Rikane: Difference between revisions
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Compare "aroni" /a.rɒ̂.ni/ - spider and "aroni" /a.rɒ̌.ni/ - skull | Compare "aroni" /a.rɒ̂.ni/ - spider and "aroni" /a.rɒ̌.ni/ - skull | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
The basic syllable shape of Rikane is (C)V( | The basic syllable shape of Rikane is (C)V(H), where H denotes nasals, semivowels and /ɹ/ | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Just like the phonology, the morphology is quite simple and minimal, but it has his few weird quirks | Just like the phonology, the morphology is quite simple and minimal, but it has his few weird quirks | ||
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* The noun is a '''terral noun''' if its radical ends in a plosive or the trill | * The noun is a '''terral noun''' if its radical ends in a plosive or the trill | ||
* The noun is a '''spatial noun''' if its radical ends in a nasal or a fricative | * The noun is a '''spatial noun''' if its radical ends in a nasal or a fricative | ||
====Cases==== | |||
Rikane has a really small amount of cases, and thus a quite large amount of case syncretism : | |||
; Direct | |||
: The direct case acts like a nominative, except it can act as an accusative if the verb is in the passive voice | |||
; Indirect | |||
: The indirect case is the complete opposite of the direct case : it acts like an accusative, except when the verb is in the passive voice | |||
; Oblique | |||
: The oblique case marks every noun which isn't in the Direct nor in the Indirect | |||
; Genitive | |||
: The genitive case is used to indicate the possessor of an object. It can be completed by a particle, to show if the possession is either alienable or inalienable | |||
====Numbers==== | |||
Rikane doesn't really have numbers, they are just denoted using numerals | |||