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| − | *Simple Past | + | *Simple Past (I went) |
| − | *Past Progressive | + | *Past Progressive (I was going) |
| − | *Past Perfect | + | *Past Perfect (I had gone) |
| − | *Simple Present | + | *Simple Present (I go) |
| − | *Present Progressive | + | *Present Progressive (I am going) |
| − | *Present Perfect | + | *Present Perfect (I have gone) |
| − | *Simple Future | + | *Simple Future (I will go) |
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Revision as of 02:06, 26 January 2007
Contents
Ancient South Atamaran: Overview
Ancient South Atamaran was spoken in the lands that are now known as Abington, as well as what is now southern Cagilan Empire and some of Carelia. It is not currently a living and spoken language, although it is used in many southern academies and libraries. (Note: This language is actually being constructed and this page will become much more in-depth, including word lists and samples.)
Ancient South Atamaran: Phonetics
Phonemes
Pronunciation is generally the same as in modern English, though the letter "c" is always hard and never soft.
Vowels
- a, e, i, o, u
Consonants
- b, c, ch, d, f, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, sh, t, v, w
Stress
Phonological Constraints
CVC, VCV, et cetera are allowed. Liquid consonants (r, l, w) can be followed by other consonants, (i.e Dorton), and (especially in compound word-formation) certain consonants can follow one another (i.e, Werdham).
Ancient South Atamaran: Grammar
Morphological Typology
It is generally an inflecting language, with both prefixes and suffixes to indicate, among other things, plural vs singular nouns, noun, verb and adjective cases, and tenses.
Nouns
Person
Gender
Nouns are not classified into gender, except of course for personal pronouns.
Cases
Ancient South Atamaran has the following noun cases:
- Nominative (or Subjective)
- Accusative (or Objective)
- Genitive (or Possessive)
Adjectives
Adjectives are essentially verbs and conjugate in the same way. So to say, for example, "The wall is red," one would literally say, "The wall reds."
Verbs
Person/Number
Verbs do not distinguish between person/number; personal pronouns are used to indicate:
- First-Person Singular
- First-Person Plural
- Second-Person, Intimate/Familiar
- Second-Person, Formal/General
- Second-Person Plural
- Third-Person Singular, Male
- Third-Person Singular, Female
- Third-Person Singular, Neuter
Tenses
The following verb tenses exist in this language:
- Simple Past (I went)
- Past Progressive (I was going)
- Past Perfect (I had gone)
- Simple Present (I go)
- Present Progressive (I am going)
- Present Perfect (I have gone)
- Simple Future (I will go)
Conjunctions
Articles
Syntax
The language is more synthetic than analytic; hence, word order generally doesn't matter. As an accusative language, the subject of all verbs is marked by the nominative case, whereas the object of a transitive verb is marked by the accusative case.
