Proto-Austronesian Hebrew/Morphology

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Nouns

Like everything in PAH, nouns are generally derived from tri-consonantal roots. There are some one-letter-root words. They are all masculine.

  • グ/gu - noise
  • ヅ/du - this
  • ス/su - who
  • プ/pu - mouth
  • ス゚/͏cu - ship
  • ク゚/͏ŋu - mouse-deer

In the singular-construct state, they are monoptotic and the vowel changes to -ey.

PH segolates follow the form CvCCu in the absolute and CvCvC in the construct, in PAH.

Masculine

Absolute State
case Singular Dual Plural case
Direct -u -āmi -ūma D
Genitive -i -aymi -īma O
Indirect -a
Construct State
case Singular Dual Plural case
Direct -ām -ūm D
Genitive -aym -īm O
Indirect


Feminine

Absolute State
case Singular Dual Plural case
Direct -atu -atōmi -ōtu D
Genitive -ati -ataymi -ōti O
Indirect -ata
Construct State
case Singular Dual Plural case
Direct -at -atōm -ōt D
Genitive -ataym O
Indirect


Pronouns

Personal - Independent

Personal pronouns are often omitted, except in verbless clauses. There are two forms: one can exist independently and the other is a suffix attached to the construct/pronominal-state noun.

First person
case Common #
D アク
'aku
sing.
O
D アニ
'ani
dual
O
D アニ̅ヌ̅
'anīnū
pl.
O アニ̅ニ̅
'anīnī
Second person
case Masc. Fem. #
D ア̅ッタ̅
'āttā
ア̅ッチ
'ātti
sing
O
D アッツマ̅
'attumā
dual
O アッツマィ
'attumay
D アッツム̅
'attumū
アッチッナ̅
'attinnā
plural
O アッツミ̅
'attumī
Third person
case Masc. Fem. #
D フワ
huwa
ヒヤ
hiya
sing.
O フワチ
huwati
ヒヤチ
hiyati
D フマ̅
humā
dual
O フマィ
humay
D フム̅
humū
ヒッナ̅
hinnā
plural
O フミ̅
humī


Personal - Suffix

Sing. Dual Pl.
1c
-nī
-nayā -nū
2m -kā -kumā -kem
2f -ki -kin
3m -humā -hem
3f -hā -hin

The customary noun in Hebrew grammars to show the enclitic personal pronouns is סוּס/sūs, which means 'horse'. Horses were unknown in Southeast Asai in the first millenium B.C., and so that meaning of the word became mythical. The ordinary meaning of スス, however was 'canoe', the meaning we will use here.

kana roman. gloss
スシ̅
スㇲニ̅
susī
susnī
my canoe
of my canoe
スㇲカ suska your (m) canoe
スㇲキ suski your (f) canoe
スソ̅ susō his canoe
スㇲハ̅ sushā her canoe
スㇲナヤ̅ susnayā our² canoe
スㇲクマ̅ suskumā y'all's² canoe
スㇲフマ̅ sushumā their² canoe
スㇲヌ̅ susnū our canoe
スㇲケㇺ suskem y'all's (m) canoe
スㇲキㇴ suskin y'all's (f) canoe
スㇲヘㇺ sushem their (m) canoe
スㇲヒㇴ sushin their (f) canoe

Relative

The relative pronoun in PAH seems to be derived from the Akkadian/Ugaritic pronoun *ðu-. The progress of the consonant seems to have been *ð > *z > *s. For single-word relative clauses, the relative pronoun acts as a proclitic particle. Otherwise, it stands alone and receives stress on the penultimate/only syllable (as one would expect).

case Masc. Fem. #
D
su
サ̅ツ
sātu
sing.
G
si
サ̅チ
sāti
I
sa
サ̅タ
sāta
D ス̅ツ̅
sūtū
dual
/
plural
O ス̅チ̅
sūtī

Demonstrative

Near

Somewhat confusingly, the near demonstrative is the same as the relative pronoun in the singular, but not in the dual/plural.

case Masc. Fem. #
D イッル゚̅
'illū
dual
/
plural
O イッリ゚̅
'illī

Far

The 3rd person personal pronoun is used as if it were a far-deitic pronoun/adjective. It is also used in verbless clauses, like all pronouns. More confusingly, huwa/hiya also functions like a relative pronoun, or better yet as "that is". "the one", "the very one", or "that one".

Interrogative and Indefinite

Unlike all the other pronouns, these inflect for personal vs. impersonal, not gender. Note, the dual and plural forms are sometimes used for emphasis against a single referent.

Interrogative

case Who? What(ever)? #
D ミ̅ユ
mīyu
マ̅
sing.
G ミ̅マ
mīya
I ミ̅乂
mīyi
D ミ̅ヨ̅ミ
mīyōmi
マ̅マ̅
māmā
dual
O ミ̅マィミ
mīyaymi
マ̅マィ
māmay
D ミ̅ユ̅マ
mīyūma
マ̅ム̅
māmū
plural
O ミ̅乂̅マ
mīyīma
マ̅ミ̅
māmī

Indefinite

These forms often take enclitic pronouns. Again, there are personal and impersonal forms, not genders.

"Which(ever)"
case personal impersonal #
D マッヌ
mannu
ミ̅ヌ
mīnu
sing.
G マッナ
manna
ミ̅ナ
mīna
I マッニ
manni
ミ̅ニ
mīni
D マッヌマ̅
mannumā
ミ̅ヌマ̅
mīnumā
dual
O マッヌマィ
mannumay
ミ̅ヌマィ
mīnumay
D マッヌム̅
mannumū
ミ̅ヌム̅
mīnumū
plural
O マッヌミ̅
mannumī
ミ̅ヌミ̅
mīnumī

The dual and plural of mannu can be used impersonally. The construct forms are man- and mīn- in the singular and mannum- and mīnum- in the dual/plural.

