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'''Kwenya''' (''Κοινη'') is a Finnic-influenced Hellenic language.
'''Kwenya''' (''kwenyá'', κοινή) is a Hellenic language spoken in Irta.
 
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==Introduction==
==Introduction==


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=== Proto-Kwenya ===
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=== Old Kwenya ===
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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Orthography===
===Orthography===
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
*μ ν γγ = /m n ŋ/ (γκ γχ = /ŋk ŋkʰ/)
*μ ν γγ = /m n ŋ:/ (γκ γχ = /ŋ: ŋkʰ/)
*π τ κ = /p t k/
*π τ κ = /p t k/
*β δ = /b d/
*β δ = /β{{lowered}} ð{{lowered}}/
*φ θ χ = /pʰ tʰ kʰ/
*φ θ χ = /pʰ tʰ kʰ/
*σ γ = /s h/
*σ γ = /s h/
*ζ = /z/
*ζ = /z/
*ϝ ρ λ = /w ɾ l/
*ϝ ρ/ς λ = /w ɾ l/


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
α ε ι ο υ η ω αι ει οι ου = /a ə i o wi ja u e i we ɨ/
α ε ι ο υ η ω αι ει ευ ια ιο οι ου = /a ə i o wi ja wa e i ju ja jo we ɨ/ {{angbr|a ë i o wi ya wa e i yu ya yo we u}}


===Prosody===
===Prosody===
====Stress====
====Stress====
Stress is always initial.


====Intonation====
====Intonation====
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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
===Nouns===
===Nouns===
nom/acc/gen/voc + Finnic-style cases. No articles or gender due to Finnic influence.
Kwenya nouns have the following template:


Principal parts: nominative, accusative, genitive, vocative singular; nominative, accusative, genitive plural.  
STEM-case.number-(possessive suffix)


Direct objects of a negated verb are in the genitive.
Kwenya lost gender.
====Cases====


====Possessive suffixes====
γλώσσαμου, γλώσσασου, γλώσσατου, γλώσσαμων, γλώσσασων, γλώσσατων = my language, ...
===Adjectives===
Adjectives have an attributive form and predicative forms that agree by number, animacy and gender. They also have past tense and imperative forms like verbs. also -wir, -ia, -wi < ύς-εία-ύ‎
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ ''γλωσσα'' 'tongue, language'
|+ καλος 'good' (1st/2nd decl.); present tense
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house (subject)|Nominative}}
!|male
|''γλωσσα''<br/>''hlusa''||''γλωσσαι''<br/>''hluse''
|καλος<br/>kalor
|rowspan=2|καλοι<br/>kale
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house!|Vocative}}
!|female
|''γλωσσα!''<br/>''hlusa!''||''γλωσσαι!''<br/>''hluse!''
|καλη<br/>kalya
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house (direct object)|Accusative}}
!|inanimate
|''γλωσσαν''<br/>''hlusan''||''γλωσσαρ''<br/>''hlusar''
|καλον<br/>kalon||καλα<br/>kala
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|of a house|Genitive}}
!|attributive
|''γλωσσαρ''<br/>''hlusar'' ||''γλωσσων''<br/>''hlusun''
|colspan="2"|καλ(ο)-<br/>kal(o)-
|-
!|{{abbtip|into a house|Illative}}
|''γλωσσανειρ''<br/>''hlusanir'' ||''γλωσσαρειρ''<br/>''hlusarir''
|-
!|{{abbtip|in a house|Inessive}}
|''γλωσσανδο''<br/>''hlusando'' ||''γλωσσωνενδο''<br/>''hlusunëndo''
|-
!|{{abbtip|out of a house|Elative}}
|''γλωσσαξε''<br/>''hlusaksë'' ||''γλωσσωνεξε''<br/>''hlusunëksë''
|-
!|{{abbtip|near/at a house|Adessive}}
|''γλωσσαρειτ''<br/>''hlusarit'' ||''γλωσσωνειτ''<br/>''hlusunit''
|-
!|{{abbtip|to/toward a house|Allative}}
|''γλωσσαβαι''<br/>''hlusabe'' ||''γλωσσωμβαι''<br/>''hlusumbe''
|-
!|{{abbtip|from a house|Ablative}}
|''γλωσσαμπο''<br/>''hlusampo'' ||''γλωσσαπο''<br/>''hlusapo''
|-
!|{{abbtip|by means of a house|Instrumental}}
|''γλωσσαδω''<br/>''hlusadu'' ||''γλωσσωνδω''<br/>''hlusundu''
|-
!|{{abbtip|as a house|Essive}}
|''γλωσσαπρε''<br/>''hlusaprë'' ||''γλωσσωμπρε''<br/>''hlusumprë''
|-
!|{{abbtip|becoming a house|Translative}}
|''γλωσσανειν''<br/>''hlusanin'' ||''γλωσσαρειν''<br/>''hlusarin''
|-
!|{{abbtip|without a house|Abessive}}
|''γλωσσαχω''<br/>''hlusakhu'' ||''γλωσσωγχω''<br/>''hlusankhu''
|-
!|{{abbtip|(together) with a house|Comitative}}
|''γλωσσαμε''<br/>''hlusamë'' ||''γλωσσωμμε''<br/>''hlusummë''
|}
|}
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{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align: center;"
 
