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== Sumerian conlang == | == Periodic table == | ||
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! colspan="19" | Periodic table | |||
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! style="background:#e8e8e8;" | [[Alkali metal|1]] | |||
! style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Alkaline earth metal|2]] | |||
! style="background:#e8e8e8;" | [[Group 3 element|3]] | |||
! style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Group 4 element|4]] | |||
! style="background:#e8e8e8;" | [[Group 5 element|5]] | |||
! style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Group 6 element|6]] | |||
! style="background:#e8e8e8;" | [[Group 7 element|7]] | |||
! style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Group 8 element|8]] | |||
! style="background:#e8e8e8;" | [[Group 9 element|9]] | |||
! style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Group 10 element|10]] | |||
! style="background:#e8e8e8;" | [[Group 11 element|11]] | |||
! style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Group 12 element|12]] | |||
! style="background:#e8e8e8;" | [[Boron group|13]] | |||
! style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Carbon group|14]] | |||
! style="background:#e8e8e8;" | [[Pnictogen|15]] | |||
! style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Chalcogen|16]] | |||
! style="background:#e8e8e8;" | [[Halogen|17]] | |||
! style="background:#f0f0f0;" | [[Noble gas|18]] | |||
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| style="background:#e8e8e8;" | Pnictogens | |||
| style="background:#f0f0f0;" | Chalcogens | |||
| style="background:#e8e8e8;" | Halogens | |||
| style="background:#f0f0f0;" | Noble gases | |||
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== Ememir (Sumerian conlang)== | |||
=== Phonology === | === Phonology === | ||
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=== Grammar ==== | === Grammar === | ||
==== Nouns ==== | |||
=====Characteristics ===== | |||
NOMINAL CHAIN:<br> | |||
1) [NOUN] + [ADJECTIVE + POSSESSIVE/DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN + PLURAL (e/i)n(e)] + [CASE] | |||
2) [PRONOUN] + [CASE] | |||
'''Plurals:''' | |||
* ''-(e)n(e)'' for human and ''-(i)n(e)'' for non-human | |||
* reduplication (stands for "all the X", mostly non-human) > full or partial | |||
===== Cases ===== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 800px;" | |||
! colspan="4" | '''Substantives''' | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" style="width: 80px;" | Case !! colspan="2" | Suffixes !! rowspan="2" | Notes | |||
|- | |||
! style="width: 60px;" | Human !! style="width: 60px;" | Non-h. | |||
|- | |||
! Genitive | |||
| colspan="2" | -ak/-a/-k | |||
|- | |||
! Ergative | |||
| colspan="2" | -e || ''subject of transitive verbs (agent)'' | |||
|- | |||
! Absolutive | |||
| colspan="2" | -Ø || ''subject of intransitive verbs (argument); object of transitive verbs (patient)'' | |||
|- | |||
! Dative | |||
| -ra/-r || -/? || ''indirect object; complementary with locative (or directive?) for non-human'' | |||
|- | |||
! Directive | |||
| -/? || -e > -ye || ''motion arriving at, position next to; indirect obejct (non-human)'' | |||
