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I have problems with how the grammar tables work on this site, mostly because I don't have the time or energy to figure out how PhoMo works, but I also just don't like them. This article will have a bunch of different grammar stuff.
There's a few sound changes depending on where a phoneme is, in relation to both other phonemes and the word itself. I don't feel like putting these in a table.
- æ becomes ɑ at the end of a word
- b and p become v before æ
- ɛ will become ə at the end of a word
- w becomes m before ə
- ie becomes i, ɪ, ɛ, aɪ, eɪ, or oʊ at the end of a word
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Animate | If contains {ɑ,o,ʊ}: Suffix -tɑ Else: Suffix -taɪ̯ zhoyâtâ /ʒoˈjɑtɑ/ cat | If contains {ɑ,o,ʊ}: Suffix -naɪ̯ Else: Suffix -nei̯ zhoyânâi /ʒoˈjɑnaɪ̯/ cats |
| Inanimate | If contains {ɑ,o,ʊ}: Suffix -ti Else: Suffix -tɪ thiŝuti /ðiˈɬʊti/ tree | If contains {ɑ,o,ʊ}: Suffix -zɑ Else: Suffix -zaɪ̯ thiŝuzâ /ðiˈɬʊzɑ/ trees |
| Definite | Indefinite |
|---|---|
| kâ /kɑ/ the | â /ɑ/ a, some |
Notes:
Definite Article: Not used for uncountable nouns, so the phrase 'look at the sky' would translate to 'look at sky.'
Indefinite Article: Not used for non-specific nouns, so the question 'Would you like some (any) tea?' would always translate to 'Would you like tea.' This also applies to countable nouns: 'I am looking for a (any) flower' would translate to 'I am looking for flower.'
| Pronouns | Possessive determiners | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | î /ɪ/ I, me, mine | thâi /ðaɪ̯/ my |
| 2nd singular | ŝâ /ɬɑ/ you, yours | ni /ni/ your |
| 3rd singular animate | kei /keɪ̯/ they, them, theirs (sg) | pî /pɪ/ their (sg) |
| 3rd singular inanimate | wei /weɪ̯/ it, its | hi /hi/ its |
| 1st plural | âi /aɪ̯/ we, us, ours | â /ɑ/ our |
| 2nd plural | tâ /tɑ/ you all, yours (pl) | pi /pi/ your (pl) |
| 3rd plural | yi /ji/ they, them, theirs (pl) | vei /veɪ̯/ their (pl) |
There are also 4th person pronouns that are either used as indefinite pronouns, like the pronouns one/oneself, or as a "dummy" pronoun, like how the word "it" is used in phrases like "it is raining" or "it is Monday."
| Pronouns | Possessive determiners | |
|---|---|---|
| 4th singular animate | ro /ɹo/ one, generic they (sg) | sâi /saɪ̯/ one's, generic theirs (sg) |
| 4th singular inanimate | ŝu /ɬʊ/ generic it | pei /peɪ̯/ generic its |
| 4th plural | lei /leɪ̯/ generic they (pl), people | ko /ko/ generic theirs (pl), people's |
| Present | No affix sili /siˈli/ learn |
|---|---|
| Past | If contains {ɑ,o,ʊ}: Suffix -ɹʊ Else: Suffix -ɹɪ silirî /siˈliɹɪ/ learned |
| Remote past | If contains {ɑ,o,ʊ}: Suffix -keɪ̯ Else: Suffix -kɪ silikî /siˈlikɪ/ learned (long ago) |
| Future | Particle before the verb: bɑ - bâ sili /bɑ siˈli/ will learn |
| Progressive | If contains {ɑ,o,ʊ}: Suffix -woʊ̯ Else: Suffix -wɛɪ siliwei /siˈliwɛɪ̯/ is learning |
| Habitual | If contains {ɑ,o,ʊ}: Suffix -tɑ Else: Suffix -taɪ silitâi /siˈlitaɪ/ learns |
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