Záren is an a priori language, created in 2014 by Artaxes.
Phonology
Consonants
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Bilabial
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Labiodental
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Alveolar
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Retroflex
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Palatal
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Velar
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Uvular
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| Nasal
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m
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n
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ɳ
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ŋ~ɴ
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| Plosive
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p
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t
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ʈ
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k
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q
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| Affricate
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p͡f
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t͡s
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ʈ͡ʂ
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k͡x
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q͡χ
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| Fricative
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f v
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θ̠ ð̠
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ʂ ʐ
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x~χ ɣ~ʁ
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| Trill
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r
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r͡ɽ
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| Lateral approximant
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l
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ɭ
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| Approximant
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j
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- p t ʈ k q /p t ṭ k q/
- p͡f t͡s ʈ͡ʂ k͡x q͡χ /pf ts ṭs kh qh/
- f θ̠ ʂ x~χ /f s ṣ h/
- v ð̠ ʐ ɣ~ʁ /v z ẓ ḥ/
- m n ɳ ŋ~ɴ /m n ṇ ŋ/
- l ɭ /l ḷ/
- r r͡ɽ /r ṛ/
- j /j/
Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| Short
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Long
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Short
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Long
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Short
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Long
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| Close
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i
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iː
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ɨ
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ɨː
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u
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uː
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| Mid
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ə
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əː
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| Open
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ä
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äː
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- iː ɨː uː /í ý ú/
- əː /é/
- äː /á/
- i ɨ u /i y u/
- ə /e/
- ä /a/
Phonotactics
(C)(C)V(ː)(R)(C)
Accent
- penultimate primary acute accent
- ultimate secondary gravis accent
Grammar
Nouns
- noun class system (preffixal): Animate (Masculine vs Feminine), Inaminate (Abstractive vs Objective)
- nominative-genetive alignment
- 3-way agent secundative ditransitive alignment (S/A = Nominative, D = Pegative P/R = Genetive, T = Instrumental)
- cases (suffixal): Nominative, Pegative, Genitive, Instrumental, Vialis, Ablative, Lative, Locative, Benefactive
- number (suffixal): singular, plural
- definiteness (phrasal clitic): definite proper, definite distant, indefinite
Noun class + Root + Root extension(s) + Case + Number + Definiteness
Noun class
| Animate
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Masculine
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t- / te-
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tamen
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man
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| Feminine
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j- / je-
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jamen
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woman
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| Inanimate
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Abstractive
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ṇ- / ṇe-
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ṇamen
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humanity
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| Objective
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-
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qtem
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stone
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Declension
| Nominative
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-
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tkára
|
wolf
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subject of intransitive clauses, agent of transitive clauses
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| Pegative
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-s / -es
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tkáras
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wolf
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donor of a ditransitive clauses
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| Genitive
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-n / -en
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tkáran
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wolf, of wolf, to wolf
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possessor, patient of transitive clauses, recipient of ditransitive clauses
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| Instrumental
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-li
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tkárali
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by / with wolf
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instrument, method, accompaniament
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| Vialis
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-ema / -ma
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tkárama
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through wolf
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way, vial direction
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| Ablative
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-t / -et
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tkárat
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from wolf
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separation, starting point
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| Lative
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-ví
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tkáraví
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to / at wolf
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purposive direction
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| Locative
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-uṣ / -ṣ
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tkáraṣ
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in / on / under wolf
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spatial or temporal location
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| Benefactive
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-ur / -r
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tkárar
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for wolf
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destination, destinative recipient
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Number
| Singular
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-
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qtem
|
stone
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| Plural
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-k / -yk
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qtemyk
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stones
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Definiteness
| Neutral
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-
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jamen
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woman
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| Indefinite
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-me
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jamenme
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a woman
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| Definite proper
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-tsa
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jamentsa
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the woman
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| Definite distant
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-khy
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jamenkhy
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yonder woman
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Verbs
- aspects (suffixal): Imperfective, Perfective (Punctual Perfective), Conclusive (Durative-Perfective), Habitual
- voices (infixal): Active vs Middle + Direct vs Causative
- noun class preffixes
- tense-moods (suffixal): Past visual, Past non-visual, Present, Future, Conditional, Jussive
- polarity (phrasal clitic): affirmative, negative
- subjective and objective persons
[Modal particle] + [Modal verb] + [Noun class + (Root + Voice) + Root extension(s) + Aspect + Tense / Mood + Subject + Object / Theme + Polarity]
Aspect
| Imperfective
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-
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vláq
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to speak
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| Habitual / Iterative
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-ja-
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vláqja
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to speak many times / regularly
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| Conclusive (Durative-Perfective)
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-ny-
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vláqny
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to say (after long time of the action)
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| Perfective (Punctual-Perfective)
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-su-
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vláqsu
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to say (in short moment)
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Voice
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Direct
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Causative
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| Active
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-
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ŋáv
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to see
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-ra-
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ŋárav
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to show
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| Middle
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-sí-
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ŋásív
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to see self
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-ḥú-
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ŋáḥúv
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to show self
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Tense-moods
| Past visual
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-ṛ-
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át-ṛ-
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to go (action in past, visible by subject)
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| Past non-visual
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-z-
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át-z-
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to go (action in past, non-visible by subject and unconfirmed to him)
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| Present
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-
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át
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to go (now)
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| Future
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-mu-
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át-mu-
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to go (future action)
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| Conditional
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-fý-
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át-fý-
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would to go
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| Jussive
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-ḷá-
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át-ḷá-
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should to go
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Person
Subject
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
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-al
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qával
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I am living
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-avy
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qávavy
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we are living
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| 2.