|- | |||
! Locative | |||
| -/? || -a > -ya || ''motion into, position inside; rarely used for human'' | |||
|- | |||
! Locative 2 | |||
| -/? || -ne | |||
|- | |||
! Terminative | |||
| colspan="2" | -še || ''motion towards'' | |||
|- | |||
! Adverbiative | |||
| colspan="2" | -eš || ''in the manner of < "how?"'' | |||
|- | |||
! Ablative | |||
| colspan="2" | -ta || ''place/time from where (non-human); instrument; from the place of X (human)'' | |||
|- | |||
! Comitative | |||
| colspan="2" | -da > -ga|| ''with/and, in company'' | |||
|- | |||
! Equative | |||
| colspan="2" | -gen || ''like/as'' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
===== Declension ===== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 800px;" | |||
! style="width: 80px;" | Case !! style="width: 80px;" | king (h) !! style="width: 80px;" | mother (h) !! style="width: 80px;" | tree (n) !! style="width: 80px;" | city (n) !! style="width: 80px;" | kings (h) !! style="width: 80px;" | mothers (h) !! style="width: 80px;" | trees (n) !! style="width: 80px;" | cities (n) | |||
|- | |||
! Genitive | |||
| lugala(k) || amā(k) || ĝeša(k) || eria(k) || lugalena(k) || amana(k) || ''ĝešina(k)'' || ''erina(k)'' | |||
|- | |||
! Ergative | |||
| lugale || amae || ĝeše || erie || lugalenē || amanē || ''ĝešinē'' || ''erinē'' | |||
|- | |||
! Absolutive | |||
| lugal || ama || ĝeš || eri || ''lugalen(ē)'' || ''aman(ē)'' || ''ĝešin(ē)'' || ''erin(ē)'' | |||
|- | |||
! Dative | |||
| lugalra/lugalar || amar(a) || ''ĝešra/ĝešar'' || ''erir(a)'' || lugalenēr(a) || aman̄ēr(a) || ''ĝešinēr(a)'' || ''erinēr(a)'' | |||
|- | |||
! Directive | |||
| ''lugalye'' || ''amaye'' || ĝešye || eriye || ''lugalen[ē]ye'' || ''aman[ē]ye'' || ''ĝešin[ē]ye'' || ''erin[ē]ye'' | |||
|- | |||
! Locative | |||
| ''lugalya'' || ''amaya'' || ĝešya || eriya || ''lugalen[ē]ya'' || ''aman[ē]ya'' || ''ĝešin[ē]ya'' || ''erin[ē]ya'' | |||
|- | |||
! Terminative | |||
| lugalše/lugalaš || amaše || ĝešše/ĝešaš || eriše || lugalen[ē]še || aman[ē]še || ''ĝešin[ē]še || ''erin[ē]še'' | |||
|- | |||
! Adverbiative | |||
| lugaleš || amaeš || ĝešeš || erieš || lugaleneš || amanēš || ''ĝešinēš'' || ''erinēš'' | |||
|- | |||
! Ablative | |||
| ''lugalta'' || ''amata'' || ĝešta || erita || ''lugalen[ē]ta'' || ''aman[ē]ta'' || ''ĝešin[ē]ta'' || ''erin[ē]ta'' | |||
|- | |||
! Comitative | |||
| lugalga || amaga || ĝešga || eriga || lugalen[e]ga || aman[ē]ga || ''ĝešin[ē]ga'' || ''erin[ē]ga'' | |||
|- | |||
! Equative | |||
| lugalgen || amagen || ĝešgen || erigen || ''lugalen[ē]gen'' || ''aman[ē]gen'' || ''ĝešen[ē]gen'' || ''erin[ē]gen'' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==== Pronouns ==== | |||
=====Personal===== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 300px; | |||
|+ '''Personal pronouns''' | |||
|- | |||
! !! Aboslutive !! Ergative !! Dative !! Dimensional | |||
|- | |||
! 1sg | |||
| ĝe || ĝe/ĝē || ĝār(a) || ĝāda; ĝāta; ĝāše | |||
|- | |||
! 2sg | |||
| ze || ze/zē || zār(a) || zāda; zāta; zāše | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg | |||
| ane; ibe || ane; ibe || aner(a); iber(a) || aneda/anega; aneta; aneša | |||
|- | |||
! 1pl | |||
| den || den || denra/denar(a) || denda/denga; denta; denše | |||
