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==Verbs  - ''ðâpþthempt''==
==Verbs  - ''ðâpþthempt''==
Compared to the complex class system of nouns, verbs are relatively simple. Verbs fall into two types, transitive and intransitive.
==Alphabet - ''kormpbarþt''==
==Alphabet - ''kormpbarþt''==
a â b d ð e g h k l m n ng o p r t þ u û w y
a â b d ð e g h k l m n ng o p r t þ u û w y

Revision as of 06:12, 1 July 2007

Þolb vocabulary


Language is ergative:

absolutive: no ending ergative: -eþ

adjective ending -r

there are no prepostions. these are done with adverbs.


Word order: V-E-A

  • Walm gelþ kolm halbeþ melmr.
  • (past) walk house man toward
  • The man walked into the house.
  • Walm gelþ kolm balþteþ grûmpr.
  • The girl walked inside the house.

Nouns - ðâpþtpontek

Nouns are divided into several classes, depending on the type of item. Each class has a special set of pronouns. Ony classes one and two have a first person pronoun. Several of the classes have special words that may belong only to those classes, as well as special affixes. Some words may fall into several classes.

1. Divine/humans of a higher status - twilmerd

This class is used to describe the divine as well as those of a higher social status than oneself, usually royalty. This is the smallest class of nouns.

Pronouns

  • First person = waþelb
  • Second person = nurlemp
  • Third person = klondrempt

Special words

  • kþeltomp - man or woman, person
  • þmeltilb - God
  • þkwelmport - King
  • twilmerd - important person/VIP

2. Humans

3. Animals/plants/the natural world

4. Tools/buildings/Inanimate objects

5. Places

Verbs - ðâpþthempt

Compared to the complex class system of nouns, verbs are relatively simple. Verbs fall into two types, transitive and intransitive.

Alphabet - kormpbarþt

a â b d ð e g h k l m n ng o p r t þ u û w y