Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions ?
| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palato-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | n | |||||
| Stop | p b | t d | k g | ʔ | ||
| Fricative | s z | ʃ ʒ | ||||
| Approximant | j |
Vowel inventory:
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| High-mid | e | o | |
| Mid | ə | ||
| Near-low | æ | ||
| Low | ɑ |
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|---|
Nouns have seven cases:
| Nominative | No affix dog (doing the verb)
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| Accusative | Suffix -ok (verb done to) dog
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| Genitive | If ends with vowel: Suffix -k Else: Suffix -ik dogʼs
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| Dative | If ends with vowel: Suffix -t Else: Suffix -ɑt to dog
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| Locative | If ends with vowel: Suffix -jko Else: Suffix -ojko near/at/by dog
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| Ablative | If ends with vowel: Suffix -s Else: Suffix -æs from dog
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| Instrumental | If ends with vowel: Suffix -d Else: Suffix -əd with/using dog
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| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Definite | If ends with vowel: Suffix -t Else: Suffix -ut the dog
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If ends with vowel: Suffix -ki Else: Suffix -əki the dogs
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| Indefinite | If ends with vowel: Suffix -d Else: Suffix -ed a dog
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No affix some dogs
|
Alternian encodes definite article ‘the’, and indefinite article ‘a’ in noun affixes. See Noun section.
| Nominative | Accusative | Genitive | Dative | Locative | Ablative | Instrumental | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | I
|
me
|
mine
|
to me
|
to me
|
from me
|
with/using me
|
| 2nd singular | you
|
you
|
yours
|
to you
|
to you
|
from you
|
with/using you
|
| 3rd singular masc | he, it (masc)
|
his, it (masc)
|
his, its (masc)
|
to his, to it (masc)
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to his, to it (masc)
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from his, from it (masc)
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with/using his, with/using it (masc)
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| 3rd singular fem | she, it (fem)
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her, it (fem)
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hers, its (fem)
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to her, to it (fem)
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to her, to it (fem)
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from her, from it (fem)
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with/using her, with/using it (fem)
|
| 1st plural inclusive | we (including you)
|
us (including you)
|
ours (including you)
|
to us (including you)
|
to us (including you)
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from us (including you)
|
with/using us (including you)
|
| 1st plural exclusive | we (excluding you)
|
us (excluding you)
|
ours (excluding you)
|
to us (excluding you)
|
to us (excluding you)
|
from us (excluding you)
|
with/using us (excluding you)
|
| 2nd plural | you all
|
you all
|
yours (pl)
|
to you all
|
to you all
|
from you all
|
with/using you all
|
| 3rd plural | they
|
them
|
theirs
|
to them
|
to them
|
from them
|
with/using them
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| Possessive | |
|---|---|
| 1st singular | my
|
| 2nd singular | your
|
| 3rd singular masc | his
|
| 3rd singular fem | her
|
| 1st plural inclusive | our (including you)
|
| 1st plural exclusive | our (excluding you)
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| 2nd plural | your (pl)
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| 3rd plural | their
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| Remote past | Suffix -u learned (long ago)
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| Past | Suffix -ə learned
|
| Present | No affix learn
|
| Future | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʒ Else: Suffix -iʒ will learn
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| Remote future | If ends with vowel: Suffix -j Else: Suffix -æj will learn
|
| Perfective | Suffix -e learn
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| Habitual | Suffix -i learn (often, habitually)
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| Progressive | If ends with vowel: Suffix -po Else: Suffix -æpo am/are learning
|
| Perfect | Reduplicate first part of first syllable have learned
|
| Singular | No affix |
| Plural | Reduplicate first part of first syllable |
| Dual | If ends with vowel: Suffix -gnə Else: Suffix -ignə |
| Trial | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʒ Else: Suffix -eʒ |
| Paucal | Suffix -is |
| Animate | If ends with vowel: Suffix -t Else: Suffix -it |
| Inanimate | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ji Else: Suffix -eji |
Alternian has a base-10 number system:
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
100 -
1000 -
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -o
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -i
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -ed
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʒ
Else: Suffix -uʒ
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -t
Else: Suffix -et
Noun to verb = Suffix -æt
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -ɑt
Tending to = Suffix -ɑ
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -d
Else: Suffix -id
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -e
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ɑd
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -eʃ
Diminutive = Suffix -is
Augmentative = If ends with vowel: Suffix -s
Else: Suffix -is
Sexual = Suffix -us
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