|- | |||
! 2pl | |||
| zen ||zen || zenra/zenar(a) || zenda/zenga; zenta; zenše | |||
|- | |||
! 3pl | |||
| an(e)nē || an(e)nē || an(e)nēr(a) || an(e)nēda/an(e)nēga; an(e)nēta; an(e)nēše | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
=====Possessive===== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 300px; | |||
|+ '''Possessive pronouns''' | |||
|- | |||
! !! Absolutive !! Genitive !! Locative !! Ergative !! Directive !! Dative !! Dimensional !! Plural | |||
|- | |||
! 1sg | |||
| -ĝu || -ĝa || -ĝya || -ĝu || -ĝye || -ĝur(a) || -ĝuda || -ĝunē | |||
|- | |||
! 2sg | |||
| -zu || -za || -zya || -zu || -zye || -zur(a) || -zuda || -zunē | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg | |||
| -(a)ni; -bi || -(a)na; -ba || -(a)nya; -bya || -(a)ne; -be || -(a)nye; -bye || -(a)nir(a); -bir(a) || -(a)nida/-(a)niga; -bida/-biga || -(a)ninē; -binē | |||
|- | |||
! 1pl | |||
| -me || -ma || -mya || -me || -mye || -mer(a) || -meda/-mega || -menē | |||
|- | |||
! 2pl | |||
| -zene || -zena || -zenya || -zene || -zenye || -zener(a) || -zeneda/-zenega || -zenenē/-zennē | |||
|- | |||
! 3pl | |||
| -(a)nne; -bīne || -(a)nna; -bīna || -(a)nnya; -bīnya || -(a)nne; -bīne || -(a)nnye; -bīnye || -(a)nner(a); -bīner(a) || -(a)nneda/-(a)nnega; -bīneda/-bīnega || -(a)nnenē; -bīnenē/-bīnnē | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
'''Examples:''' | |||
* lugalĝu - ''my king'' : lugalme - ''our king'' | |||
* lugalzu - ''your king'' : lugalzene - ''your king'' | |||
* lugalani - ''his/her king'' : lugalanne - ''their king'' | |||
* lugalbi - ''its king'' : lugalbīne - ''their king'' | |||
* lugalĝunē - ''my kings'' : lugalmenē - ''our kings'' | |||
* lugalzunē - ''your kings'' : lugalzenenē ''your kings'' (zenene > zennē?) | |||
* lugalaninē - ''his/her kings'' : lugalannenē - ''their kings'' | |||
* lugalbinē - ''its kings'' : lugalbīnenē - ''their kings'' (binene > bīnnē?) | |||
=====Other===== | |||
'''Interrogative:''' | |||
* ana - ''what'' > anašam - ''why'' ~ anam - ''why'' | |||
* aba - ''who'' | |||
* agin - ''how'' ~ anagin - ''how'' | |||
* mea - ''where'' > meše - ''whither'', meta - ''whence'' | |||
* (ud - ''when'') ? | |||
'''Indefinite:''' | |||
* name ''any'' > luname - ''some(one), any(one), no (one), none'', niĝname - ''something, anything, nothing'', kiname - ''somewhere, nowhere'', uname - ''sometime, never'' | |||
'''Reflexive:''' | |||
* ne(te) - ''self'' > neĝu - ''myself'', nezu - ''yourself'', nebi - ''itself'', neteni - ''himself'' | |||
'''Relative:''' -- ? -- | |||
* lu - ''the person (who)'' | |||
* niĝ - ''the thing (which)'' | |||
* ki - ''the place (where)'' | |||
* aba - ''(the one) who'' | |||
* ana - ''(that) which'' | |||
'''Demonstrative:''' | |||
* nen - ''this'' > -ne, -ney (word-final) | |||
* -bē - ''that'' > -bey (word-final) | |||
* -ri - ''yonder'' | |||
* ūr/yūr/yur - ''that'' | |||
==== Adjectives ==== | |||
==== Numerals ==== | |||
=====Cardinal===== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible collapsed" style="width: 300px; | |||
! !! colspan="2" | Numbers !! Notes | |||
|- | |||
! 1 | |||
| diš || || | |||
|- | |||
! 2 | |||
| min || || | |||
|- | |||
! 3 | |||
| eš || || | |||
|- | |||
! 4 | |||
| limmu || || | |||