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-if
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qávif
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thou art living
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-ify
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qávify
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you are living
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| 3.
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-a
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qáva
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he / she / it is living
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-ak
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qávak
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they are living
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| 4.
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-
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qáv
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someone / something is living
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Object
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
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-la
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tsýlla
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to let me
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-va
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tsýlva
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to let us
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| 2.
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-fi
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tsýlfi
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to let thee
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-fe
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tsýlfe
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to let you
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| 3.
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-t
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tsýlt
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to let him / her / it
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-ta
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tsýlta
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to let them
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| 4.
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-
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tsýl
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to let someone / something
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Theme
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
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-je / -j
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ṭṣáje
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give to me
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-ma / -m
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ṭṣáma
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give to us
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| 2.
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-he / -h
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ṭṣáhe
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give to thee
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-ṣa / -ṣ
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ṭṣáṣa
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give to you
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| 3.
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-tsu
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ṭṣátsu
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give to him / her / it
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-tsuk
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ṭṣátsuk
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give to them
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| 4.
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-ṇi
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ṭṣáṇi
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give to someone / something
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Polarity
| Affirmative
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-
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khín
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to know
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| Negative
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-aŋ / -ŋ
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khínaŋ
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don't to know
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Non-finite verbs
| Action noun
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ṇ-...-tý
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ṇŋávtý
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vision, seeing
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| Participles
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| Adjectival
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-tu
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-ŋávtu
|
seeing
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| Adverbial
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l(e)-...-tu
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lŋávtu
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seeing
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Adjectives and adverbs
- three degrees: positive, comparative, superlative
Degrees of comparison
| Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| -
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-ány
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good
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-khe / -ekhe
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-ánykhe
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better
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-rta / -erta
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-ányrta
|
best
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| -pfaŋkh
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strong
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-pfaŋkhekhe
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stronger
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-pfaŋkherta
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strongest
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| -ḥarpfis
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equine
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-ḥarpfiskhe
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more equine
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-ḥarpfiserta
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most equine
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Formation of adverbs
| Basal adjective
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Derived adverb
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| -ány
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good
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l- / le-
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lány
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well
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| -pfaŋkh
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strong
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lepfaŋkh
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strongly
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| -ḥarpfis
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equine
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leḥarpfis
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like / as horse
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Numerals
Cardinal numerals
| 1.
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ájve
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| 2.
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paṛí
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| 3.
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tapat
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| 4.
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dyrja
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| 5.
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sopor
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| 6.
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páluq
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| 7.
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ptáte
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| 8.
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satka
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| 9.
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qlafa
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| 10.
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toṛq
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| 11.
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toṛqájve
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| 12.
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toṛqpaṛí
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| 20.
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paṛítoṛq
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| 21.
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paṛítoṛqájve
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| 30
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tapattoṛq
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| 100.
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nantor
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| 101.
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nantorájve
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| 120.
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nantorpaṛítoṛq
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| 121.
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nantorpaṛítoṛqájve
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| 200.
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paṛínantor
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| 1.000.
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toṛqnantor
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| 10.000.
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toṛqtoṛqnantor
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Derived numerals
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Ordinal
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Multiplicative
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Reproductive
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Distributive
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Fractional
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| -ty
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-táj
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-sot
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-lín
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-mé
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| 1.
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ájvety
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ájvetáj
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ájvesot
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ájvelín
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ájvemé
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| 10.
