōdāchji (← ōdas achji) | grandfather's sister |
ōdas šinčhāsmi | grandfather's sibling |
ōnāŋga (← ōnis aŋga) | grandmother's brother |
ōnachji (← ōnis achji) | grandmother's sister |
ōnis šinčhāsmi | grandmother's sibling |
amide hena / amide heni | ancestor from maternal line |
apade hena / apade heni | ancestor from fathernal line |
vihena | common ancestor |
laksantu | progeny |
Relatives from marriage
kerjantu | marriage |
kvēniskhāni | family from wife's side |
kvēni | wife |
makha | husband |
vikerji | spouse |
apeza | father-in-law |
amezi | mother-in-law |
apēmezi | parents-in-law |
hūseza | son-in-law |
tahtezi | daughter-in-law |
lakseza | child-in-law |
aŋgeza | brother-in-law |
achjezi | sister-in-law |
šinčhāsmezi | sibling-in-law |
kvēnis dōlja čhāsudja / kvēnis dōlji čhāsudji | wife's distant relative |
makhas dōlja čhāsudja / makhas dōlji čhāsudji | husband's distant relative |
kvēnāŋgāni (← kvēnis aŋgani) | wife brother's wife |
kvēnāchjāna (← kvēnis achjāna) | wife sister's husband |
makhāŋgāna (← makhas aŋgāna) | husband brother's wife |
makhāchjāna (← makhas achjāna) | husband sister's husband |
Relatives from adoption
rivahaŋa apa | stepfather |
rivahanŋi ami | stepmother |
rivahaŋi apāmi | stepparents |
rivahaŋa aŋga | stepbrother |
rivahaŋa achji | stepsister |
rivahaŋa šinčhāsmi | stepsibling |
rivahaŋa laksa | stepchild |
rivahaŋa laksantu | adopted progeny |
Animals
- kavli a female animal
- tintvi a fly
- kavla a male animal
- koža a male goat
- koži a male roe-deer
- gilča amphibian
- thjera animal
- kandži ant
- tarva aurochs
- plejči baldicoot
- hlačara bat
- hartaga bear
- khērva beast, monster
- čimaka beaver
- piri bee
- pirisačča bee-eater
- džalha beetle
- khepma bird
- molgi bivalve
- hursa gwarda black kite
- kopša blackbird
- tetera blackcock
- gāha boar
- apapa booby
- tirkča borer
- lačha bug
- kvaba bug, worm
- būga bull
- bēča bustard
- mačhila butterfly
- džuluka capercaillie
- sarka carp
- katki cat
- pīlumi caterpillar
- katkiča catfish
- dabantu cattle
- kokota cock
- čarača cockchafer
- taraka cockroach
- tjehma cow
- granja crane
- vrāka crow
- kukuči cuckoo
- ordžona deer
- saga dog
- himala donkey
- gwelki dormouse
- durda dove
- banti duck
- arula eagle
- aruliki phuhi eagle-owl
- aruliki sampa eagle-vulture
- skupa earwig
- narga elk
- thapula ermine
- bōsta european bison
- pharka falcon
- ordžoni female deer
- ahvala finch
- ljambi fish
- phalja flea
- švila fox
- gurga frog
- koža goat
- geŋga goose
- kurčuka grasshopper
- peleča greenfly
- čelga grub, worm
- pičuka hamster
- kunka hare
- pilahta hawk
- šejla hedgehog
- keni hen
- rūdmi herd
- žahli heron
- bemlika thjera hoofed animal
- ispa horse
- čakva insect
- dživa jackdaw
- živka jay
- čalaŋga kestrel
- gulmača kingfisher
- kulni lamb
- stirja lark
- čīma leech
- borsa leopard
- varva lewos
- žižva lizard
- tāši louse
- ksirja lynx
- pidži magpie
- asini mare
- tohora mink
- meŋgila minnow
- nuka mole
- zilma mosquito
- šepta moth
- čhīri mouse
- dloŋka nematode
- kelala nightingale
- hešti otter
- phuhi owl
- wolja ox
- ščerva partridge
- očura perch
- buruki pig
- horhota polecat
- pardača predator
- aruna ram
- pīšča rat
- korka raven
- aždžera reptile
- šīrji roe-deer
- zvačča ruminant
- solisa salmon
- uža serpent
- avi sheep
- švasiki shrew
- durgi shrike
- mlačha snail, slug
- dzeraka snow leopard, irbis
- terba sparrow
- harni spider
- askvi squail
- vašči squirrel
- lariši starling
- kolkola stork
- bunča stud, flock, herd
- eskera sturgeon
- jatini swallow
- budula swan
- džindža tench
- turuša thrush
- čika tick
- čolopa tineid
- činka tit
- gurva toad
- karpaka turtle, tortoise
- turtura turtledove
- žīmsi viper
- kšajka wagtail
- hīži wasp
- murhula weasel
- vajma whelp
- gnūra wild boar
- raga wolf
- žoŋga woodpecker
- melguča young animal
Time
- vadžru yesterday
- izdne today
- tomorrow
- adnu day
- naptu night
- zami winter
- visni spring
- halmi summer
- astvani autumn
- vetu year
- porju morning
- pōradnu midday
- hevdžanu evening
- pōrnaptu midnight
- tīmu time
- mohanu month
- algantu (algan + -nt-u) week
- khōri hour
- mīnili minute
- vahtati second
Natural phenomena
- tjesti star
- daŋgu sky
- njoru sun
- mohanu moon
- meŋhi earth
- vezi water
- vihra wind
- dvihu snow
- pahru bonfire
- mherku wood
- čajhu warm
- hšāju light, brightness
- dandu thunder
- borji storm
- vebčika planet
- galacchapu (← galas chapu) comet
- hšūntu (← hšājuntu) world
- pjaču rain
- gala fire
Rule
- argamu rule
- argača ruler
- dānča leader
- oriza king
- orizāni queen
- orizvatu kingdom
- zakhča chief
- zakhčavatu chiefdom
- thūka prince, duke
- thūki princess
- vikatu council
- lavda lord, master
- lavdamu state
- cuŋga army