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d. the suffix -(i)d marks the plural. It comes before the Ergative suffix and after the root.
d. the suffix -(i)d marks the plural. It comes before the Ergative suffix and after the root.


e. -(o)n marks a noun as definite. When the word is marked for Ergativity the definite article is not marked or if not marking definiteness doesn't cause ambiguity.
e. -(o)n marks a noun as definite. The Definite from is only used when stressing the noun to be of a specific kind and is only used in the singular. i.e the function of the word "this" in English.


f. Examples:
f. Examples:




'''Vinidom toi vini nīven'''
i. '''Vinidom toi bhine nīven'''


[BiJidom toi BiJi ni:BeN]  
ii. [BiJidom toi BiJe ni:BeN]  


(The) Boys want to kill me
iii. (The) Boys want to kill me


''Boy.plur.erg me.abs kill.3P want.inf''
iv. ''Boy.plur.erg me.abs kill.PP want.inf''




'''Tia vinidon gin sīho sōnen'''
v. '''Vinonom toi bhini nīven'''


[tja BiJidoN giN si:Co soJeN]
vi. [BiJoJom toi BiJi ni:BeN]


I can not find the boys
vii. This boy wants to kill me


''I.erg boy.plur.def negator find.1P can.inf''
viii. ''Boy.def.erg me.abs kill.3P want.inf''
 
 
ix. '''Tia vinidon gin sīho sōnen'''
 
x. [tja BiJidoN giN si:Co soJeN]
 
xi. I can not find the boys
 
xii. ''I.erg boy.plur.def negator find.1P can.inf''




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a. Diūn Verbs are inflected for person. The Diūn tenses (past and future) are expressed by separate particles. The Present does not need a separate particle. <mo> is the past particle and <mu> is the future morpheme. <mi> is also used to emphasize the present. The tense particles follow the verb. Adverbs can be placed between the verb and the tense particle
a. Diūn Verbs are inflected for person. The Diūn tenses (past and future) are expressed by separate particles. The Present does not need a separate particle. <mo> is the past particle and <mu> is the future morpheme. <mi> is also used to emphasize the present. The tense particles follow the verb. Adverbs can be placed between the verb and the tense particle


b.
b. Verb Inflections for Person


infinitive: suffix root + -en
i. 1st Person: root + -o


1st Person: root + -(h)o
ii. 2nd Person: root + -a


2nd Person: root + -(h)a
iii. 3rd Person: root + -i


3rd Person: root + -(h)i
iv. All-Persons Plural: root + -e
 
All-Persons Plural: root + -(h)e




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'''No dinid va he cephe mu'''
i. '''No dinid va he cephe mu'''


[no diJid_h Ba Ce kep\e mu]
ii. [no diJid_h Ba Ce kep\e mu]


We will seize your things(possessions)
iii. We will seize your things(possessions)


''We.ERG thing.plur you.abs of seize.plur future-particle''
iv. ''We.ERG thing.plur you.abs of seize.plur future-particle''




'''Tia ga hado cīvi mo''' (or) '''Tia ga hado mo cīvi'''
v. '''Tia ga hado cīvi mo''' (or) '''Tia ga hado mo cīvi'''


[tja ga Cado ki:Bi mo][tja ga Cado mo ki:Bi]
vi. [tja ga Cado ki:Bi mo][tja ga Cado mo ki:Bi]


I did that easily
vii. I did that easily


''I.erg it/him.abs do.1P easy past-particle'' (or) ''I.erg it/him.abs do.1P past-particle easy''
viii. ''I.erg it/him.abs do.1P easy past-particle'' (or) ''I.erg it/him.abs do.1P past-particle easy''




d. The Gerund:
d. The Gerund:


 
e. The gerund functions as a verbs adjectival and adverbial forms.  It is marked with the -endi suffix.
e. The gerund functions as a verbs adjectival and adverbial forms.  The Gerund verbal ending is -endi.


f. Examples:
f. Examples:




'''Ci vinid humendi zadi mo'''
i. '''Ci vinid humendi zadi mo'''


[ki BiJid_h CumeNdi zadi mo]
ii. [ki BiJid_h CumeNdi zadi mo]


He saw the playing boys
iii. He saw the playing boys




'''Ci vinid vōmi humendi mo
iv. '''Ci vinid vōmi humendi mo


[ki BiJid_h Bo:mi CumeNdi mo]
v. [ki BiJid_h Bo:mi CumeNdi mo]