|- | |||
! 5 | |||
| ya || || | |||
|- | |||
! 6 | |||
| āš || || = 5+1 ? | |||
|- | |||
! 7 | |||
| umin || || = 5+2 | |||
|- | |||
! 8 | |||
| ussu || || | |||
|- | |||
! 9 | |||
| (ilimmu) || īmmu || = 5+4 | |||
|- | |||
! 10 | |||
| yu || || | |||
|- | |||
! 11 | |||
| || dišu || = 1+10 | |||
|- | |||
! 12 | |||
| || minu || = 2+10 | |||
|- | |||
! 13 | |||
| || eššu || = 3+10 | |||
|- | |||
! 14 | |||
| || miyu || | |||
|- | |||
! 15 | |||
| || iyu || | |||
|- | |||
! 16 | |||
| || āššu || | |||
|- | |||
! 17 | |||
| || iminu || | |||
|- | |||
! 18 | |||
| || ussuyu || | |||
|- | |||
! 19 | |||
| || īmmuyu || | |||
|- | |||
! 20 | |||
| colspan="2" | niš | |||
|- | |||
! 30 | |||
| colspan="2" | ušu || = 3x10 | |||
|- | |||
! 40 | |||
| colspan="2" | nimin || = 20x2 | |||
|- | |||
! 50 | |||
| colspan="2" | ninnu || = 40+10 | |||
|- | |||
! 60 | |||
| colspan="2" | ĝešd | |||
|- | |||
! 70 | |||
| || ušumu || = 3x10x2+10 | |||
|- | |||
! 80 | |||
| || ĝešniš || = 60+20 | |||
|- | |||
! 90 | |||
| || šumiš || = 70+20 | |||
|- | |||
! 100 | |||
| || numuš || | |||
|- | |||
! 120 | |||
| colspan="2" | ĝešmin || = 60x2 | |||
|- | |||
! 240 | |||
| colspan="2" | ĝešlimmu || = 60x4 | |||
|- | |||
! 420 | |||
| colspan="2" | ĝešumin || = 60x7 | |||
|- | |||
! 600 | |||
| colspan="2" | ĝešdu || = 60x10 | |||
|- | |||
! 1200 | |||
| colspan="2" | ĝešumin || = 600x2 | |||
|- | |||
! 3600 | |||
| colspan="2" | šar || (60x60) | |||
|- | |||
! 36000 | |||
| colspan="2" | šaru || = 60x10 | |||
|- | |||
! 216000 | |||
| colspan="2" | šargal || = big-3600 (60x60x60) | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
=====Ordinal===== | |||
Suffix: '''-kam(ma)''' | |||
* 1st: '''merga(ma)''' | |||
* 2nd: niškam(ma) | |||
* 3rd: eškam(ma) | |||
* 4th: limmukam(ma) | |||
* etc. | |||
==== Verbs ==== | |||
=====Characteristics===== | |||
=====Conjugation===== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 300px; | |||
! rowspan="3" | Transitive !! colspan="6" | Perfective !! colspan="6" | Imperfective | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="4" | Subject !! rowspan="2" | Stem !! rowspan="2" | Object !! colspan="4" | Object !! rowspan="2" | Stem !! rowspan="2" | Subject | |||
|- | |||
! Base !! Past !! Present !! Future !! Base !! Past !! Present !! Future | |||
|- | |||
! 1sg | |||
| '''ʔ''' || ī || ē || ā || rowspan="6" | STEM || (e)n || '''n''' || in || en || an || rowspan="6" | STEM || (e)n | |||
|- | |||
! 2sg | |||
| '''e''' || e || eh || ah || (e)s || '''s''' || is || es || as || (e)s | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg | |||
| '''n''', '''b'''|| in, ib || en, eb || an, ab || Ø || '''n''', '''b'''|| in, ib || en, eb || an, ab | |||
|- | |||
! 1pl | |||
| '''d''' || id || ed || ad || (e)nden || '''d''' || id || ed || ad || (e)nden | |||
|- | |||
! 2pl | |||
| '''z''' || iz || ez || az || (e)nzen || '''z''' || iz || ez || az || (e)nzen | |||
|- | |||
! 3pl | |||
| '''š''' || iš || eš || aš || (e)š || '''š''' || iš || eš || aš || (e)nē | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" | Intransitive !! colspan="6" | Perfective !! colspan="6" | Imperfective | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="4" | - !! rowspan="2" | Stem !! rowspan="2" | Subject !! colspan="4" | - !! rowspan="2" | Stem !! rowspan="2" | Subject | |||
