Modern Coptic: Difference between revisions
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* x and c are minimal phonemes, while included in the standard and writing, they are free to merge with h and tʃ, respectively | * /x/ and /c/ are minimal phonemes, while included in the standard and writing, they are free to merge with /h/ and /tʃ/, respectively | ||
* ʔ isn't phonemic and can only occur before a vowel, or to separate them | * /ʔ/ isn't phonemic and can only occur before a vowel, or to separate them | ||
* β is most often realized as [v], and c can range between actual [c] and [kʲ] | * /β/ is most often realized as [v], and c can range between actual [c] and [kʲ] | ||
* the sequence /kj/ never occurs and colloquially changes to /c/ whenever it appears | * the sequence /kj/ never occurs and colloquially changes to /c/ whenever it appears | ||
* n assimilates to the place of articulation of the next sound, becoming /m/, [ɲ] or [ŋ] depending on the sound | * /n/ assimilates to the place of articulation of the next sound, becoming /m/, [ɲ] or [ŋ] depending on the sound | ||
* r is pronounced [ɾ] between vowels | * /r/ is pronounced [ɾ] between vowels | ||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
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=== Verbs === | === Verbs === | ||
Modern Coptic has a copious amount of verb tenses | Modern Coptic has a copious amount of verb tenses, however only 2 tenses are ever inflected with affixes, the rest are made via auxiliary verbs | ||
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==== Base Form ==== | |||
Whenever the subject of the sentence is not a pronoun, the verb stops being inflected for person and number. Instead any auxiliary verb is putted in the "base form" and moved before the subject. | |||
naf woom - he was eating | |||
nare pejoot woom - the father was eating | |||