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toṛqty
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toṛqtáj
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toṛqsot
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toṛqlín
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toṛqmé
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| 11.
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toṛqájvety
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toṛqájvetáj
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toṛqájvesot
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toṛqájvelín
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toṛqájvemé
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| 20.
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paṛítoṛqty
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paṛítoṛqtáj
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paṛítoṛqsot
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paṛítoṛqlín
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paṛítoṛqmé
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| 21.
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paṛítoṛqájvety
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paṛítoṛqájvetáj
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paṛítoṛqájvesot
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paṛítoṛqájvelín
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paṛítoṛqájvemé
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| 100.
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nantorty
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nantortáj
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nantorsot
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nantorlín
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nantormé
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| 101.
|
nantorájvety
|
nantorájvetáj
|
nantorájvesot
|
nantorájvelín
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nantorájvemé
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| 120.
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqty
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nantorpaṛítoṛqtáj
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqsot
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqlín
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqmé
|
| 121.
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqájvety
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nantorpaṛítoṛqájvetáj
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqájvesot
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqájvelín
|
nantorpaṛítoṛqájvemé
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| 200.
|
paṛínantorty
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paṛínantortáj
|
paṛínantorsot
|
paṛínantorlín
|
paṛínantormé
|
| 1000.
|
toṛqnantorty
|
toṛqnantortáj
|
toṛqnantorsot
|
toṛqnantorlín
|
toṛqnantormé
|
| 10.000.
|
toṛqtoṛqnantorty
|
toṛqtoṛqnantortáj
|
toṛqtoṛqnantorsot
|
toṛqtoṛqnantorlín
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toṛqtoṛqnantormé
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Pronouns
- obviative
- subjugating hierarchy (suffixal)
- plural roots
Personal pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
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lá
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I
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nán
|
we
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| 2.
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fú
|
thou
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fýn
|
you
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| 3.
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tar
|
he
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tary
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they
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| jar
|
she
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jary
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| ṇar
|
it (abstract)
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ṇary
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| ar
|
it (object)
|
ary
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| 4.
|
é
|
someone / something
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Subjugating hierarchy
|
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Subordinating
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Equal
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Subordinated
|
| -na / -n
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-
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-ts
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| I
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lána
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lá
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láts
|
| thou
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fúna
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fú
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fúts
|
| he
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tarna
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tar
|
tarts
|
| she
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jarna
|
jar
|
jarts
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| it
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ṇarna
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ṇar
|
ṇarts
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| arna
|
ar
|
arts
|
| someone / something
|
éna
|
é
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éts
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|
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| we
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nánna
|
nán
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nánts
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| you
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fýnna
|
fýn
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fýnts
|
| they
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taryn
|
tary
|
taryts
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| jaryn
|
jary
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jaryts
|
| ṇaryn
|
ṇary
|
ṇaryts
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| aryn
|
ary
|
aryts
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Possessive pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1.
|
-lás
|
my
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-náns
|
our
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| 2.
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-fús
|
thy
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-fýns
|
your
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| 3.
|
-tars
|
his
|
-tarys
|
their
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| -jars
|
her
|
-jarys
|
| -ṇars
|
its (abstract)
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-ṇarys
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| -ars
|
its (object)
|
-arys
|
| 4.
|
-és
|
someone / something else's
|
Demonstrative pronouns
|
|
Proper
|
Distant
|
Indefinite
|
| Place
|
taltsa
|
here
|
talkhy
|
there
|
talme
|
somewhere there
|
| Source
|
kitaltsa
|
from here
|
kitalkhy
|
from there
|
kitalme
|
from somewhere there
|
| Purpose direction
|
vítaltsa
|
to here
|
vítalkhy
|
to there, so far
|
vítalme
|
to somewhere there
|
| Path
|
výstsa
|
this way
|
výskhy
|
that way
|
výsme
|
some way
|
| Time
|
sjáŋtsa
|
now
|
sjáŋkhy
|
then
|
| Method
|
lyáktsa
|
in this way
|
lyákkhy
|
in that way
|
lyákme
|
in some way
|
| Quantity
|
xúltsa
|
so much
|
| Qualify
|
éṭṣtsa
|
like this here
|
éṭṣkhy
|
like that
|
éṭṣme
|
like something there
|
| Reason
|
kázartsa
|
for this reason
|
kázarkhy
|
for that reason
|
kázarme
|
for some reason
|
Interrogative, relative, indefinite and unlimited pronouns
|
|
Interrogative / Relative
|
Indefinite
|
Unlimited
|
| Person / Object
|
-qha
|
who ? which ?
