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'''Ilya''' nouns are inflected for possession, and for diminutive.A possessed noun is prefixed with a morpheme agreeing in person with the possessor. If the possessor is plural or dual, the noun can (but not necessarily) be also marked with a suffix agreeing with the possessor's number. Below is given the inflectional paradigm for the word /ɛ'tak/ "house". | '''Ilya''' nouns are inflected for possession, and for diminutive.A possessed noun is prefixed with a morpheme agreeing in person with the possessor. If the possessor is plural or dual, the noun can (but not necessarily) be also marked with a suffix agreeing with the possessor's number. Below is given the inflectional paradigm for the word /ɛ'tak/ "house". | ||
* '''matak''' - | * '''matak''' - 1SG-house - ''my house'' | ||
* '''ratakra''' - | * '''ratakra''' - 1DU-house.DU - ''our (me and another's) house'' | ||
* '''gatak''' - | * '''gatak''' - 1PL-house - ''our house'' | ||
= dictionary = | = dictionary = | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 10 September 2015
Introduction
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phonology
consonants
- Plosives: < p b t d k g > p b t d k g
- Nasals: < m n ɲ > m n ny
- Fricatives: < s ʃ h~x > s sh h
- Approximants: < j w l r > y w l r
vowels
- a - /a~ə/
- e - /e~ɛ/
- i - /i~ɪ/
- o - /o~ɔ/
- u - /u~ʊ/
- ai - /aɪ/
phonotactics
Full syllables in Ilya have the canonical form CV(C), with the final consonant excluding /p g ɲ j w/.
verbs
Each Ilya verb root also has an attributive form. Attributive verbs behave similar to English adjectives and adverbs, modifying the meaning of another element of the sentence.
verb template
- pronoun - verb - mood - aspect - tense
pronouns
- first person singular nominative - ma-
- second person singular nominative - sa-
- third person singular nominative - a-
- first person dual nominative - ra-
- second person dual nominative - shra-
- third person dual nominative - ya-
nouns
Ilya nouns are inflected for possession, and for diminutive.A possessed noun is prefixed with a morpheme agreeing in person with the possessor. If the possessor is plural or dual, the noun can (but not necessarily) be also marked with a suffix agreeing with the possessor's number. Below is given the inflectional paradigm for the word /ɛ'tak/ "house".
- matak - 1SG-house - my house
- ratakra - 1DU-house.DU - our (me and another's) house
- gatak - 1PL-house - our house