|- | |||
! Base !! Past !! Present !! Future !! Base !! Past !! Present !! Future | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
! 1sg | |||
| rowspan="6" | - || rowspan="6" | i || rowspan="6" | e || rowspan="6" | a || rowspan="6" | STEM || (e)n || rowspan="6" | - || rowspan="6" | i || rowspan="6" | e || rowspan="6" | a || rowspan="6" | (+ed) || (e)n | |||
|- | |||
! 2sg | |||
| (e)s || (e)s | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg | |||
| Ø || Ø | |||
|- | |||
! 1pl | |||
| (e)nden || (e)nden | |||
|- | |||
! 2pl | |||
| (e)nzen || (e)nzen | |||
|- | |||
! 3pl | |||
| (e)š || (e)š | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
<br> | |||
'''Forms of the prefixes:''' | |||
* -C > -Cen | |||
* -V > -v̄n (vowel lenthening) | |||
* -v̄ > -ūwen; -īyen; -ēyen; -āen | |||
=====Full paradigm===== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 300px; | |||
|+ '''Conjugation''' | |||
|- | |||
! !! colspan="3" | Perfective !! colspan="3" | Imperfective | |||
|- | |||
! Transitive !! Subject !! Stem !! Object !! Object !! Stem !! Subject | |||
|- | |||
! 1sg | |||
| ʔ (ī) || || en || ʔ (ī) || || en | |||
|- | |||
! 2sg | |||
| e (e) || || en || e (e) || || en | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg p | |||
| n (in) || || Ø || n (in) || || e | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg i | |||
| b (ib) || || Ø || (b) (ib) || || e | |||
|- | |||
! 1pl | |||
| || || enden || || || enden | |||
|- | |||
! 2pl | |||
| || || enzen || || || enzen | |||
|- | |||
! 3pl | |||
| n-V-eš (in) || || eš || || || enē | |||
|- | |||
! Intransitive !! !! Stem !! Subject !! !! Stem !! Subject | |||
|- | |||
! 1sg | |||
| || || en || || (+ed) || en | |||
|- | |||
! 2sg | |||
| || || en || || (+ed) || en | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg p | |||
| || || Ø || || (+ed) || Ø | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg i | |||
| || || Ø || || (+ed) || Ø | |||
|- | |||
! 1pl | |||
| || || enden || || (+ed) || enden | |||
|- | |||
! 2pl | |||
| || || enzen || || (+ed) || enzen | |||
|- | |||
! 3pl | |||
| || || eš || || (+ed) || eš | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
* subject/patient = absolutive (patient = accusative object of transitive verbs; subject = nominative subject of intransitive verbs) | |||
* agent = ergative (agent = nominative subject of transitive verbs) | |||
=====Prefixes===== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" | |||
|+ '''Other prefixes''' | |||
|- | |||
! !! Ventive !! Initial person<br>suffixes !! Dative !! Cominative !! Terminative<br>ablative !! Local<br>prefixes | |||
|- | |||
! 1sg | |||
| mu/mū || mu/m || ma || rowspan="8" | '''da''' ''with''<br>(''ventive: '''(V)mda''''') || rowspan="8" | '''ta''' ''from''<br>'''ši''' ''to(wards)''<br>(''ventive: '''(V)mta/mši''''') || rowspan="8" | '''ni''' ''in(to)''<br>'''e''' ''on(to)'' | |||
|- | |||
! 2sg | |||
| mu (mye) || e/r || ra (ira) | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg p | |||
| (V)m || n (in) || na (ina) | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg i | |||
| (V)mm || b (ib) || ba | |||
|- | |||
! 1pl | |||
