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=== Nouns === |
=== Nouns === |
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Nouns are marked for class, case and number. Packilvanian nouns are built as follows: |
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(Negation)-Definiteness-Case-class-number-root. |
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=== Verbs === |
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==== Definiteness ==== |
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Definiteness is marked by the tone of the first syllable of the word. |
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* Indefiniteness: High tone |
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* Definiteness: Low tone |
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==== Negation ==== |
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Negation is marked with a 'g' (or a ge if the word starts with a consonant) and always occurs at the start of a word. |
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==== Cases ==== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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!Case |
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!Prefix |
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|Nominative |
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|none |
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|- |
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|Accusative |
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|o- |
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|Genitive |
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|a- |
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|Instrumental |
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|ye- |
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|- |
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|Locative |
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|we- |
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|} |
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==== Classes ==== |
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Classes or genders go after cases and before number. |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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!Class |
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!Infix |
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|- |
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|Abstract |
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| -l- |
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|Inanimate |
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| -n- |
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|Animate |
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| -v- |
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|Sapient |
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| -b- |
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|} |
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==== Number ==== |
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Number goes after the class and before the root. |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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!Number |
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!Infix |
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|- |
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|Singular |
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| -u- |
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|- |
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|Plural |
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| -e- |
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|- |
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|Uncountable |
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| -o- |
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|} |
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=== Verbs === |
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Verbs are inflected with the same affixes as the noun they relate to. Verbs are inflected for time as follows: |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! rowspan="2" | |
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! colspan="4" |Tense |
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|- |
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! colspan="2" | |
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!Non-past |
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!Past |
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| rowspan="3" |'''Aspect''' |
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| colspan="2" |'''Perfect''' |
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|none |
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| -ev or -v |
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|- |
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| rowspan="2" |'''Imperfective''' |
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|'''Habitual''' |
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|none |
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| -er or -r |
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|'''Continuous''' |
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|none |
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| -eg - or -g |
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|} |
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=== Pronouns === |
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{{WIP}} |
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Pronouns are inflected for case. |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | |
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! colspan="4" |Person |
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! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | |
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|- |
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!Addressor |
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!Addressee |
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!Proximate |
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!Obviative |
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|- |
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| rowspan="4" |Clusivity |
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| rowspan="2" |Inclusive |
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| rowspan="2" |mu |
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|bu |
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|bu |
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|bu |
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|'''Sapient''' |
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| rowspan="4" |'''Class''' |
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|- |
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|le |
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|nu |
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|nu |
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|'''Non-sapient''' |
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| rowspan="2" |Exclusive |
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| rowspan="2" |none |
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|be |
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|ne |
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|ne |
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|'''Sapient''' |
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|- |
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|le |
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|ne |
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|ne |
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|'''Non-sapient''' |
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