X-Git-Url: https://git.ladys.computer/Wiki/blobdiff_plain/b930c53dcee76f7495e1f3c54a113820365e9003..12fdcd3ceb83712368c68543b70beede61c4a964:/Sources/Page/Languages/Ifadaetels.djot?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/Sources/Page/Languages/Ifadaetels.djot b/Sources/Page/Languages/Ifadaetels.djot index 598980b..f4c2d82 100644 --- a/Sources/Page/Languages/Ifadaetels.djot +++ b/Sources/Page/Languages/Ifadaetels.djot @@ -118,8 +118,27 @@ The genitive case is marked in the singular with the suffix «-iš» or Genitive plurals use the suffix «-emliš» or «-enriž», a borrowing from another now-extinct language. - +* _TODO(rinna)_: maybe add an archaic native genitive plural form that +can be found in some surviving texts + +### Inflection of verbs + +Ifadätels mostly uses particles in place of inflection for verbs. +It does not mark verbs for number, person, or gender. + +* _TODO(rinna)_: more about what it actually does here + +## Syntax + +### Sentence order + +Sentences are typically ordered as VSO. + +### Order of modifiers + +In general, modifiers follow the word or phrase modified. +When multiple modifiers appear, they are ordered from least specific to +most specific. ## A very partial lexicon