He jokingly hit the boys
vi. He jokingly hit the boys




g. The Gerundative
g. The Gerundative
h. The Gerundative states an action that should or is to be done. It is marked with the -endas suffix. It functions as a noun when the copula <b>nomen</b> "to be" is introduced.
i. Examples:




h. The Gerundative states an action that should or is to be done. It is marked with the -endas suffix
i. '''Ci vinendas'''


i. Examples:
ii. [BiJeNdas]


iii. He {who} should be killed


'''Ci vinendas'''
iv. ''He.erg kill.grndt''


[BiJeNdas]


He [who] should be killed
v. '''Toidam vinendas nomi'''


vi. [toidam BiJeNdas nomi]


'''Toidam vinendas nomi'''
vii. The man is to be killed


[toidam BiJeNdas nomi]
viii. ''Man.Erg kill.grndt to-be.3P''


The man is to be killed


ix. '''Toida vinendas'''


'''Toida vinendas'''
x. [toida BiJeNdas]


[toida BiJeNdas]
xi. The man to be killed/ {who} should be killed


The man who should be killed
xii. ''Man.abs kill.grndt''




j. The Supine
j. The Supine


k. The Supine states the purpose of an action. It is marked with the -oim suffix.


k. The States the purpose of an action.
l.Examples:


l.Examples:


i. '''Vatim vinid ga he vīcci vōmoim'''
ii. [Batim BiJid_h ga Ce Bi:ttsi Bo:moim]


'''Vatim vinid ga he vīcci vōmoim'''
iii. Father comes to hit his boys


[Batim BiJid_h ga Ce Bi:ttsi Bo:moim]
iv. ''Father.erg boy.plur him.erg of comes.3P hit.sup''


Father came to hit his boys


v. '''Toida vōmi vīnoim mo'''


'''Toida vōmi vīnoim'''
vi. [toida Bo:mi Bi:Joim mo]


[toida Bo:mi Bi:Joim]
vii. The man hit to kill


The man hit to kill
viii. ''Man.abs hit.3P kill.sup Pst''




m. The Infinitive:
m. The Infinitive:


n.
n.
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'''Ci neptiūn nomi'''
i. '''Ci neptiūn nomi'''


[ki neptju:N nomi]
ii. [ki neptju:N nomi]


It/He is blue
iii. It/He is blue


''It/he.erg blue is.3P''
iv. ''It/he.erg blue is.3P''




'''Ci neptiūnec nomi'''
v. '''Ci neptiūnec nomi'''


[ki neptju:Jek_h nomi]  
vi. [ki neptju:Jek_h nomi]  


It/He is (the) bluest
vii. It/He is (the) bluest


''It/he.erg blue.3rd is.3P''
viii. ''It/he.erg blue.3rd is.3P''




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a. Classical Diūn is an SOV language.
a. Classical Diūn is an SOV language.


b. Verbal moods are distinguished by word order and, with a few moods, by morphology:
b. Verbal moods are distinguished by word order and, with a few moods, by morphology.
 


The Diūn verbal moods are:


i. The Diūn verbal moods are:


Subject-Object-Verb - indictive


ii. Subject-Object-Verb - indictive


Verb-Object-Subject - interrogative


iii. Verb-Object-Subject - interrogative


Subject-Verb-Object - subjunctive, -ne suffix is added to the infinitive form of the verb


iv. Subject-Verb-Object - subjunctive, -ne suffix is added to the infinitive form of the verb


Verb-Object-Subject - imperative, -im suffix is added to the infinitive form of the verb


v. Verb-Object-Subject - imperative, -im suffix is added to the infinitive form of the verb


Subject-Object-Verb- conditional, -ta suffix is added to the infinitive form of the verb. <te> "if" is used between the condition and the event.


vi. Subject-Object-Verb- conditional, -ta suffix is added to the infinitive form of the verb. <b>te</b> "if" is used between the condition and the event.


c. The indicative mood is the default mood. It is used when the speaker wants to convey a fact. The interrogative mood is used when the speaker is asking a question. The subjunctive is used when the speaker is speaking about a hypothetical event. The imperative is used to state a command. The conditional mood is used to state a condition of another event.


c. The indicative mood is the default mood. It is used when the speaker wants to convey a fact. The interrogative mood is used when the speaker is asking a question. The subjunctive is used when the speaker is speaking about a hypothetical event or expressing a wish. The imperative is used to state a command. The conditional mood is used to state a condition of another event.


d. Examples:
d. Examples:




'''The Indicative:''' '''''Tia gīmos toi he phīho'''''
i. '''The Indicative:''' '''''Tia gīmos toi he phīho'''''


[tja gi:mos toi Ce p\i:Co]  
ii. [tja gi:mos toi Ce p\i:Co]  


I love my family
iii. I love my family


''I.erg family me.abs of love.1P''
iv. ''I.erg family me.abs of love.1P''




'''The Interrogative:''' '''''Phīha gīmos vo he?'''''
v. '''The Interrogative:''' '''''Phīha gīmos vo he?'''''


