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Revision as of 12:37, 3 July 2016

sounds

consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labiovelar Glottal
Plosives p   b t   d k   g ʔ (q)
Nasals m n
Fricatives s ʃ (sh)
Approximants l j (y) w h
Trill r
vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

nouns

number

Nouns are commonly preceded by determiners. Plural nouns are formed by appending -im. Dual nouns are formed by appending -ik. Trial nouns are formed by appending -ur. This does not alter the stress:

Number
Singular Plural Dual Trial
bet-
house
bet betim betik betur
kop(a)
dog
kopa kopim kopik kopur
nesk(a)
girl
neska neskim neskik neskur

gender

case

Cases
Number Name Suffix Example English Gloss
1 Nominative no suffix bet house
2 Oblique -o / -wa beto the house, to the house, etc.
3 Genitive -ai / -ya betai of the house
4 Vocative -(u)sh / -da betush in, at, on the house
5 Instrumental; Comitative -ak / -ha betak using; with the house

degree

pronouns

case

demonstrative

prepositions

adjectives

comparison

numbers

ordinal

questions

verbs

tense

aspect

mood

special verbs

syntax