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Overview of the order of pre- and suffixes

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Declination of the noun
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Declination of nouns ending on n,z,d

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Declination of nouns ending on j,g,ê, ', ;

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The pre- and suffixes of posession

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The prefixes of reference

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The prefixes of person

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The prefixes of the indefinite article


Overview of the order of pre- and suffixes

prefix of possession prefix of person prefix of reference prefix of indefinite article ROOT case and number ending suffix of possession
g] g- f>o. f(o)   u(s) u>s. ]g>o,a,i,e. -g(o,a,i,e)
v] v- ò>s. ò(s) a>n. a(n) a(s) a>s. ]v>o,a,i,e. -v(o,a,i,e)
d] d- (none) i>n. i(n) è(s) è>s. ]d>o,a,i,e. -d(o,a,i,e)
s] s-     o(s) o>s. ]s>o,a,i,e. -s(o,a,i,e)
  e(s) e>s.    
Example: òs i mara z ]g. òsimaraz]g you, my aforementioned wife...
òs i mara z -g> òsimaraz-g:
vi] f an opoi n. vi]fanopoin I, your (pl) aftmentioned slave...
vi- f an opoi n> vi-fanopoin

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Declination of the noun

The noun has two classes of declination:
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nouns ending on n,z,d (n,z, or d)

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nouns ending on j,g,ê, ', ; (j,g,ê,', or ; )

Declination of nouns ending on n,z,d

case Don, don: house Sad, sad: garden Scoz, scoz: thing
1st doN doN saD saD scoZ scoZ
2nd doM doM saT saT scoS scoS
3rd doÈN doÈN saÈD saÈD scoÈZ scoÈZ
4th doÈM doÈM saÈT saÈT scoÈS scoÈS

The declination of some words may not be immediately obvious, but is in fact regular:

cize]in.cizèîn

 cizè-in>cizein

 physician

Lazìn]n.Lazìm

 Lazìn-n>Lazìm

 sun of Uteged

pau]d.pauad

 pau-d>pauad

 regret


See for an explanation about the above contractions the alphabet page

case Cizèîn, physician Lazìm, sun Pauad, regret
1st cizèîN cizeiN LazìM LazìM pauaD pauaD
2nd cizèîM cizeiM LazìnM LazìnM pauàT pauàT
3rd cizèiÈN cizèiÈN LazìnÈN LazìnÈN pauÈD pauÈD
4th cizèiÈM cizèiÈM LazìnÈM LazìnÈM pauÈT pauÈT

The plurals are constructed by placing the plural ending behind the case ending:
case singular double triple plural unknown
ending (none) o,o a,a i,i e,e
1st doN, house doNO, two houses doNA, three houses doNI, houses doNE, house(s)
2nd saT,  garden saTO,two gardens saTA, three gardens saTI, gardens saTE, garden(s)
3rd scoÈZ, thing scoÈZO, two things scoÈZA, three things scoÈZI, things scoÈZE, thing(s)
4th pauÈT, regret pauÈTO, two regrets pauÈTA, three regrets pauÈTI, regrets pauÈTE, regret(s)

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Declination of words ending on j,g,ê, ', ;

The plural has its own endings in this group. The double and triple numbers are constructed by combining the singular ending with o, or a respectively in the first and second case, and by combining the plural ending with o, or a in the third and fourth case. The unknown number is constructed by combining the plural ending with e.

Words ending on ' insert a b in all other cases exept the second case plural and unknown numbers. Words ending on ; insert a v.

èrej, èrej: border
case singular double triple plural unknown
1st èrej èrejO èrejA èrejIS èrejISE
2nd èrejI èrejIO èrejIA èrejeN èrejeNE
3rd èrejÈ èrejÈSO èrejÈSA èrejÈS èrejÈSE
4th èrejA èrejASO èrejASA èrejAS èrejASE
case singular double triple plural unknown
1st èrej èrejO èrejA èrejIS èrejISE
2nd èrejI èrejIO èrejIA èrejeN èrejeNE
3rd èrejÈ èrejÈSO èrejÈSA èrejÈS èrejÈSE
4th èrejA èrejASO èrejASA èrejAS èrejASE


vubi', vubi': ghost
case singular double triple plural unknown
1st vubi' vubibO vubibA vubibIS vubibISE
2nd vubibI vubibIO vubibIA vubiN vubiNE
3rd vubibÈ vubibÈSO vubibÈSA vubibÈS vubibÈSE
4th vubibA vubibASO vubibASA vubibAS vubibASE
case singular double triple plural unknown
1st vubi' vubibO vubibA vubibIS vubibISE
2nd vubibI vubibIO vubibIA vubiN vubiNE
3rd vubibÈ vubibÈSO vubibÈSA vubibÈS vubibÈSE
4th vubibA vubibASO vubibASA vubibAS vubibASE


mène;, mène; :man

case singular double triple plural unknown
1st mène; mènevO mènevA mènevIS mènevISE
2nd mènevI mènevIO mènevIA mèneN mèneNE
3rd mènevÈ mènevÈSO mènevÈSA mènevÈS mènevÈSE
4th mènevA mènevASO mènevASA mènevAS mènevASE
case singular double triple plural unknown
1st mène; mènevO mènevA mènevIS mènevISE
2nd mènevI mènevIO mènevIA mèneN mèneNE
3rd mènevÈ mènevÈSO mènevÈSA mènevÈS mènevÈSE
4th mènevA mènevASO mènevASA mènevAS mènevASE
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The pre- and suffixes of posession

These indicate a relation between the noun and a person. When litteral posession is meant the particle is a prefix, otherwise it is a suffix. It knows only person and number, not gender. The number corresponds to the posessor. The particle is always written with a separator before or after the noun.

person singular double triple plural unknown
1st g] g- go] go- ga] ga- gi] gi- ge] ge-
2nd v] v- vo] vo- va] va] vi] vi- ve] ve-
3rd d] d- do] do- da] da- di] di- de] de-
mixed s] s- so] so- sa] sa- si] si- se] se-
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The prefixes of reference

These indicate that the noun (usually the personal pronoun) has already been referred to, or will be dealt with in more detail later on. They insert an n before a vowel.

reference prefix example
backward i>n. i(n) Imènin, Imènin this man now
forward a>n. a(n) ANapa', ANapa' the following food

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The prefixes of person

These put nouns in the first or second person. English translation would be with me, us. you. Note: this prefixes are used with the pronouns in a slightly different way! 
person prefix example
1st f>o. f(o) FOmènin, FOmènin me, the man
2nd ò>s. ò(s) Òmènin, Òmènin you, the man
3rd   (none) mènin, mènin (he,)  the man

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The prefixes of the indefinite article

The definite article is expressed by default. The prefix of the indefinite article differs per gender. The prefix inserts an s before a vowel.

gender prefix example
masculine u>s. u(s) fUmènin, fUmènin I, a man
feminine a>s. a(s) Amènazi, Amènazi women
live è>s. è(s) èmène;. èmène; a human being
neuter o>s. o(s) OSadi,OSadi mountains
unknown e>s. e(s) Elez, Elez someone, something

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