|+ ''οικορ'' 'house'
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ καλος 'good' (1st/2nd decl.); past tense
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house (subject)|Nominative}}
!|male
|''οικορ''<br/>''wekor''||''οικοι''<br/>''wekwe''
|καλοςων<br/>kalorun
|rowspan=2|καλοντες<br/>kalontër
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house!|Vocative}}
!|female
|''οικε!''<br/>''wekë!''||''οικοι!''<br/>''wekwe!''
|καληρα<br/>kalyara
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house (direct object)|Accusative}}
!|inanimate
|''οικον''<br/>''wekon''||''οικουρ''<br/>''wekũr''
|καλονον<br/>kalonon||καλαντα<br/>kalanta
|-
!|{{abbtip|of a house|Genitive}}
|''οικου''<br/>''wekũ'' ||''οικων''<br/>''wekun''
|-
!|{{abbtip|into a house|Illative}}
|''οικονειρ''<br/>''wekonir'' ||''οικουρειρ''<br/>''wekũrir''
|-
!|{{abbtip|in a house|Inessive}}
|''οικουνδο''<br/>''wekũndo'' ||''οικωνενδο''<br/>''wekunëndo''
|-
!|{{abbtip|out of a house|Elative}}
|''οικουξε''<br/>''wekũksë'' ||''οικωνεξε''<br/>''wekunëksë''
|-
!|{{abbtip|near/at a house|Adessive}}
|''οικουρειτ''<br/>''wekũrit'' ||''οικωνειτ''<br/>''wekunit''
|-
!|{{abbtip|to/toward a house|Allative}}
|''οικουβαι''<br/>''wekũbe'' ||''οικωμβαι''<br/>''wekumbe''
|-
!|{{abbtip|from a house|Ablative}}
|''οικομπο''<br/>''wekompo'' ||''οικουπο''<br/>''wekũpo''
|-
!|{{abbtip|by means of a house|Instrumental}}
|''οικουδω''<br/>''wekũdu'' ||''οικωνδω''<br/>''wekundu''
|-
!|{{abbtip|as a house|Essive}}
|''οικουπρε''<br/>''wekũprë'' ||''οικωμπρε''<br/>''wekumprë''
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|becoming a house|Translative}}
!|attributive
|''οικονειν''<br/>''wekonin'' ||''οικουρειν''<br/>''wekũrin''
|colspan="2"|καλομοντ<br/>kalomont
|-
!|{{abbtip|without a house|Abessive}}
|''οικουχω''<br/>''wekũkhu'' ||''οικωγχω''<br/>''wekunkhu''
|-
!|{{abbtip|(together) with a house|Comitative}}
|''οικουμε''<br/>''wekũmë'' ||''οικωμμε''<br/>''wekummë''
|}
|}
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{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align: center;"
 