| mē || me || me | |||
|- | |||
! 2pl | |||
| || enē || enē (inē) | |||
|- | |||
! 3pl | |||
| mu || ne/nnē || ne | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
Examples: | |||
* {{green|nin}} {{blue|lugal}}{{red|da}} {{blue|in}}{{red|da}}tuš{{green|Ø}} - ''the queen sat with the king'' | |||
* {{green|naĝar}} {{blue|iri}}{{red|še}} {{blue|ib}}{{red|še}}ĝen{{green|Ø}} - ''the carpenter went to the city'' | |||
* lugal{{blue|e}} nin{{yellow|ra}} iri{{orange|ya}} {{green|ē}} i{{yellow|na}}{{orange|ni}}{{blue|n}}du{{green|Ø}} - ''a house was built for the queen by the king in the city'' | |||
* When a vocalic suffix is added before the ventive prefix, the vowel is added: '''īm-''', '''ūm-''', and '''ām-''' | |||
** '''īmĝen''' - he came here ''(m+ĝen+Ø)'' | |||
** '''īmmaĝen''' - he came away ''(m+ba+ĝen+Ø)'' | |||
=====Performatives===== | |||
Prefix: '''u-/ū-''' (> '''ul-''' when followed by verb root) | |||
* relative past (when/after) - only with perfective verbs<br> | |||
Prefix: '''i-/ī-''' | |||
* present forms, perfective<br> | |||
Prefix: '''a-''' (> '''al-''' when followed by verb root) | |||
* imperfective; al- in imperatives? <br> | |||
<br> | |||
Modal prefixes: | |||
* NEGATIVE '''nu-''' (la-, li-) ''not'' | |||
* PRECATIVE '''hé-''' (ha-, hu-) ''may he, he should, whether'' | |||
* COHORTATIVE '''ga-''' (gi4-, gú-) ''may I, I shall'' | |||
* PROHIBITIVE '''na-''' ''may he not'' | |||
* AFFIRMATIVE '''na-''' ''he shall (shall he not?)'' | |||
* VETITIVE '''ba-ra-''' ''can not, must not'' | |||
* PROSPECTIVE '''ù-''' (a-, ì-) ''when, after'' | |||
* CONTRAPUNCTIVE '''ši-''' (ša-, šu-) ''so, therefore'' | |||
* FRUSTRATIVE '''nu-uš-''' ''if only'' | |||
* CONJUNCTIVE '''(i)n-ga-''' ''and, also, furthermore'' | |||
=====Imperfective stems===== | |||
Formation: | |||
* affixiation: '''-e''' (-ū > -ūwe, -ā > -āe, -ē > -ēye, -ī > -īye, -a/e/i/u > -ā/ē/ī/ū) | |||
* reduplication: | |||
** type 1: ĝar > ĝaĝa | |||
** type 2: ḫal(a) > ḫalḫa | |||
* suppletive root | |||
=====Copula===== | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 300px; | |||
|+ '''Copula''' | |||
|- | |||
! !! Independent !! Enclitic | |||
|- | |||
! 1sg | |||
| -men || =men | |||
|- | |||
! 2sg | |||
| -mes || =mes | |||
|- | |||
! 3sg | |||
| -me || =(a)m | |||
|- | |||
! 1pl | |||
| -menden || =menden | |||
|- | |||
! 2pl | |||
| -menzen || =menzen | |||
|- | |||
! 3pl | |||
| -meš || =meš | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
====Other ==== | |||
=====Nominalising suffix -wa===== | |||
* '''lugale hay indū > lugal lu hay indū{{blue|wa}}''' | |||
** ''the king built the house > the king, the man who built the house'' | |||
<br> | |||
* '''hay badū > hay dū{{blue|wa}}''' | |||
** ''the house was built > the house that was built'' | |||
<br> | |||
* '''lugale hay maḫ indū''' | |||
** ''the king built the lofty temple'' | |||
* '''hay maḫbita''' | |||
** ''from that lofty temple'' | |||
* '''hay maḫ lugale [hay maḫ] dū{{blue|wa}}bita''' | |||
** ''from that lofy temple built by the king'' | |||
<br> | |||
* '''hay šub{{blue|wa}}''' | |||
** ''the house that collapsed > the collapsed house'' | |||
* '''hay dū{{blue|wa}}''' | |||
** ''the house that was built > the built house'' | |||
* '''inim dūg{{blue|wa}}''' | |||
