NewLang/Verbs: Difference between revisions
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| Ergative | | Ergative | ||
| -'' | | -''s'' | ||
| -'' | | -''lz'''V''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Accusative | | Accusative | ||
| -'' | | -''o'' | ||
| -'' | | -''n'''V''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Instrumental | | Instrumental | ||
| -'' | | -''da'' | ||
| -'' | | -''d'''V''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Locative | | Locative | ||
| -'' | | -''s'n'' | ||
| -'' | | -''s'''V''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Dative | | Dative | ||
| -'' | | -''ria'' | ||
| -'' | | -''ri'''V''''' | ||
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Revision as of 03:37, 11 September 2019
Finite Verbs
Verb Phrase
VERB PHRASE = (CONVERB) VERB (ADVERBS)*
Verb Template
ROOT+AGREEMENT+TRIGGER
Agreement
The agreement morpheme agrees with the noun class of the subject. The agreement is the thematic vowel of the noun class. If the verb root ends with a vowel, the vowel is replaced by the agreement vowel.
Trigger Suffixes
In the plural, the V is the tonic vowel of the verb.
| Target Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Ergative | -s | -lzV |
| Accusative | -o | -nV |
| Instrumental | -da | -dV |
| Locative | -s'n | -sV |
| Dative | -ria | -riV |
Adverbs
Adverbs are a closed class of words that can appear after the verb. See NewLang/Adverbs.
Non-Finite Verbs
Converbs
- See NewLang/Converbs for more details.
Converbs are formed via reduplication of the stressed vowel to the front of the verb. E.g. gura -> ugura. Converbs cannot take trigger suffixes.
Participles
- See NewLang/Participles for more details.
Participles are formed by reduplicating the stressed vowel in place with ' between the duplicates. E.g. tenis -> te'enis.
Action Nominals
- See NewLang/Action Nominals for more details.
Action Nominals are created by adding a noun derivational suffix to the verb. This places the nominal into the appropriate noun class, and triggers the appropriate vowel harmony.
