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'''das''' = in front (i.e. this side of)
'''das''' = in front (i.e. this side of)


'''cilo''' = behind (i.e. at the far side of)
'''cimo''' = behind (i.e. at the far side of)


'''go''' = on (covers about the same semantic space as English "on")
'''ni''' = on (covers about the same semantic space as English "on")


'''tian''' = beside  
'''tian''' = beside  


'''bi''' = in
'''pi''' = in


'''mu''' = out
'''mu''' = out


When the noun is plural, the '''n''' mutates to '''m''' in the first case and to '''ŋ''' in the second and fifth example.
When the noun is plural, the '''n''' mutates to '''m''' in the first case amd the seventh case, to '''ŋ''' in the second.


==role tags==
==role tags==
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The nominative is unmarked. Also the noun that follows all prepositions is unmarked. The accusative is also unmarked unless it is definite, in which case it takes the endtag '''s'''.
The nominative is unmarked. Also the noun that follows all prepositions is unmarked. The accusative is also unmarked unless it is definite, in which case it takes the endtag '''s'''.


The endtag '''fi''' corresponds to English "at". It is often eroded to '''f''' if the word ends in a vowel or '''n'''. The eight relative space tags above can be thought of as a semantic expantion of '''fi'''. You do not normally use '''fi''' along with one of the relative space tags. However it is not impossible, in which case the relative space tag comes immediately after the word and then the role tag.
The endtag '''fi''' corresponds to English "at". It is often eroded to '''f''' if the word ends in a vowel or '''n'''. The eight relative space tags above can be thought of as a semantic expantion of '''fi'''. You do not normally use '''fi''' along with one of the relative space tags. However it is not impossible.


The endtag '''le''' corresponds to English "from".
The endtag '''le''' corresponds to English "from".
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The endtag '''wa''' corresponds to English "towards". Also to English "about" as in "I think about you".
The endtag '''wa''' corresponds to English "towards". Also to English "about" as in "I think about you".


The endtag '''wai''' corresponds to English "to" or "upto". It is used exactly as in English to indicate the receiver of a gift.
The endtag '''yo''' corresponds to English "to" or "upto". It is used exactly as in English to indicate the receiver of a gift.


==Some attrition==
==Some attrition==


The above two sets or slots are often combined to represent the action of entering or exiting.
NA go housePIYO (S/he goes into the house) => NA go housePYO
NA go houseBIWAI (S/he goes into the house) => NA go houseBWAI
NA come housePILE (S/he comes out of the house) => NA come housePLE
NA come houseBILE (S/he comes out of the house) => NA come houseBLE
cat jumped wallGOWAI (The cat jumped onto the wall) => cat jumped wallGWAI
cat jumped wallGOLE (The cat jumped off the wall) => cat jumped wallGLE


cat jumped wallNIYO (The cat jumped onto the wall) => cat jumped wallNYO
cat jumped wallNILE (The cat jumped off the wall) (The NI bit is ofter missed out)


==compounds==
==compounds==

Revision as of 22:17, 16 August 2008

"Nouns in Seuna" has a lot of old ideas. "Seuna suffixes and some grammar" has an old idea. "Seuna rubbish" the same.

plural

The plural is formed by adding a final "n". In the writing system this is represented by a grammatical mark :, not by the soundmark n.

kloga = shoe, klogan = shoes

spatial tags

These eight tags are endstuck to nouns.

bali = above

keja = below

das = in front (i.e. this side of)

cimo = behind (i.e. at the far side of)

ni = on (covers about the same semantic space as English "on")

tian = beside

pi = in

mu = out

When the noun is plural, the n mutates to m in the first case amd the seventh case, to ŋ in the second.

role tags

You can say that we have seven cases.

The nominative is unmarked. Also the noun that follows all prepositions is unmarked. The accusative is also unmarked unless it is definite, in which case it takes the endtag s.

The endtag fi corresponds to English "at". It is often eroded to f if the word ends in a vowel or n. The eight relative space tags above can be thought of as a semantic expantion of fi. You do not normally use fi along with one of the relative space tags. However it is not impossible.

The endtag le corresponds to English "from".

The endtag ho corresponds to English "with".

The endtag u corresponds to English "by".

The endtag wa corresponds to English "towards". Also to English "about" as in "I think about you".

The endtag yo corresponds to English "to" or "upto". It is used exactly as in English to indicate the receiver of a gift.

Some attrition

NA go housePIYO (S/he goes into the house) => NA go housePYO NA come housePILE (S/he comes out of the house) => NA come housePLE

cat jumped wallNIYO (The cat jumped onto the wall) => cat jumped wallNYO cat jumped wallNILE (The cat jumped off the wall) (The NI bit is ofter missed out)

compounds

There are many compounds. The compounds are head final. More than 50% are attributive compounds. Compounds have a nasal inserted between the two components. In the writing system this is represented by a grammatical mark . (actually it should be mid-level). If the second component begins with a unvoiced sound, it changes to voices in the compound

The same method of compounding is used for object incorporating in verbs.

I hunt deer => I deer.hunt


Index

  1. Introduction to Seuna
  2. Seuna : Chapter 1
  3. Seuna word shape
  4. The script of Seuna
  5. Seuna sentence structure
  6. Seuna pronouns
  7. Seuna nouns
  8. Seuna verbs (1)
  9. Seuna adjectives
  10. Seuna demonstratives
  11. Seuna verbs (2)
  12. Asking a question in Seuna
  13. Seuna relative clauses
  14. Seuna verbs (3)
  15. Methods for deriving words in Seuna
  16. List of all Seuna derivational affixes
  17. Numbers in Seuna
  18. Naming people in Seuna
  19. The Seuna calendar
  20. Seuna units
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