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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
==Orthography== | |||
Yeuric's orthography is notoriously difficult, as it is substantially historic, to the point it seems to have never been updated even once, this results in spellings that are anything but phonemic, take /t͡ʃʷymni/ which has the spelling "tíumti". | |||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
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Basic verbs form the language's roots, notice how "hlawa" ("to speak") has none of these infixes. | Basic verbs form the language's roots, notice how "hlawa" ("to speak") has none of these infixes. | ||
Another major aspect of Yeuric grammar is noun incorporation that borders polysyntheticism. Take, for example, the sentence " | Another major aspect of Yeuric grammar is noun incorporation that borders polysyntheticism. Take, for example, the sentence "páruḥazawyapáeruv‧ẉel‧káviḥazawyateulivṛé?", which means "Won't you take my hand and follow my lead?" (From the song "Whistling Tree", by Haunted Like Human), this breaks down roughly as: | ||
: | : páru⸗ḥa⸗za⸗wya páeru⸗v ‧ẉel‧ kávi⸗ḥa⸗za⸗wya teuli⸗v⸗ṛé? | ||
: take-fut-2.if¹-1.gen hand-acc and follow-fut-2.if-1.gen guidance-acc- | : take-fut-2.if¹-1.gen hand-acc and follow-fut-2.if-1.gen guidance-acc-ṛé² | ||
1: "inf" = "informal" | 1: "inf" = "informal" | ||
2: " | 2: "‧ṛé " is roughly for "won't?" questions | ||
===Morphology=== | ===Morphology=== | ||
====Nouns==== | ====Nouns==== | ||
{{template:Neo-Yeuric nouns|hlauwa|m=language}} | {{template:Neo-Yeuric nouns|hlauwa|m=- "language"}} | ||
(Adessive, abessive, and subessive not made yet) | (Adessive, abessive, and subessive not made yet) | ||
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====Verbs==== | ====Verbs==== | ||
Verbs are probably the most complex aspect of all of Yeuric morphology, being responsible for a large majority of the language's notorious difficulty among L2 learners. | |||
Verbs conjugate for an incredible amount of information, including: | |||
: Aspect | |||
: Mood | |||
: Tense | |||
: Voice | |||
: Volition | |||
As you may notice, Yeuric notably does not conjugate its verbs for person nor number, leaving these to the pronouns. | |||
{{template:Neo-Yeuric verbs|hlawa|hllawa|hlawwa|m=- "to speak"}} | |||
Because this table can be rather difficult to pierce, the individual components shall be given below. | |||
Using "hlawa" as an example, the categories will be put in the order they're attached to the verb. | |||
Voice: | |||
:Active: Default ("hlawa") | |||
:Passive: Double the first consonant ("hllawa") | |||
:Causative: Double the second consonant ("hlawwa") | |||
Tense: | |||
:Present: No affix ("hlawa") | |||
:Future: "-ḥa" ("hlawaḥa") | |||
::Far: "-ḥaṛ" ("hlawaḥaṛ") | |||
::Near: "-nḥa" ("hlawanḥa") | |||
:Past: "-ú" ("hlawaú") | |||
::Far: "-úṛ" ("hlawaúṛ") | |||
::Near: "-nú" ("hlawanú") | |||
Mood: | |||
:Indicative: No affix ("hlawa") | |||
:Imperative: "-yo" ("hlawayo") | |||
:Optative: "-vī" ("hlawavī") | |||
:Hypothetical: "-ro" ("hlawaro") | |||
:Inferential: "-ẉen" ("hlawaẉen") | |||
Aspect: | |||
:Perfective: No affix ("hlawa") | |||
:Imperfective: "-me" ("hlawame") | |||
Volition: | |||
:Plain: No affix ("hlawa") | |||
:Volitional: "-mo" ("hlawamo") | |||
:Involitional: "-pe" ("hlawape") | |||
====Adjectives==== | ====Adjectives==== | ||
Adjectives are far simpler than nouns, only declining for gender. | |||
{{template:Neo-Yeuric adjectives|hlaiwa|m=- "spoken"|r=hlaiw}} | |||
====Pronouns==== | ====Pronouns==== | ||
{{template:Neo-Yeuric pronouns}} | |||
As can be seen, all Yeuric pronouns are clitic, with most attaching to the verb, while the genitive attaches to the noun, as in "hlauwahwya" ("my message"). | |||
====Adverbs==== | ====Adverbs==== | ||