User:Masako/naho

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Introduction

Characteristics

Borrowing

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Diphthongs

Phonotactics

Nouns

Gender

Gender is not normally marked but can be with the endings -na and -ta to mark the feminine and masculine, respectively or nouns such as naka, tlaka, nahi, or tahi (the woman, the man, the girl, the boy), etc. A gender neutral suffix, -nta may be used when the gender is unknown or ambiguous.

  • kuma - bear - a bearkumana - bear-FEM - sowkumata - bear-MASC - boar
  • masa - deer - a deermasana - deer-FEM - doemasata - deer-MASC - stag
  • uma - horse - a horseumana - horse-FEM - mareumata - horse-MASC - stallion

Number

Pronouns

Deixis

Case

Size & Importance

Quality

Numbers

cardinal

ordinal

multiples

  • multiple of number – tiha / ti-

math operations

Verbs

Tense

Aspect

Mood

  • The abilitative mood [ABIL] is marked with the suffix -pa from pala, meaning "to be able; capable (of); can; possible".

Evidentiality

Copula

Particles

Conjunctions

  • pa - "although; even though; even if"

Adpostionals

Syntax

Noun phrases

Clauses

Complex sentences