Adverbs

These attach to the indirect/oblique case of the singular noun.

-h
This is similar to the Old English "-ward" suffix, as in 'earthward' or 'heavenward'. It can be used locally or temporally. It attaches to the genitive/oblique case.
e.g. アㇽサ゚ㇷ/'arcah = towards the earth/groundward ; カ゚̅マィミㇷ/ŋāmaymih = towards the sky/heavenward. There is a unique construction, ア̅ダㇷ/'ādah = together (not "one-ward").
-m
This makes a noun into an adverb, like the English "-ly" suffix. It attaches to the singular genitive, although there are dual constructions:
ヤマナィミㇺ /yamanaymim - ambidextrously ("two-right-handedly"). Be sure an ya- has not been added to the front of the word, otherwise -m is just part of a vocative construction.
-yda
Like the English "times", this attaches to numbers. e.g. チナィダ/tinayda = twice

Independent adverbs include

tm
there
hlm/hlny/hnny
here
`nt/`tn/ht
now
'apnk/'idk
then, thereupon
'al
'surely' with imperfect, 'not' with jussives
kn
thus
mid
very much
'ayka(m)
how?
'iyyi/'i
where?
'an
where?
lama
why? for what
not
bal
no, without
halū/halā/hlk/hln
behold, is it not
yā + word + m
vocative marker
ying
there is/are
ayin
there is/are not

Particles

he
question particle
wi
common conjunction
clause conjunction
ap
also
or, adversative
hlm
when, as soon as
hm
if, or
koy
since, because, if, when, which

Prepositions

Inseparable Prepositions

バ-/ba- means in, at, among, (or 'when' with infinitive construct verbs), etc. With pronouns, it has certain conjugated forms:

Sing. Dual Pl.
1c ビ̅
バナヤ̅
banayā
バヌ̅
banū
2m バカ̅
bakā
バクマ̅
bakumā
バケㇺ
bakem
2f バキ
baki
バキㇴ
bakin
3m ボ̅
バフマ̅
bahumā
バヘㇺ
bahem
3f バハ̅
bahā
バヒㇴ
bahin


ラ͏͏͏͏゚-/͏la- means to, onto, for, etc. With pronouns, it has certain conjugated forms:

Sing. Dual Pl.
1c リ̅゜
ラ゚ナヤ̅
lanayā
ラ゚ヌ̅
lanū
2m ラ゚カ̅
lakā
ラ゚クマ̅
lakumā
ラ゚ケㇺ͏
lakem
2f ラ゚キ͏
laki
ラ゚キㇴ͏
lakin
3m ロ̅゜
ラ゚フマ̅
lahumā
ラ゚ヘㇺ͏
lahem
3f ラ゚ハ̅
lahā
ラ゚ヒㇴ͏
lahin

カ-/ka- means 'like' or 'as'. The primitive Hebrew form カモ/kamo re-emerges when pronouns are attached and in poetry.

Sing. Dual Pl.
1c カモィ
kamoy
カモナヤ̅
kamonayā
カモヌ̅
kamonū
2m カモカ̅
kamokā
カモクマ̅
kamokumā
カモケㇺ͏
kamokem
2f カモキ͏
kamoki
カモキㇴ͏
kamokin
3m カモゥ
kamow
カモフマ̅
kamohumā
カモヘㇺ͏
kamohem
3f カモハ̅
kamohā
カモヒㇴ͏
lahin


タ/ta- is the definite direct object marker. With pronouns, it has certain conjugated forms, where the primitive Hebrew 'ot(a)- re-emerges:

ミㇴ/ミッ/min-/mi+ is preposition meaning from, or than. With pronouns, it has certain conjugated forms, where the primitive Hebrew mimmē- re-emerges:

Separable/inseparable preposition are:

'it(ta)
with
gal(e)
'upon'
'im(ma)
'with'
'od(d)
still, yet
da
until
taqat(a)
under
'aqar(e)
after
lapan(a)
before
sabīb(e)
around
hinn(a)
ergative

Separable Prepositions

beyna
between
bāda
behind

Verbs

See the main page on verbs for a more complete listing.
Completed/Perfective
# g Sing. Dual Plural
1 c. -tū -nayā -nū
2 m. -tā -temā -temū
f. -tī -tinā
3 m. -a
f. -ata -tā
Progressive/Imperfective
# g Sing. Dual Plural
1 c. 'a- - -u na- - -ā na- - -u
2 m. ta- - -u ta- - -anā ta- - -ūna
f. ta- - -īna ta- - -nā
3 m. ya- - -u ya- - -āni ya- - -ūna
f. ta- - -u ta- - -nā
Contemplative/Jussive
# g Sing. Dual Plural
1 c. 'a- - - na- - - na- - -
2 m. ta- - - ta- - -ā ta- - -ū
f. ta- - -ī ta- - -
3 m. ya- - - ya- - -ā ya- - -ā
f. ta- - - ta- - -
Cohortative and Imperative
# g Sing. Dual Plural
1 c. 'a- - -a na- - -a
2 m. -(a)
f. -nā


Participles follow the predicable -u/-atu normal ending pattern. Infinitives are sometimes the same as participles, but usually are distinguish by ablaut.

Stem Actor Object Local Benefact.
Simple QaTaL- naQTaL- 'iQtuTiL- QuTuTuL-
Intensive QiTTaL- QuTTal- hitQaTTel- QuTTōTel-
Causative hiQTīL- hoQTaL- ŋitQaTel- ŋiQTaTel-