|
-éhe
|
someone
|
-qharý
|
anyone
|
| Place
|
qhatal
|
where ?
|
éhetal
|
somewhere
|
-qhatalry
|
anywhere
|
| Source
|
kiqhatal
|
whence ?
|
ki-éhetal
|
from somewhere
|
kiqhatalry
|
from anywhere
|
| Purpose direction
|
víqhatal
|
whither ?
|
ví-éhetal
|
to somewhere
|
víqhatalry
|
to anywhere
|
| Path
|
qhavýs
|
which way ?
|
éhevýs
|
via some way
|
qhavýsry
|
via any way
|
| Time
|
qhasjáŋ
|
when ?
|
éhesjáŋ
|
once
|
qhasjáŋry
|
ever
|
| Method
|
qhalyák
|
how ?
|
éhelyák
|
somehow
|
qhalyákry
|
anyhow
|
| Quantity
|
qhaxúl
|
how much ?
|
éhexúl
|
somehow much
|
qhaxúlry
|
anyhow much
|
| Qualify
|
qha-éṭṣ
|
which one ?
|
éhe-éṭṣ
|
some
|
qha-éṭṣry
|
any
|
| Reason
|
qhakázar
|
why ?
|
Negative, universal and alternative pronouns
|
|
Negative
|
Universal
|
Alternative
|
| Person / Object
|
qhaŋé
|
nobody, nothing
|
qhakúmy
|
every
|
qhafís
|
anyone else
|
| Place
|
talŋé
|
nowhere
|
talkúmy
|
everywhere
|
talfís
|
elswhere
|
| Source
|
kitalŋé
|
from nowhere
|
kitalkúmy
|
from everywhere
|
kitalfís
|
from elswhere
|
| Purpose direction
|
vítalŋé
|
to nowhere
|
vítalkúmy
|
to everywhere
|
vítalfís
|
to elswhere
|
| Path
|
výsŋé
|
through no way
|
výskúmy
|
through all ways
|
výsfís
|
which way else
|
| Time
|
sjáŋŋé
|
never
|
sjáŋkúmy
|
always
|
sjáŋfís
|
when else
|
| Method
|
lyákŋé
|
nohow
|
lyákkúmy
|
in all methods
|
lyákfís
|
otherwise
|
| Quantity
|
xúlŋé
|
nothing
|
xúlfís
|
otherwise than so many
|
| Quality
|
éṭṣŋé
|
neuter, indistinct
|
éṭṣkúmy
|
any
|
éṭṣfís
|
other
|
Numeral pronouns
| Interrogative / Relative
|
qhaxúl
|
how much ?
|
| Indefinite
|
éhexúl
|
write a number
|
| Unlimited
|
qhaxúlry
|
however many
|
| Negative
|
xúlŋé
|
nothing
|
| Alternative
|
xúlfís
|
otherwise than so many
|
Reflexive, reciprocal and cooperative pronouns
| Reflexive
|
hy
|
oneself
|
| Reciprocal
|
páṛhy
|
each other
|
| Cooperative
|
hysu
|
together cooperatively
|
Adpositions
- postpositions and prepositions (mixed system)
- conjugable by subjective person
Spatials and directionals
| ú
|
in, inside
|
Locative
|
| from inside
|
Ablative
|
| to inside
|
Lative
|
|
|
| uṇ
|
on
|
Locative
|
| from on
|
Ablative
|
| to on
|
Lative
|
|
|
| úqhuṛ
|
above
|
Locative
|
| from above
|
Ablative
|
| to above
|
Lative
|
|
|
| úqúḷ
|
under
|
Locative
|
| from under
|
Ablative
|
| to under
|
Lative
|
|
|
| khúl
|
beside
|
Locative
|
| from beside
|
Ablative
|
| to beside
|
Lative
|
|
|
| táŋ
|
away
|
Locative
|
| from away
|
Ablative
|
| to away
|
Lative
|
|
|
| úpeṛíṣ
|
between
|
Locative
|
| from between
|
Ablative
|
| to between
|
Lative
|
|
|
| uṇkipf
|
behind
|
Locative
|
| from behind
|
Ablative
|
| to behind
|
Lative
|
|
|
| zé
|
out
|
Locative
|
| from out
|
Ablative
|
| to out
|
Lative
|
|
|
| uṇpuḷ
|
around
|
Locative
|
| from around
|
Ablative
|
| to around
|
Lative
|
|
|
| ṭśáḥ
|
before, opposite to
|
Locative
|
| from before, from opposite to
|
Ablative
|
| to before, to opposite to
|
Lative
|
|
|
| úsjáŋ
|
during, in time of