** ''the word that was spoken > the spoken word'' | |||
<br> | |||
* '''lue hay indū > hay lue dū{{blue|wa}}''' | |||
** ''the man built the house > the house built by the man'' | |||
=== Vocabulary === | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg sortable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 600px; text-align: center;" | |||
! colspan="3" | Vocabualry | |||
|- | |||
! style="width: 100px;" | Conlang | |||
! style="width: 100px;" | Sumerian | |||
! English | |||
|- | |||
! lugal | |||
| lugal | |||
| king | |||
|- | |||
! eri | |||
| iri/eri | |||
| city, town | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
=== Examples === | |||
====General==== | |||
* '''dumu''' - son ''(absolutive)'' | |||
* '''dumuni''' - her/his son ''(possessive + absolutive)'' | |||
* '''dumune''' - by her/his son ''(possessive + ergative)'' | |||
* '''dumube''' - by that son ''(demonstrative + ergative)'' | |||
* '''dumun''' - sons ''(absolutive)'' | |||
* '''dumu-dumu''' - all the sons ''(reduplication + absolutive)'' | |||
* '''dumu turra''' - for the small son ''(adjective + dative case (-ra))'' | |||
* '''dumu turani''' - his/her small son ''(adjective + possessive + absolutive)'' | |||
* '''dumu turbira''' - for that small son ''(adjective + demonstrative + dative)'' | |||
* '''dumu turenēr(a)''' - for the small sons ''(adjective + plural + dative)'' | |||
* '''dumuninēr(a)''' - for his/her sons ''(possessive + plural + dative)'' | |||
* '''dumu turbēnēda''' - with those small sons ''(adjective + demonstrative + plural + comitative case (-da))'' | |||
* '''amanigin''' - like her mother | |||
* '''dumusaĝ lugalagin - like the first-born son of the king | |||
====Genitive==== | |||
* '''ē lugala(k)''' - the house of the king ''{é} + {lugal+ak} + Ø'' | |||
* '''ē lugala(k)ya''' - in the house of the king ''{é} + {lugal+ak} + ya'' | |||
* '''dumu lugalanake''' - by the son of his house ''{dumu} + {lugal+ani+ak} + e'' | |||
* '''šeš tur lugal mahakenē''' - the young brothers of the lofty king ''{šeš+tur} + {lugal+mah+ak} + ene + Ø'' | |||
* '''šeš tur lugal mahzabēnē''' - those young brothers of your lofty king ''{šeš+tur} + {lugal+mah+zu+ak} + bi + ene + Ø'' | |||
* '''ē dumua''' - the house of the son ''(é dumu+ak+Ø)'' | |||
* '''ē dumu lugalaka''' - the house of the son of the king ''(é dumu lugal+ak+ak+Ø)'' | |||
* '''ē dumu lugal Urimak(a)ka''' - the house of the son of the king of Ur ''(é dumu lugal úri(m)<sup>ki</sup>+ak+ak+ak+Ø)'' | |||
* ANTICIPATORY: | |||
** '''lugala diĝirani''' - of the king his god = the god of the king ''(lugal+ak diĝir+(a)ni+Ø)'' | |||
** '''udua lugalbi''' - of the sheep its owner = the owner of the sheep ''(udu+ak lugal+bi+Ø)'' | |||
* PREDICATIVE: | |||
** '''ĝākam''' - it is of me = it is mine ''(ĝá+ak+am)'' | |||
** '''zākam''' - it is yours ''(za+ak+am)'' | |||
** '''anekam''' - it is his/hers ''(ene+ak+am)'' | |||
** '''denakam''' - it is ours | |||
** '''zenakam''' - it is yours | |||
** '''annēkam''' - it is theirs ''(enene+ak+am)'' | |||
** '''kubey [ku] ĝākam''' - that silver is [silver] of me = that silver is mine | |||
** '''luney [lu] iribākam''' - this man is [a man] of that city = this man is of that city | |||