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Consonants

This is the consonant system in the IPA consonant table:

Bilabial Labio-
dental
Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar
Plosive
p b
t d
k ɡ
Nasal
   m
   [ɱ] 1
   n
   [ŋ] 2
Vibrant
   
   r
   
Fricative
f v
s z
ʃ ʒ
   
x   
Affricate
ʦ   
ʧ ʤ
   
   
 
Approximant
   
   
   
   j
   w
   
Lateral approximant
   l
   
   
  • 1: Allophone of [m] before labiodental consonants
  • 2: Allophone of [n] before velar consonant

Palatalization

Some consonants come in pair with a palatalized counterpart:

Non-palatalized consonant Palatalized counterpart
k č
g
s š
z ž
t č
d

This phenomenon, called palatalization, is very common, usually (but not always) when one of these consonants comes in contact with the semivowel [j]. It's very important, because it occurs many times in noun declension.

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close
i(:)
ɨ(:)
u(:)


e(:)
o(:)


a(:)
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Open

Nouns

Singular
Case Consonant Vowel
Nominative - -
Genitive -u -w
Dative -a -ja
Accusative -o -wo
Instrumental -en -jen
Locative -ot -jot
Adlative -ás -jás
Delative -ád -jád
Plural
Case Consonant Vowel
Nominative -y -j
Genitive -yw -ju
Dative -ya -jay
Accusative -yo -joy
Instrumental -yen -jeyn
Locative -yt -jyt
Adlative -ýs -jýs
Delative -ýd -jýd

The dual number indicates a pair of things. It has a lesser number of endings, only four, with consonant and vowel counteparts.

Dual
Case Consonant Vowel
Nominative
Accusative
-et -t
Genitive
Dative
Adlative
-etu -ču
Instrumental
Delative
-etyn -čyn
Locative -ec -ciw

Examples:

stuv = village, town
Case Singular Plural Dual
Nominative stuv stuvy stuvet
Genitive stuvu stuvyw stuvetu
Dative stuva stuvya stuvetu
Accusative stuvo stuvyo stuvet
Instrumental stuven stuvyen stuvetyn
Locative stuvot stuvyt stuvec
Adlative stuvás stuvýs stuvetu
Delative stuvád stuvýd stuvetyn
mila = woman
Case Singular Plural Dual
Nominative mila milaj milat
Genitive milaw milaju milaču
Dative milaja milajay milaču
Accusative milawo milajoy milat
Instrumental milajen milajeyn milačyn
Locative milajot milajyt milaciw
Adlative milajás milajýs milaču
Delative milajád milajýd milačyn


Some nouns, even if they end with a consonant, follow the vowel declension pattern. In this case their last consonant undergoes palatalization, except for the nominative and genitive in the singular, and for all cases in dual. If there is a long vowel, when palatalization occurs, the vowel gets short.

krís = king
Case Singular Plural Dual
Nominative krís krišy kríset
Genitive krísu krišu krísetu
Dative kriša krišay krísetu
Accusative kríswo krišoy kríset
Instrumental krišen krišeyn krísetyn
Locative krišot krišyt krísec
Adlative krišás krišýs krísetu
Delative krišád krišýd krísetyn

If a noun already ends with -u, the genitive ending in the singular melds with this vowel and becomes .

  • mázu (house) ‣ mázú

Article

There is only the form for the definite article (the): ó. It has to be declined according to its noun.

ó = the
Case Singular Plural Dual
Nominative ó ony ont
Genitive onu onju onču
Dative ona onja onču
Accusative ono onjo ont
Instrumental onen onjen ontyn
Locative onot onyt onec
Adlative onás onýs onču
Delative onád onýd ontyn

Adjectives

The adjectives must agree with their nouns in number and case, but only in attributive position. In prepositive position adjectives are not declined:

  • Attributive position: nom.: dén mila (a good woman), gen.: dénu milaw (of a good woman)
  • Prepositive position: ó mila dén ér (the woman is good), ony milaj dén eruk (the women are good)

Declension

The adjectival declension follows the nominal declension's pattern, with the distinction between consonant and vowel endings. Adjectives always come before their nouns, except for participles, that can occur after.

If the adjective comes before a nouns which is definited, it melds with the article, and it uses the definite adjectival declension.

  • Dén mila: a good woman
  • Dénon mila: the good woman
  • Dényenon milajeyn: with the good women

Here there are samples from two adjectives:

dén = good
Case Singular Plural Dual
Nominative dénon dényjon déneton
Genitive dénun dénywon dénetun
Dative dénan dényajon dénetun
Accusative dénon dényojon déneton
Instrumental dénenon dényenon dénetynon
Locative dénoton dényton dénecon
Adlative dénáson dénýson dénetun
Delative dénádon dénýdon dénetynon
pana = high
Case Singular Plural Dual
Nominative panan panajon panaton
Genitive panawon panajun panačun
Dative panajan panajayn panačun
Accusative panawon panajoyn panaton
Instrumental panajenon panajeynon panačynon
Locative panajoton panajyton panaciwon
Adlative panajáson panajýson panačun
Delative panajádon panajýdon panačynon

Comparison

There are two degrees of comparison: the comparative form and the superlative form:

They are formed by adding prefixes to the normal form of the adjective:

  • Comparative: add pu- (mantaining the -): dén ‣ pu-dén
  • Superlative: add saj- (mantaining the -): dén ‣ saj-dén

The second term of the comparison for comparative form is introduced by ča:

  • lak mila pu-lán ča šik ér: this woman is more beautiful than that one

Verbs

Verbs have a rich system of conjugation. There are one infinitival form, 3 participles, 4 moods and at least 5 tenses in the indicative mood. Verbs do conjugate according to the person, with different endings for each person, in singular, plural and dual. Each form has a passive counterpart, because there is a separated passive conjugation.

Verbs are divided in two conjugation patterns, depending on their infinitival endings:

  • 1st conjugation = -uč
  • 2nd conjugation = -or

By dropping these endings we'll get the verbal root, basis of verbal conjugation.

Infinitive

This is the infinitival form, that you'll find in dictionaries.

We'll use two sample verbs, to show the conjugation:

to Love to Eat
Keluč Setor

Participles

Verbs have three participles: present participle, past participle, and future participle, which doesn't exist in English, but express the same meaning of the other two participles but in the future.

Present Past Future
kelav okelav tekelav
setav osetav tesetav

The past participle has an active meaning; osetav doesn't mean that has been eaten, but which has eaten.