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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:
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:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:40%;"
|+Number
!
!'''Singular'''
!'''Plural'''
!'''Dual'''
!'''Trial'''
|-align=center
!'''bet-'''<br>''house''
|'''bet'''  || '''betim'''  || '''betik''' || '''betur'''
|-align=center
!'''kop(a)'''<br>''dog''
|'''kopa'''  || '''kopim'''  || '''kopik''' || '''kopur'''
|-align=center
!'''nesk(a)'''<br>''girl''
|'''neska'''  || '''neskim'''  || '''neskik''' || '''neskur'''
|}


== gender ==
== gender ==

Revision as of 12:52, 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:

gender

case

nominative

The basic form of each noun, and the one cited in dictionaries, is the nominative singular. All the other forms can be derived from it.

oblique

  • -o / -wa || beto || the house, to the house, etc.

genitive

  • -ai / -ya || betai || of the house

locative

  • -(u)sh / -da || betush || in, at, on the house

instrumental

  • -ak / -ha || betak || using; with the house

degree

pronouns

case

demonstrative

prepositions

adjectives

comparison

numbers

ordinal

questions

verbs

tense

aspect

mood

special verbs

syntax