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Chrysophylax: /* Comparative constructions */

2017-01-24T20:53:55Z

Comparative constructions

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	====Comparative constructions====		====Comparative constructions====
	Comparative constructions are created with the conjunction ''mar'' in the pattern {{sc\|VP }} '''mar''' {{sc\|VP}}. The second {{sc\|VP}} can be replaced with the common pro-verb ''vań-'' as in the second example.		Comparative constructions are created with the conjunction ''mar'' in the pattern {{sc\|VP }} '''mar''' {{sc\|VP}}.

			The second {{sc\|VP}} can be replaced with the common pro-verb ''vań-'' as in the second example.

	(9.)		(9.)

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Text replacement - "Category:Conlangs" to "Category:Languages"

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	* lana ‘whisper’, -e ‘be quiet’		* lana ‘whisper’, -e ‘be quiet’
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Chrysophylax: /* Comparative constructions */

2015-07-13T09:04:44Z

Comparative constructions

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	Comparative constructions are created with the conjunction ''mar'' in the pattern {{sc\|VP }} '''mar''' {{sc\|VP}}. The second {{sc\|VP}} can be replaced with the common pro-verb ''vań-'' as in the second example.		Comparative constructions are created with the conjunction ''mar'' in the pattern {{sc\|VP }} '''mar''' {{sc\|VP}}. The second {{sc\|VP}} can be replaced with the common pro-verb ''vań-'' as in the second example.

	(8.)		(9.)

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	:‘Johanna is redder than Nancy’		:‘Johanna is redder than Nancy’

	(9.)		(10.)

	:{\|		:{\|

Chrysophylax: /* Non-active constructions */

2015-07-13T09:04:32Z

Non-active constructions

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	====Non-active constructions====		====Non-active constructions====
	In non-active constructions (autostative, passive, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order.		In non-active constructions (autostative, passive, reciprocal, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order.

	(3.) ''autostative''		(3.) ''autostative''

Chrysophylax: /* Nouns */

2015-07-03T01:10:43Z

Nouns

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	==Morphology==		==Morphology==
	===Nouns===		===Nouns===
	Nominal morphology is sparse in Van. Number is not marked, but definiteness and state of possession is ~~(both~~ with ~~syncretic:~~ ''ha-'').		Nominal morphology is sparse in Van. Number is not marked, but definiteness and state of possession is. Both definiteness and alienable possession is marked with the prefix '''ha-'''. Inalienable possession is not marked at all.

	===Demonstratives and quantifiers===		===Demonstratives and quantifiers===
	===Pronouns===		===Pronouns===

Chrysophylax: /* Morphology */

2015-07-03T01:09:46Z

Morphology

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	==Morphology==		==Morphology==
			===Nouns===
	===Verbal ~~morphology~~===		Nominal morphology is sparse in Van. Number is not marked, but definiteness and state of possession is (both with syncretic: ''ha-'').
			===Demonstratives and quantifiers===
			===Pronouns===
			===Verbal inflection===
	Verbs are morphologically simple in Van and the few inflections which exist compound in an agglutinative fashion according to the following principle: '''stem''' + '''mode''' + '''voice'''.		Verbs are morphologically simple in Van and the few inflections which exist compound in an agglutinative fashion according to the following principle: '''stem''' + '''mode''' + '''voice'''.
	====Mode====		====Mode====
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	====Voice====		====Voice====
	Two voices are recognised in Van, the active ({{sc\|act}}) and the nonactive ({{sc\|nonact}}). Of these, the default voice is the active one which is unmarked. The nonactive is indicated by an '''-s''' suffix.		Two voices are recognised in Van, the active ({{sc\|act}}) and the nonactive ({{sc\|nonact}}). Of these, the default voice is the active one which is unmarked. The nonactive is indicated by an '''-s''' suffix.



	===Derivational morphology===		===Derivational morphology===
	====~~Nouns~~====		====Derived verbs====
			It is quite easy to create new verbs: any noun or stem can be turned into a verb by adding the appropriate mode suffix ('''-a''' for dynamic verbs or '''-e''' for stative verbs).

			====Derived nouns====
	There are several semantically-restricted options for creating a new noun from a verb.		There are several semantically-restricted options for creating a new noun from a verb.

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	*'''ha-tok''' ‘a chicken’ → '''ha-toktok''' {{CIPA\|[ʔa̰d̪ɔg̚d̪ɔ̰k̞͡x̞]}} ‘poultry’		*'''ha-tok''' ‘a chicken’ → '''ha-toktok''' {{CIPA\|[ʔa̰d̪ɔg̚d̪ɔ̰k̞͡x̞]}} ‘poultry’
	'''ha-lilov''' ‘a being’ → '''ha-lililov''' ‘humanity’ ( and not *ha-lilovlilov)		'''ha-lilov''' ‘a being’ → '''ha-lililov''' ‘humanity’ ( and not *ha-lilovlilov)

	~~====Verbs====~~
	~~It is quite easy to create new verbs: any noun or stem can be turned into a verb by adding the appropriate mode suffix ('''-a''' for dynamic verbs or '''-e''' for stative verbs).~~

	~~===Nominal morphology===~~
	~~Nominal morphology is sparse in Van. Number is not marked, but definiteness and state of possession is (both with syncretic: ''ha-'').~~

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

Chrysophylax: /* Transitive */

2015-07-03T00:36:36Z

Transitive

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	:‘I'm a little bit grey’		:‘I'm a little bit grey’

	=====Transitive=====		====Transitive====
	A transitive verb requires at least an object (O) in addition to the previous type.		A transitive verb requires at least an object (O) in addition to the previous type.

Chrysophylax: /* Verb phrase */

2015-07-03T00:16:11Z

Verb phrase

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 ===Verb phrase===
 ====Non-active constructions====
 In non-active constructions (autostative, passive, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order.

Chrysophylax: /* Word */

2015-07-02T23:41:33Z

Word

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	====Word====		====Word====
	The word is composed out of syllables but has additional properties that set it apart. A word may only end with either a vowel ~~or a nasal~~, ~~sibilant~~, or a ~~rhotic consonant~~.		The word is composed out of syllables but has additional properties that set it apart. A word may only end with either a vowel, sonorant, or a sibilant.

	===Morphophonology===		===Morphophonology===

Chrysophylax: /* Causative constructions */

2015-07-02T23:39:18Z

Causative constructions

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	\|''vel-a=vaj''\|\|''mer-e=si''\|\|''mir''\|\|''tan''\|\|		\|''vel-a=vaj''\|\|''mer-e=si''\|\|''mir''\|\|''tan''\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|strike-{{sc\|dyn=suddenly}}\|\|sorrowful-{{sc\|stat=little}}\|\|{{sc\|2sg}}\|\|{{sc\|1sg}}		\|strike-{{sc\|dyn}}={{sc\|suddenly}}\|\|sorrowful-{{sc\|stat}}={{sc\|little}}\|\|{{sc\|2sg}}\|\|{{sc\|1sg}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}