Džyiaiso

Džyiaiso

     e    i    ai    o    yu

p- pe pi pai po pyu b- be bi bai bo byu v- ve vi vai vo vyu t- te ti tai to tyu d- de di dai do dyu dž- dže dži džai džo džyu džy- džye džyi džyai džyo džyuu k- ke ki kai ko kyu ky- kye kyi kyai kyo kyuu s- se si sai so syu z- ze zi zai zo zyu w- we wi wai wo wyu -f ef if aif of yuf -s es is ais os yus -tš etš itš aitš otš yutš -ks eks iks aiks oks yuks -m em im aim om yum -n en in ain on yun -r er ir air or yur -l el il ail ol yul

bold = stress stress = low pitch stress falls on the "heaviest" syllable (the one with the most mora) e, i, o = 1 ai, yu = 2 each consonant = 1

heaviest džyaitš, džyaiks = 7 lightest e, i, o = 1

s = 0 unless it is intial or final, because it can be on either end of a syllable

VSO

VERB džyo - to go

     1st           2nd          3rd

pres džyokyai džyowai džyo

     džyokyaiks    džyowaiks    džyoks

past džyodikyai džyodiwai džyodi

     džyodikyaiks  džyodiwaiks  džyodiks

fut yuldžyokyai yuldžyowai yuldžyo

     yuldžyokyaiks yuldžyowaiks yuldžyoks

NOUN

Pronoun
          1st      2nd      3rd

Agent -kyai -wai -

          -kyaiks  -waiks   -ks

Patient emi oyu etši

          emiks    oyuks    etšiks

Genitive emwai woyur etšais

          emwaiks  woyureks etšaiseks

Possessive emaini waini etšaini

          emainiks wainiks  etšainiks

I see a man. esikyai emen-tai [esikʲai ementai]

You see a woman. esiwai džyairel-tai [esiwai ʤʲaireltai]

We see a man and a woman. esikyaiks emen-tai odžyi džyairel-tai [esikʲaiks ementai oʤʲi ʤʲaireltai]

I have a dog. etševikyai dodžyi-tai [eʧevikʲai doʤʲitai]

You have a cat. etševiwai seti-tai [eʧeviwai setitai]

This is my dog. yuiri dodžyi emwai titšais [juiri doʤʲi emwai tiʧais]

That is your cat. yuiri seti woyur titšais [juiri seti wojur tiʧais]

Where is the cat? doyuiri seti yutširi? [dojuiri seti juʧiri]

The cat is here. yuiri seti etširi [juiri seti eʧiri]

Birds sing. esaindžyiks bairdiks [esainʤʲiks bairdiks]

Children sleep. eselipeks kaidiks-tai [eselipeks kaidikstai]

Children, play! efyun kaidiks yu! [efyun kaidiks yu]

do you want red wine? doyuentiwai yuaini-tai eroyudžyi? [dojuentiwai yuaini eroyuʤʲi]

is this your wife? doyuiri kone waini titšais? [doyuiri kone waini tiʧais]

give me your lands and possessions! džyaiviwai istetiks-tai odžyi estyufeks-tai woyur emi-kyo [ʤʲaiviwai istetikstai oʤʲi estjufekstai wojur emikʲo]

You dishonour yourself. eskemiwai oyu [eskemiwai oju]