[p\i:Ca gi:mos Bo Ce]
vi. [p\i:Ca gi:mos Bo Ce]


Do you love your family?
vii. Do you love your family?


''Love.2P family you.erg of''
viii. ''Love.2P family you.erg of''




'''The Subjunctive:''' '''''Tia phīhenne gīmos toi he, pe toi phīhe habhi mu.'''''
ix. '''The Subjunctive:''' '''''Tia phīhenne gīmos toi he.'''''


[tja p\i:CeNne gi:mos toi Ce pe toi p\i:Ce CaBi mu]
x. [tja p\i:CeNne gi:mos toi Ce]


Should I love my family, They will love me too.
xi. I should love my family


''I.erg love.subj family me.abs of, they.erg me.abs love.plur also future particle''
xii. ''I.erg love.subj family me.abs of''




'''The Imperative:''' '''''Phīhenim gīmos vo he!'''''
xiii. '''The Imperative:''' '''''Phīhenim gīmos vo he!'''''


[p\i:CeJim gi:mos Bo Ce]
xiv. [p\i:CeJim gi:mos Bo Ce]


Love your family!
xv. Love your family!


''Love.inf.imp family you.erg of''
xvi. ''Love.inf.imp family you.erg of''




'''The Conditional:''' '''''Gīmosom toi he toi phīhenta te tia ni phīhenta.'''''
xvii. '''The Conditional:''' '''''Gīmosom toi he toi phīhenta te tia ni phīhenta.'''''


[tja gi:mos toi Ce p\i:CeNta te pe toi p\i:CeNta CaBi mu]
xviii. [tja gi:mos toi Ce p\i:CeNta te pe toi p\i:CeNta CaBi mu]


My family would love me if I loved them
xix. My family would love me if I loved them


''Family.erg me.abs of me.abs love.con if I.erg them.abs love.con''
xx. ''Family.erg me.abs of me.abs love.con if I.erg them.abs love.con''




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'''Tia vecia ga he vivi vōmo nīven mo'''
i. '''Tia vecia ga he vivi vōmo nīven mo'''


[tja Bekja ga Ce BiBi Bo:mo ni:veN mo]  
ii. [tja Bekja ga Ce BiBi Bo:mo ni:veN mo]  


I wanted to hit him in the face
iii. I wanted to hit him in the face


''I.erg face.abs him.abs of on hit.1P want.inf past-particle''
iv. ''I.erg face.abs him.abs of on hit.1P want.inf past-particle''




i. The Relative clause:
i. The Relative clause:


j. The relative clause functions much the same as it does in English. Unlike in English however <vis> "that" must be used in between the first sentence and its complement.
j. The relative clause functions much the same as it does in English. Unlike in English however <vis> "that" must be used in between the first sentence and its complement.


k. Examples:
k. Examples:




'''Toi dōcco vis no ga hade sōnen'''
i. '''Toi dōcco vis no ga hade sōnen'''


[toi do:ttso Bis no ga Cade so:JeN]
ii. [toi do:ttso Bis no ga Cade so:JeN]


I think that we can do it
iii. I think that we can do it


''I.ABS think.1p that we.ERG it.ABS do.1p can.inf''
iv. ''I.ABS think.1p that we.ERG it.ABS do.1p can.inf''




'''Ca vīni vis tia pōv nomi mo'''
v. '''Ca vīni vis tia pōv nomi mo'''


[ka Bi:Ji Bis tja po:B nomi mo]
vi. [ka Bi:Ji Bis tja po:B nomi mo]


She knows that I was there
vii. She knows that I was there


''She.ABS knows.3p that I.Erg there be was''
viii. ''She.ABS knows.3p that I.Erg there be was''

Revision as of 12:07, 29 October 2007

Classical Diūn
Spoken in: Diūn City-States
Time Period: 200 BNH - 200 NH(200 CE - 600 CE)
Total speakers: extinct
Genealogical classification: Proto-Diūn

  Classical Diūn

Basic word order: SOV
Morphological type: semi-fusional
Morphosyntactic alignment: Ergative-Absolutive
Created by:
Samuel Hopping February 8, 2007-


Classical Diūn was born on Thursday February 08, 2007 at 8:08:35 PM as Djún. It has also been known as Djūn and Djun.


