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==Verb Template==
==Verb Template==


VERB+<ASPECT>+TRIGGER
VERB+TRIGGER
 
===Aspect Infixes===
Verbs have lexical aspect, that is, they inherently have a sense of aspect. Can be:
* Telic - the event has a definite endpoint
* Atelic - the event has no definite endpoint (it may end, but an endpoint isn't inherent in the definition). Atelic includes states (no change over time) and activities (no change over time).
 
Grammatical aspect is indicated by an infix that is inserted before the stressed syllable (stress is unaffected).
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;
|-
! Infix
! Telic
! Atelic
|-
| -Ø-
| Punctual
| Continuous
|-
| -ema-
| Continuitive (CT)
| Frequentive (FREQ)
|-
| -lha-
| Iterative (ITER)
| Progressive (PROG)
|-
| -u-
| colspan="2" | Habitual (HAB)
|-
| -toa-
| colspan="2" | Gnomic (GNO)
|}


===Trigger Suffixes===
===Trigger Suffixes===
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| Ergative
| Ergative
| -is
| -is
| -izE
| ??
|-
|-
| Accusative
| Accusative
| -ts
| -ts
| -dzE
| ??
|-
|-
| Instrumental
| Instrumental
| -lz
| -lz
| -lzE
| ??
|-
|-
| Benefactive
| Benefactive
| -a
| -ai
| -aE
| ??
|-
|-
| Locative
| Locative
| -z
| -z
| -zE
| ??
|-
|-
| Commitiative
| Commitiative
| -nu
| -nuu
| -nuE
| ??
|}
|}


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==Converbs==
==Converbs==
 
Converbs are formed via reduplication of the stressed vowel to the front of the verb. E.g. ''gura'' -> ''uguraa''.
Converbs are formed via reduplication of the stressed vowel to the front of the verb, e.g. ''gura'' -> ''ugura''.  
Converbs cannot take trigger suffixes.
Converbs can also take aspect infixes, but not trigger suffixes.
 


==Participles==
==Participles==
Participles are formed by reduplicating the stressed vowel in place with '' ' '' between the duplicates. E.g. ''tenis'' -> ''te'enis''.


==Action Nominals==
==Action Nominals==
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.

Revision as of 12:30, 16 September 2018

Finite Verbs

Verb Phrase

VERB PHRASE = (CONVERB PHRASE)* MAINVERB (ADVERBS)*

Verb Template

VERB+TRIGGER

Trigger Suffixes

Target Case Singular Plural
Ergative -is ??
Accusative -ts ??
Instrumental -lz ??
Benefactive -ai ??
Locative -z ??
Commitiative -nuu ??

Notes:

  • In the table below E stands for stressed vowel of the verb.
  • If the verb stem ends in a vowel and the suffix begins with one, then the verb stem vowel is dropped before the suffix is added.

Adverbs

Adverbs are a closed class of words that can appear after the verb. See NewLang/Adverbs.

Non-Finite Verbs

Converbs

Converbs are formed via reduplication of the stressed vowel to the front of the verb. E.g. gura -> uguraa. Converbs cannot take trigger suffixes.

Participles

Participles are formed by reduplicating the stressed vowel in place with ' between the duplicates. E.g. tenis -> te'enis.

Action Nominals

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.