|+ ''δωρον'' 'gift'
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ καλος 'good' (1st decl.); imperative
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house (subject)|Nominative}}
!|active
|''δωρον''<br/>''duron'' ||''δωρα''<br/>''dura''
|καλοστι!<br/>kalosti!||καλοστε!<br/>kalostë!
|-
!|{{abbtip|house!|Vocative}}
|''δωρον!''<br/>''duron!''||''δωρα!''<br/>''dura!''
|-
!|{{abbtip|house (direct object)|Accusative}}
|''δωρον''<br/>''duron''||''δωρα''<br/>''dura''
|-
!|{{abbtip|of a house|Genitive}}
|''δωρου''<br/>''durũ'' ||''δωρων''<br/>''durun''
|-
!|{{abbtip|into a house|Illative}}
|''δωρονειρ''<br/>''duronir'' ||''δωραρειρ''<br/>''durarir''
|-
!|{{abbtip|in a house|Inessive}}
|''δωρουνδο'' ||''δωρωνενδο''
|-
!|{{abbtip|out of a house|Elative}}
|''δωρουξε'' ||''δωρωνεξε''
|-
!|{{abbtip|near/at a house|Adessive}}
|''δωρουειτ'' ||''δωρωνειτ''
|-
!|{{abbtip|to/toward a house|Allative}}
|''δωρουβαι'' ||''δωρωμβαι''
|-
!|{{abbtip|from a house|Ablative}}
|''δωρομπο'' ||''δωραπο''
|-
!|{{abbtip|by means of a house|Instrumental}}
|''δωρουδω'' ||''δωρωνδω''
|-
!|{{abbtip|as a house|Essive}}
|''δωρουπρε'' ||''δωρωμπρε''
|-
!|{{abbtip|becoming a house|Translative}}
|''δωρονειν'' ||''δωραρειν''
|-
!|{{abbtip|without a house|Abessive}}
|''δωρουχω'' ||''δωρωγχω''
|-
!|{{abbtip|(together) with a house|Comitative}}
|''δωρουμε'' ||''δωρωμμε''
|}
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ ''πολιρ'' 'city'
|+ ευγενης 'gentlemanly/ladylike' (3nd decl.)
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house (subject)|Nominative}}
!|male
|''πολιρ''||''πολερ''
|ευγενης<br/>yuhënyar
|rowspan=2|ευγενεις<br/>yuhënir
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house!|Vocative}}
!|female
|''πολι!''||''πολερ!''
|ευγενης<br/>yuhënyar
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|house (direct object)|Accusative}}
!|inanimate
|''πολιν''||''πολερ''
|ευγενες<br/>yuhënër||ευγενη<br/>yuhënya
|-
!|{{abbtip|of a house|Genitive}}
|''πολιωρ'' ||''πολιων''
|-
!|{{abbtip|into a house|Illative}}
|''πολινειρ'' ||''πολερειρ''
|-
|-
!|{{abbtip|in a house|Inessive}}
!|attributive
|''πολιωνδο'' ||''πολιωνενδο''
|colspan="2"|ευγεν(ο)-<br/>yuhën(o)-
|-
!|{{abbtip|out of a house|Elative}}
|''πολιωξε'' ||''πολιωνεξε''
|-
!|{{abbtip|near/at a house|Adessive}}
|''πολιωρειτ'' ||''πολιωνειτ''
|-
!|{{abbtip|to/toward a house|Allative}}
|''πολιωβαι'' ||''πολιωμβαι''
|-
!|{{abbtip|from a house|Ablative}}
|''πολιμπο'' ||''πολεπο''
|-
!|{{abbtip|by means of a house|Instrumental}}
|''πολιωδω'' ||''πολιωνδω''
|-
!|{{abbtip|as a house|Essive}}
|''πολιωπρε'' ||''πολιωμπρε''
|-
!|{{abbtip|becoming a house|Translative}}
|''πολινειν'' ||''πολερειν''
|-
!|{{abbtip|without a house|Abessive}}
|''πολιωχω'' ||''πολιωγχω''
|-
!|{{abbtip|(together) with a house|Comitative}}
|''πολιωμε'' ||''πολιωμμε''
|}
|}
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===Adjectives===
 