I. Phonology:

A. Phoneme Inventory:


a. Plosives: /p b t d t` d` k g/ <p b t d th dh c g>

b. Nasals: /m n n` [N]/ <m n nh n>

c. Fricatives: /p\ B s z s` z` C/ <ph,f bh,v s z sh zh h>

d. Affricates: /ts [tts] tS [ttS] [dZ]/ <cc,ċ cc,ċ ch ch g>

e. Lateral Approximants: /l/ <l>

f. Approximants: /r\ j/ <r i>

g. Vowels: /a e i o u a: e: i: o: u: ai au oi/ <a e i o u ā ē ī ō ū ai au oi>


B. Allophones:


a. [J] occurs intervocalic as an allophone of /n/

b. [N] occurs in the coda of a syllable as an allophone of /n/

c. [tts] occurs intervocalic as an allophone of /ts/

d. [ttS] occurs intervocalic as an allophone of /tS/

e. [dZ] occurs intervocalic as an allophone of /g/


C. Phonotactics


a. No consonant clusters consisting of only fricatives,plosives or approximants

b. The coda and onset cannot consist of more than two consonant sounds

c. Approximants cannot begin a word. Approximants also have to have a Plosive or only the following fricatives infront of them /f v s z h/.

d. /r\/ cannot come after /p b k s z g/

e. retroflex consonants can only come at the end of a word


D. Syllable Structure


a. CV(C)

II.Grammar:

A. Nominal Morphology


a. Classical Diūn nouns are inflected for the Ergative Case or if definiteness needs to be distinguished.

b.Classical Diūn is an Ergative_Absolutive Language. The Ergative case marks the subject of a transative verb.

c. the suffix -(o)m is added to the noun to mark the Ergative case while no suffix is needed to mark the Absolutive case.

d. the suffix -(i)d marks the plural. It comes before the Ergative suffix and after the root.

e. -(o)n marks a noun as definite. The Definite from is only used when stressing the noun to be of a specific kind and is only used in the singular. i.e the function of the word "this" in English.

f. Examples:


i. Vinidom toi bhine nīven

ii. [BiJidom toi BiJe ni:BeN]

iii. (The) Boys want to kill me

iv. Boy.plur.erg me.abs kill.PP want.inf


v. Vinonom toi bhini nīven

vi. [BiJoJom toi BiJi ni:BeN]

vii. This boy wants to kill me

viii. Boy.def.erg me.abs kill.3P want.inf


ix. Tia vinidon gin sīho sōnen

x. [tja BiJidoN giN si:Co soJeN]

xi. I can not find the boys

xii. I.erg boy.plur.def negator find.1P can.inf


B. Verbal Morphology


a. Diūn Verbs are inflected for person. The Diūn tenses (past and future) are expressed by separate particles. The Present does not need a separate particle. <mo> is the past particle and <mu> is the future morpheme. <mi> is also used to emphasize the present. The tense particles follow the verb. Adverbs can be placed between the verb and the tense particle

b. Verb Inflections for Person

i. 1st Person: root + -o

ii. 2nd Person: root + -a

iii. 3rd Person: root + -i

iv. All-Persons Plural: root + -e


c. Examples:


i. No dinid va he cephe mu

ii. [no diJid_h Ba Ce kep\e mu]

iii. We will seize your things(possessions)

iv. We.ERG thing.plur you.abs of seize.plur future-particle


v. Tia ga hado cīvi mo (or) Tia ga hado mo cīvi

vi. [tja ga Cado ki:Bi mo][tja ga Cado mo ki:Bi]

vii. I did that easily

viii. I.erg it/him.abs do.1P easy past-particle (or) I.erg it/him.abs do.1P past-particle easy


d. The Gerund:

e. The gerund functions as a verbs adjectival and adverbial forms. It is marked with the -endi suffix.

f. Examples:


i. Ci vinid humendi zadi mo

ii. [ki BiJid_h CumeNdi zadi mo]

iii. He saw the playing boys


iv. Ci vinid vōmi humendi mo

v. [ki BiJid_h Bo:mi CumeNdi mo]

vi. He jokingly hit the boys


g. The Gerundative

h. The Gerundative states an action that should or is to be done. It is marked with the -endas suffix. It functions as a noun when the copula nomen "to be" is introduced.

i. Examples:


i. Ci vinendas

ii. [BiJeNdas]

iii. He {who} should be killed

iv. He.erg kill.grndt


v. Toidam vinendas nomi

vi. [toidam BiJeNdas nomi]

vii. The man is to be killed

viii. Man.Erg kill.grndt to-be.3P


ix. Toida vinendas

x. [toida BiJeNdas]

xi. The man to be killed/ {who} should be killed

xii. Man.abs kill.grndt


j. The Supine

k. The Supine states the purpose of an action. It is marked with the -oim suffix.

l.Examples:


i. Vatim vinid ga he vīcci vōmoim

ii. [Batim BiJid_h ga Ce Bi:ttsi Bo:moim]

iii. Father comes to hit his boys

iv. Father.erg boy.plur him.erg of comes.3P hit.sup


v. Toida vōmi vīnoim mo

vi. [toida Bo:mi Bi:Joim mo]

vii. The man hit to kill

viii. Man.abs hit.3P kill.sup Pst


m. The Infinitive:

n.


