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Imralu: /* Predicative Prefixes */

2022-02-06T19:33:32Z

Predicative Prefixes

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	The independent forms are used in independent clauses and dependent clauses introduced by a complementiser. The dependent forms are used in adverbial clauses. For examble, the independent verb form '''''timbuda'''' means "it is a house" whereas the adverbial '''''tumbuda''''' is more equivalent to "(with) it being a house".		The independent forms are used in independent clauses and dependent clauses introduced by a complementiser. The dependent forms are used in adverbial clauses. For examble, the independent verb form '''''timbuda''''' means "it is a house" whereas the adverbial '''''tumbuda''''' is more equivalent to "(with) it being a house".

	The absolutive and ergative forms of of the predicative prefixes indicate the case of the preceding personal prefix. Compare the following examples		The absolutive and ergative forms of of the predicative prefixes indicate the case of the preceding personal prefix. Compare the following examples

Imralu: /* Personal Prefixes */

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Personal Prefixes

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	\| colspan="7" style="background-color:#ffccc9;" \| "we all", "everyone", "one", "people"		\| colspan="7" style="background-color:#ffccc9;" \| "we all", "everyone", "one", "people"
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			Speakers who merge /ⁿdʒ/ with /ⁿʒ/, pronouncing both as [nd͡ʒ] do not distinguish between '''''ndj-''''' (1+3A-) and ''''''nj-''''' (1+3B-) in speech. Likewise, the small minority of speakers who pronounce /ⁿl/ as [nd] do not distinguish '''''nd-''''' (1+3C-) from '''''nl-''''' (1+3D). These distinctions are retained in writing and, where necessary, may also be carefully pronounced.

	=====Rank=====		=====Rank=====
	Third person definite referents are assigned a ''rank'' any time they are referred to. These ranks are not permanent attributes of the referents but are rather context-dependent assignments within a discourse that depends on the speaker's perceived and expressed relations between the referent and other third person referents. When a single 3rd person referent is mentioned, the rank depends only on the speaker's perception of the referent, however when there are two or more referents, ranks may be assigned that would otherwise not be used in order to differentiate between multiple referents within a discourse and express their ranks ''relative to one another.''		Third person definite referents are assigned a ''rank'' any time they are referred to. These ranks are not permanent attributes of the referents but are rather context-dependent assignments within a discourse that depends on the speaker's perceived and expressed relations between the referent and other third person referents. When a single 3rd person referent is mentioned, the rank depends only on the speaker's perception of the referent, however when there are two or more referents, ranks may be assigned that would otherwise not be used in order to differentiate between multiple referents within a discourse and express their ranks ''relative to one another.''

Imralu at 12:23, 2 May 2021

2021-05-02T12:23:50Z

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	'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (endonym: '''''tembadu yonkwu''''' [~~te̞ˈmbaɾu ˈjo̞ŋkwu~~]) is a language spoken by the Nkwu people of Bū.		'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (endonym: '''''tembadu yonkwu''''' [tɛˈmbɐɾʊ ˈjɔŋkwʊ]) is a language spoken by the Nkwu people of Bū.

	==Name==		==Name==

Imralu at 12:21, 2 May 2021

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	'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (endonym: '''''tembadu ~~hānkwu~~''''' [te̞ˈmbaɾu ~~ˈhaːŋkwu~~]) is a language spoken by the Nkwu people of Bū.		'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (endonym: '''''tembadu yonkwu''''' [te̞ˈmbaɾu ˈjo̞ŋkwu]) is a language spoken by the Nkwu people of Bū.

	==Name==		==Name==

Imralu: /* Predicative Prefixes */

2021-04-25T22:11:58Z

Predicative Prefixes

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	\| colspan="9" \| "I get/got/will get eaten."		\| colspan="9" \| "I get/got/will get eaten."
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Imralu: /* Predicative Prefixes */

2021-04-25T22:07:21Z

Predicative Prefixes

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 ====Predicative Prefixes====
-Finite verbs in {{PAGENAME}} can carry one of four .
+Finite verbs in {{PAGENAME}} can carry one of four predicative prefixes as show in the table below.
 ===Morphology of Modifiers===

Imralu: /* Verbal Morphology */

2021-04-25T21:22:07Z

Verbal Morphology

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	===Verbal Morphology===		===Verbal Morphology===
			Finite verbs are formed with the following structure: <code>[personal prefix]-[predicative prefix]-[base]</code>. The presence of a predicative prefix instead of a case prefix distinguishes nouns from verbs.

			Other traditionally verbal categories such as tense, aspect and mood are indicated by inflections of the base itself and thus apply equally to nominal morphology. These will be handled in the [[{{PAGENAME}}#bases\|section on bases]].

			====Predicative Prefixes====
			Finite verbs in {{PAGENAME}} can carry one of four .

	===Morphology of Modifiers===		===Morphology of Modifiers===

Imralu: /* Morphology */

2021-04-25T21:13:28Z

Morphology

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	The morphology of {{PAGENAME}} is agglutinative, with syntactic relationships within a sentence marked by prefixes and lexical derivation achieved by prefixes, infixes and suffixes on bases.		The morphology of {{PAGENAME}} is agglutinative, with syntactic relationships within a sentence marked by prefixes and lexical derivation achieved by prefixes, infixes and suffixes on bases.

	Words are built on a ~~root morpheme~~ called a ''base''. Bases are neither inherently nominal nor verbal and can be used freely with either kind of morphology with no change in meaning.		Words are built on a stem called a ''base'', which may consist of a single root morpheme or many morphemes together. Bases are neither inherently nominal nor verbal and can be used freely with either kind of morphology with no change in meaning.

	===Personal Prefixes===		===Personal Prefixes===

Imralu: /* Nominal Morphology */

2021-04-25T21:12:07Z

Nominal Morphology

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 ===Nominal Morphology===
-Nouns are formed with the following structure: (1) personal prefix - (2) case prefix - (3) base.
+Nouns are formed with the following structure: <code>[personal prefix]-[case prefix]-[base]</code>. The presence of a case prefix instead of a predicative prefix distinguishes nouns from verbs.
-The following examples show how a change of personal prefix can be used to indicate definiteness.
+Other traditionally nominal categories such as number (plural and singular) are indicated by inflections of the base itself and thus apply equally to verbal morphology. These will be handled in the [[{{PAGENAME}}#bases|section on bases]].
 ====Case Prefixes====

Imralu: /* Rank */

2021-04-25T20:46:12Z

Rank

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	\| '''''l-''''' \|\| D / SUB \|\| "Subordinate" \|\| Weaker animate referents with perceived low combat abilities		\| '''''l-''''' \|\| D / SUB \|\| "Subordinate" \|\| Weaker animate referents with perceived low combat abilities
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''''d-''''' \|\| E / INAN \|\| "Inanimate" \|\| Inanimate referents and, hyperbolically, animate referents regarded as physically ineffectual		\| '''''t-''''' \|\| E / INAN \|\| "Inanimate" \|\| Inanimate referents and, hyperbolically, animate referents regarded as physically ineffectual
	\|}		\|}