From: Surinna Curtis Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 00:02:07 +0000 (-0300) Subject: Midekh noun/adjective inflection X-Git-Url: https://git.ladys.computer/Wiki/commitdiff_plain/edff858c00864c96bb38d84a10d9791e974ff855 Midekh noun/adjective inflection --- diff --git a/Sources/Page/Languages/Midekh.djot b/Sources/Page/Languages/Midekh.djot index 29d5916..3161ce5 100644 --- a/Sources/Page/Languages/Midekh.djot +++ b/Sources/Page/Languages/Midekh.djot @@ -364,7 +364,30 @@ TKTK ### Noun and adjective inflection -TKTK +Nouns receive a prefix for case and a suffix for number. +Each gender uses a separate set of case prefixes. +Adjectives use the same set of number suffixes, and they use the same +case markers as neuter nouns when modifying a neuter noun. +Adjectives modifying masculine or feminine nouns use slightly different +case markers from those used by the noun. + +Here are the case prefixes: + +| case | m.noun | m.adj. | f.noun | f.adj. | neuter | +|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| +| nominative | - | - | gr- | gi- | pl- | +| accusative | de- | de- | ge- | ke- | po- | +| vocative | tʰo- | to- | kʰo- | ko- | pl- | +| dative | te- | ti- | gn- | go- | bo- | +| prepositional | dē- | dē- | kī- | kī- | pō- | + +And the number suffixes, which differ depending on whether the stem +ends in a vowel or a consonant: + +| number | after vowel | after consonant | +|----------|-------------|-----------------| +| singular | -k | - | +| plural | -hi | -i | ### Verb inflection @@ -418,8 +441,6 @@ stem "méndikʰ" (write): 2nd-person singular) * kʰoméndikʰnē: we write (indicative non-past perfective 1st-person plural) -TKTK - ## Syntax As a summary of word order concerns: