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* ''See also'': [[Ilya/phrases|Ilya phrases]] | * ''See also'': [[Ilya/phrases|Ilya phrases]] | ||
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'''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. | '''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. | ||
* ''' | * '''shab-an''' | ||
: <small> | : <small>know-1sg</small> | ||
: ''I know.'' | : ''I know.'' | ||
* ''' | * '''yem-esh-e''' | ||
: <small> | : <small>eat-PST-2sg</small> | ||
: '' | : ''You ate.'' | ||
There are no personal pronouns-- they aren’t needed, since persons are indicated on the verb. | There are no personal pronouns-- they aren’t needed, since persons are indicated on the verb. | ||
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== verb modifiers == | == verb modifiers == | ||
* '''- | * '''-ra''' - infinitive [INF] | ||
* '''-ek''' - infinitive [INF] | |||
<br> | |||
* '''-esh-''' - past tense [PST] | |||
<br> | |||
* '''-em-''' - interrogative [Q] | |||
* '''- | |||
* '''- | |||
* '''- | |||
= nouns = | = nouns = | ||
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== pronouns == | == pronouns == | ||
* '''-an''' - 1sg | |||
* '''-e''' - 2sg | |||
* '''-a''' - 3sg | |||
* '''-uk''' - 1pl | |||
* '''-u(h)''' - 2pl | |||
* '''-um''' - 3pl | |||
There are a limited number of deictics and quantifiers: | There are a limited number of deictics and quantifiers (these also act as nominalizers): | ||
* ''' | * '''ku-''' - this | ||
* ''' | * '''shu-''' - that (by you) | ||
* ''' | * '''u-''' - that (over there); other; another | ||
* ''' | * '''da-''' - same; the same | ||
* ''' | * '''ha-''' - each; every | ||
* ''' | * '''ki-''' - some | ||
* ''' | * '''ne-''' - none | ||
== noun modifiers == | == noun modifiers == | ||
* ''' | * '''-(i)m''' - plural [PL] | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 20 January 2016
- See also: Ilya dictionary
- See also: Ilya phrases
sounds
| 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 |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
grammar
Ilya is an agglutinating language. Its vocabulary consists of basic roots (that tend to be -CVC-) which can be extended into different parts of speech, their meaning changed or modified, with various affixes. Ilya has an extremely regular grammar, with very few exceptions to its rules. Sentences are made up of one or more phrases. Each phrase consists of a verb (optionally followed by modifying particles) and a subject (optionally followed by modifying particles).
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.
- shab-an
- know-1sg
- I know.
- yem-esh-e
- eat-PST-2sg
- You ate.
There are no personal pronouns-- they aren’t needed, since persons are indicated on the verb.
verb modifiers
- -ra - infinitive [INF]
- -ek - infinitive [INF]
- -esh- - past tense [PST]
- -em- - interrogative [Q]
nouns
pronouns
- -an - 1sg
- -e - 2sg
- -a - 3sg
- -uk - 1pl
- -u(h) - 2pl
- -um - 3pl
There are a limited number of deictics and quantifiers (these also act as nominalizers):
- ku- - this
- shu- - that (by you)
- u- - that (over there); other; another
- da- - same; the same
- ha- - each; every
- ki- - some
- ne- - none
noun modifiers
- -(i)m - plural [PL]
