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= verbs = | = verbs = | ||
Ilya relies on verbs and their modifiers to express many subtleties of meaning, the Ilya verb can generally function as a verb, adjective, or preposition, but the rules of use are very simple. | |||
* '''ishek''' - to eat, drink, take in, consume | |||
Person is marked on the verb. | |||
* '''ishan''' - <small>eat-1SG</small> - ''I eat.'' | |||
* '''ishat''' - <small>eat-2SG</small> - ''You eat.'' | |||
* '''isha''' - <small>eat-3SG</small> - ''He/She/It eats.'' | |||
* '''ishuk''' - <small>eat-1PL</small> - ''We eat.'' | |||
* '''ishut''' - <small>eat-2PL</small> - ''You (all) eat.'' | |||
* '''ishum''' - <small>eat-3PL</small> - ''They eat.'' | |||
== verb modifiers == | |||
* '''la''' - negative | |||
: '''ishanla''' - <small>eat-1SG-NEG</small> - ''I do not eat.'' | |||
* '''ra''' - future | |||
: '''isharan''' - <small>eat-FUT-1SG</small> - ''I will/shall eat.'' | |||
* '''esh''' - past | |||
: '''isheshan''' - <small>eat-PST-1SG</small> - ''I ate.'' | |||
* '''em''' - interrogative | |||
: '''ishemat''' - <small>eat-Q-2SG</small> - ''Do you eat?'' | |||
* '''uny''' - undo ~ | |||
: '''abunyuk''' - <small>sit-undo-1PL</small> - ''We stand.'' (We are unseated.) | |||
= dictionary = | |||
== a == | |||
== b == | |||
== d == | |||
== e == | |||
== g == | |||
== h == | |||
== i == | |||
== k == | |||
== l == | |||
== m == | |||
== n == | |||
== o == | |||
== p == | |||
== r == | |||
== s == | |||
== sh == | |||
== t == | |||
== u == | |||
== w == | |||
== y == | |||
Revision as of 12:40, 18 June 2015
Introduction
phonology
consonants
- Plosives: < p b t d k g > p b t d k g
- Nasals: < m n ɲ > m n ny
- Fricatives: < s ʃ h~x > s sh h
- Approximants: < j w l r > y w l r
vowels
- a - /a~ə/
- e - /e~ɛ/
- i - /i~ɪ/
- o - /o~ɔ/
- u - /u~ʊ/
- ai - /aɪ/
verbs
Ilya relies on verbs and their modifiers to express many subtleties of meaning, the Ilya verb can generally function as a verb, adjective, or preposition, but the rules of use are very simple.
- ishek - to eat, drink, take in, consume
Person is marked on the verb.
- ishan - eat-1SG - I eat.
- ishat - eat-2SG - You eat.
- isha - eat-3SG - He/She/It eats.
- ishuk - eat-1PL - We eat.
- ishut - eat-2PL - You (all) eat.
- ishum - eat-3PL - They eat.
verb modifiers
- la - negative
- ishanla - eat-1SG-NEG - I do not eat.
- ra - future
- isharan - eat-FUT-1SG - I will/shall eat.
- esh - past
- isheshan - eat-PST-1SG - I ate.
- em - interrogative
- ishemat - eat-Q-2SG - Do you eat?
- uny - undo ~
- abunyuk - sit-undo-1PL - We stand. (We are unseated.)
