User:Masako/naho

Phonology

Phonotactics

• u-/-u used to replace redundant syllables

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 bear → kumana - bear-FEM - sow → kumata - bear-MASC - boar
• masa - deer - a deer → masana - deer-FEM - doe → masata - deer-MASC - stag
• uma - horse - a horse → umana - horse-FEM - mare → umata - horse-MASC - stallion

Number

• -mi paucal
• tatli / tli- collective
• oli / -li each; every
• ma / -m/-lo general plural
• mpa / -mpa many/much ~

Pronouns

na – 1sg ta – 2sg ha – 3sg tla – 3sg.INAN

ki / -ki reflexive anku / -nku reciprocal

Deixis

itla / i- proximal uatla / ua- medial yetla / ye- distal

Numbers

cardinal

ordinal

multiples

• multiple of number – tiha / ti-

math operations

Verbs

Mood

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

Particles

Conjunctions

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