Ilya

Introduction

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phonology

consonants

• Plosives: < p b t d k g > p b t d k g
• Nasals: < m n ɲ > m n ny
• Fricatives: < s ʃ h~x > s sh h
• Approximants: < j w l r > y w l r

vowels

• a - /a~ə/
• e - /e~ɛ/
• i - /i~ɪ/
• o - /o~ɔ/
• u - /u~ʊ/
• ai - /aɪ/

phonotactics

Full syllables in Ilya have the canonical form CV(C), with the final consonant excluding /p g ɲ j w/.

verbs

Each Ilya verb root also has an attributive form. Attributive verbs behave similar to English adjectives and adverbs, modifying the meaning of another element of the sentence.

verb template

• pronoun - verb - mood - aspect - tense

pronouns

• first person singular nominative - ma-
• second person singular nominative - sa-
• third person singular nominative - a-

• first person dual nominative - ra-
• second person dual nominative - shra-
• third person dual nominative - ya-

nouns

Ilya nouns are inflected for possession, and for diminutive.A possessed noun is prefixed with a morpheme agreeing in person with the possessor. If the possessor is plural or dual, the noun can (but not necessarily) be also marked with a suffix agreeing with the possessor's number. Below is given the inflectional paradigm for the word /ɛ'tak/ "house".

• matak - 1SG-house - my house
• ratakra - 1DU-house.DU - our (me and another's) house
• gatak - 1PL-house - our house