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[[Ancient_South_Atamaran_Language/Nouns|Noun List]] | [[Ancient_South_Atamaran_Language/Nouns|Noun List]] | ||
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| + | Pronouns are used just the same as nouns, with added prefixes or suffixes depending on case. | ||
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| + | *First-Person Singular - ''got'' | ||
| + | *First-Person Plural - ''dagot'' | ||
| + | *Second-Person, Intimate/Familiar - ''ogelm'' | ||
| + | *Second-Person, Formal/General - ''oge'' | ||
| + | *Third-Person Singular, Male - ''neg'' | ||
| + | *Third-Person Singular, Female - ''isneg'' | ||
| + | *Third-Person Singular, Neuter - ''goti'' | ||
| + | *Third-Person Plural - ''kargot'' | ||
====Gender==== | ====Gender==== | ||
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Ancient South Atamaran has the following noun cases: | Ancient South Atamaran has the following noun cases: | ||
| − | *Nominative (or Subjective) | + | *Nominative (or Subjective) - The root form of the noun |
| − | *Accusative (or Objective) | + | *Accusative (or Objective) - Indicated by the suffix ''fa'' |
| − | *Genitive (or Possessive) | + | *Genitive (or Possessive) - Indicated by the suffix ''yes'' |
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| + | *Plurals - Indicated by the suffix ''tor'', which is placed before any other suffixes. | ||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
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The following verb tenses exist in this language: | The following verb tenses exist in this language: | ||
| − | *Simple Past (I went) | + | *Simple Past (I went) - Indicated by the suffix ''sha'' |
| − | *Past Progressive (I was going) | + | *Past Progressive (I was going) - Indicated by the suffix ''ge'' |
| − | *Past Perfect (I had gone) | + | *Past Perfect (I had gone) - Indicated by the suffix ''ti'' |
| − | *Simple Present (I go) | + | *Simple Present (I go) - The root form of the verb |
| − | *Present Progressive (I am going) | + | *Present Progressive (I am going) - Indicated by the prefix ''bin'' |
| − | *Present Perfect (I have gone) | + | *Present Perfect (I have gone) - Indicated by the prefix ''mat'' |
| − | *Simple Future (I will go) | + | *Simple Future (I will go) - Indicated by the prefix ''ol'' |
===Conjunctions=== | ===Conjunctions=== | ||
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===Syntax=== | ===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. | + | The language is more synthetic than analytic; hence, word order generally doesn't matter. Standard language pattern is generally verb-first or verb-last (VSO or SOV). |
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| + | 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. | ||
[[Category: Atamara]] | [[Category: Atamara]] | ||
Revision as of 02:16, 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
Personal Pronouns
Pronouns are used just the same as nouns, with added prefixes or suffixes depending on case.
- First-Person Singular - got
- First-Person Plural - dagot
- Second-Person, Intimate/Familiar - ogelm
- Second-Person, Formal/General - oge
- Third-Person Singular, Male - neg
- Third-Person Singular, Female - isneg
- Third-Person Singular, Neuter - goti
- Third-Person Plural - kargot
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) - The root form of the noun
- Accusative (or Objective) - Indicated by the suffix fa
- Genitive (or Possessive) - Indicated by the suffix yes
- Plurals - Indicated by the suffix tor, which is placed before any other suffixes.
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
Tenses
The following verb tenses exist in this language:
- Simple Past (I went) - Indicated by the suffix sha
- Past Progressive (I was going) - Indicated by the suffix ge
- Past Perfect (I had gone) - Indicated by the suffix ti
- Simple Present (I go) - The root form of the verb
- Present Progressive (I am going) - Indicated by the prefix bin
- Present Perfect (I have gone) - Indicated by the prefix mat
- Simple Future (I will go) - Indicated by the prefix ol
Conjunctions
Articles
Syntax
The language is more synthetic than analytic; hence, word order generally doesn't matter. Standard language pattern is generally verb-first or verb-last (VSO or SOV).
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.