C. Adjectival and Adverbial Morphology


a. Classical Diūn has four adverbial and adjectival degrees: The bare root is considered the first degree. The second degree, like the English -er suffix, is marked by the -(e)t suffix. The third degree, like the English -est suffix, is marked by the -(e)c suffix. The third degree, meaning "ultimate" or "extremely" is marked by the -(i)dh suffix. If the suffix begins a new syllable /C/ <h> is added before the vowel to conform to Diūn Syllable Structure. Adjectives and Adverbs could arguably not be considered separate word types because the only factor distinguishing the two is purely syntactical.

b. Examples:


i. Ci neptiūn nomi

ii. [ki neptju:N nomi]

iii. It/He is blue

iv. It/he.erg blue is.3P


v. Ci neptiūnec nomi

vi. [ki neptju:Jek_h nomi]

vii. It/He is (the) bluest

viii. It/he.erg blue.3rd is.3P


D. Syntax


a. Classical Diūn is an SOV language.

b. Verbal moods are distinguished by word order and, with a few moods, by morphology.


i. The Diūn verbal moods are:


ii. Subject-Object-Verb - indictive


iii. Verb-Object-Subject - interrogative


iv. Subject-Verb-Object - subjunctive, -ne suffix is added to the infinitive form of the verb


v. Verb-Object-Subject - imperative, -im suffix is added to the infinitive form of the verb


vi. Subject-Object-Verb- conditional, -ta suffix is added to the infinitive form of the verb. te "if" is used between the condition and the event.


c. The indicative mood is the default mood. It is used when the speaker wants to convey a fact. The interrogative mood is used when the speaker is asking a question. The subjunctive is used when the speaker is speaking about a hypothetical event or expressing a wish. The imperative is used to state a command. The conditional mood is used to state a condition of another event.

d. Examples:


i. The Indicative: Tia gīmos toi he phīho

ii. [tja gi:mos toi Ce p\i:Co]

iii. I love my family

iv. I.erg family me.abs of love.1P


v. The Interrogative: Phīha gīmos vo he?

vi. [p\i:Ca gi:mos Bo Ce]

vii. Do you love your family?

viii. Love.2P family you.erg of


ix. The Subjunctive: Tia phīhenne gīmos toi he.

x. [tja p\i:CeNne gi:mos toi Ce]

xi. I should love my family

xii. I.erg love.subj family me.abs of


xiii. The Imperative: Phīhenim gīmos vo he!

xiv. [p\i:CeJim gi:mos Bo Ce]

xv. Love your family!

xvi. Love.inf.imp family you.erg of


xvii. The Conditional: Gīmosom toi he toi phīhenta te tia ni phīhenta.

xviii. [tja gi:mos toi Ce p\i:CeNta te pe toi p\i:CeNta CaBi mu]

xix. My family would love me if I loved them

xx. Family.erg me.abs of me.abs love.con if I.erg them.abs love.con


e. Adjectives and Adverbs follow the noun or verb they modify. The adverbs can come after the verb or after the tense particle(if there is one).

f. Classical Diūn uses postpositions rather than prepositions

g. Modals always come at the end of the phrase in infinitive form when another verb is present.

h. Examples:


i. Tia vecia ga he vivi vōmo nīven mo

ii. [tja Bekja ga Ce BiBi Bo:mo ni:veN mo]

iii. I wanted to hit him in the face

iv. I.erg face.abs him.abs of on hit.1P want.inf past-particle


i. The Relative clause:

j. The relative clause functions much the same as it does in English. Unlike in English however <vis> "that" must be used in between the first sentence and its complement.

k. Examples:


i. Toi dōcco vis no ga hade sōnen

ii. [toi do:ttso Bis no ga Cade so:JeN]

iii. I think that we can do it

iv. I.ABS think.1p that we.ERG it.ABS do.1p can.inf


v. Ca vīni vis tia pōv nomi mo

vi. [ka Bi:Ji Bis tja po:B nomi mo]

vii. She knows that I was there

viii. She.ABS knows.3p that I.Erg there be was