|
Locative
|
| from time of
|
Ablative
|
| to time of
|
Lative
|
|
|
| ṭu
|
after
|
Locative
|
| from after
|
Ablative
|
| to after
|
Lative
|
Postpositions
| Companion, attributive object
|
su
|
with
|
Instrumental
|
| Material, substantion, origin
|
ki
|
from
|
Ablative
|
| Lack
|
has
|
without
|
Genitive
|
| Alternative
|
kital
|
instead
|
Genitive
|
| Contrary
|
úṭṣáḥ
|
against
|
Lative
|
| Resistance
|
latsi
|
despite, though
|
Genitive
|
| Stylization
|
tsíṇ
|
along to, according to
|
Instrumental
|
Particles
Conjunctions
| Paratactical conjunctions
|
| Copulative
|
ý
|
and
|
| Conjunctive
|
ýsa
|
also
|
| Disjunctive
|
bi
|
or
|
| Contrastive, exceptional
|
ýṭe
|
but
|
| Consequentive
|
sa
|
so
|
| Comparative
|
ku
|
than
|
|
|
| Hypotactical conjunctions
|
| kiŋe
|
to, for
|
| tjéṇ
|
althought
|
| kjéṛi
|
because
|
| unu
|
if
|
| nýn
|
that, providing
|
Modifiers
| Restrictive
|
lájve
|
only
|
| Additive
|
lím
|
yet
|
Polarity particles
| Affirmative
|
ha
|
yes
|
| Negative1
|
ŋé
|
no
|
1 Only in independent form.
Word formation
Compounding
Derivation
Noun
Noun to noun
| Diminutive
|
-líl
|
jeserél → jeseréllíl
|
daughter → little daughter
|
| Augmentative
|
-kúk
|
ṭúpf → ṭúpfkúk
|
mountain → grand mountain
|
| Contradiction
|
-ŋé
|
amen → -amenŋé
|
human → non-human
|
| Similarity
|
-stá
|
ṭýṛe → ṭýṛestá
|
tree → pseudo-tree
|
| Half
|
-kjats
|
tmýrje → -tmýrjekjats
|
dog → half-dog
|
| Relational abstract
|
-júts
|
tkhakan → ṇekhakanjúts
|
brother → brotherhood
|
| Related person
|
-ṣí
|
jeknúm → teknúmṣí
|
cow → cowman
|
| Collective
|
-máḷ
|
tepfúṣ → tepfúṣmáḷ
|
bird → birds (a a collective)
|
| Place
|
-tal
|
týpf → týpftal
|
fire → campfire
|
| Art / Craft
|
-lahten
|
kásmá → kásmálahten
|
war → craft of war
|
| Knowledge
|
-ŋýze
|
tréme → trémeŋýze
|
herb → herbalism
|
| Expert
|
-ŋýze-ṣí
|
tréme → trémeŋýzeṣí
|
herb → herbalist
|
Noun to adjective
| Possessive
|
-is / -js
|
amen → amenis
|
man → human
|
| Originative
|
ki- / kj-...-is / -js
|
ŋúṛí → kiŋúṛíjs
|
sky → celestial
|
| Similaritive
|
-stá
|
ikaṣka → -kaṣkastá
|
cat → felid
|
| Feature
|
-isis / -jsis
|
fele → -felejsis
|
hair → hairy
|
| Affiliative
|
-is / -js
|
táná → tánájs
|
family → familiar
|
| Privative
|
-ŋé-is
|
timfa → timfaŋéjs
|
tooth → toothless
|
Verb
Verb to noun
| Agentive
|
-
|
- →
|
(to) shoot → shooter
|
| Experiencer, adressee
|
-
|
- →
|
(to) teach → learner
|
| Result
|
-
|
- →
|
(to) fall → (a) fall
|
| Instance
|
-
|
- →
|
(to) speak → speech
|
| Instrument
|
-
|
- →
|
(to) beat → whip
|
| Place
|
-
|
- →
|
(to) kill → slaughterhouse
|
Verb to verb
Adjective
Adjective to noun
| Abstract
|
-
|
→
|
strong → strength
|
Adjective to adjective
| Tendency
|
-
|
→
|
good → bland
|
| Intensification
|
-
|
→
|
big → very big
|
| Excess
|
-
|
→
|
small → too small
|
Syntax
Copular verbs
| Translative
|
zá
|
became
|
| Essive
|
at
|
be
|
| Excessive
|
ktí
|
cease to be
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