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|+ ευγενης 'gentlemanly/ladylike' (3nd decl.); past tense
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|+ ''καλορ'' 'good' (1st/2nd decl.)
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|Attributive
!|male
|colspan="2"|''καλ(ο)-''
|ευγενηςων<br/>yuhënyarun
|rowspan=2|ευγενειντες<br/>yuhënintër
|-
|-
!|Predicative (male)
!|female
|''καλορ''||''καλοι''
|ευγενηςα<br/>yuhënyara
|-
|-
!|Predicative (female)
!|inanimate
|''καλη''||''καλαι''
|ευγενεςον<br/>yuhënëron||ευγενηντα<br/>yuhënyanta
|-
|-
!|Predicative (inanimate)
!|attributive
|''καλον''||''καλα''
|colspan="2"|ευγενομοντ<br/>yuhënomont
|}
|}
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|+ ''ευγενηρ'' 'polite' (3nd decl.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ ευγενης 'gentlemanly' (3nd decl.); imperative
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|Attributive
!|active
|colspan="2"|''ευγεν(ο)-''
|ευγενοστι!<br/>yuhënosti!||ευγενοστε!<br/>yuhënostë!
|-
!|Predicative (male)
|''ευγενηρ''||''ευγενειρ''
|-
!|Predicative (female)
|''ευγενηρ''||''ευγενειρ''
|-
!|Predicative (inanimate)
|''ευγενερ''||''ευγενη''
|}
|}
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===Verbs===
===Verbs===
Uses just participles.
Two voices: active, passive
 
Principal parts: present stem, past stem
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ ''φαγων'' 'eat' - present active
|+ φαγων 'eat' - present active
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|male
!|male
|''φαγων''||''φαγοντερ''
|φαγων<br/>phahun
|rowspan=2|φαγοντες<br/>phahontër
|-
|-
!|female
!|female
|''φαγουρα''||''φαγουραι''
|φαγουςα<br/>phahũra
|-
|-
!|inanimate
!|inanimate
|''φαγον''||''φαγοντα''
|φαγον<br/>phahon||φαγοντα<br/>phahonta
|-
!|attributive
|colspan="2"|φαγοντ<br/>phahont
|}
|}
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{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align: center;"
 
|+ ''φαγων'' 'eat' - past active
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ φαγων 'eat' - past active
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|male
!|male
|''φαγαρ''||''φαγαντερ''
|φαγας<br/>phahar
|rowspan=2|φαγαντες<br/>phahantër
|-
|-
!|female
!|female
|''φαγαρα''||''φαγαραι''
|φαγαςα<br/>phahara
|-
|-
!|inanimate
!|inanimate
|''φαγαν''||''φαγαντα''
|φαγαν<br/>phahan||φαγαντα<br/>phahanta
|-
!|attributive
|colspan="2"|φαγας<br/>phahar
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ φαγων 'eat' - imperative active
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
!|active
|φαγε!<br/>phahë!||φαγετε!<br/>phahëtë!
|}
|}
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{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ ''φαγων'' 'eat' - present passive
|+ φαγων 'eat' - present passive
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|male
!|male
|''φαγομενορ''||''φαγομενοι''
|φαγομενος<br/>phahomënor
|rowspan=2|φαγομενοι<br/>phahomëne
|-
|-
!|female
!|female
|''φαγομενη''||''φαγομεναι''
|φαγομενη<br/>phahomënya
|-
|-
!|inanimate
!|inanimate
|''φαγομενον''||''φαγομενα''
|φαγομενον<br/>phahomënon||φαγομενα<br/>phahomëna
|-
!|attributive
|colspan="2"|φαγομεν<br/>phahomën
|}
|}
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{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align: center;"
 
|+ ''φαγων'' 'eat' - past passive
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ φαγων 'eat' - past passive
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|male
!|male
|''φαγαμενορ''||''φαγαμενοι''
|φαγομενοςων<br/>phahamënorun
|rowspan=2|φαγαμενοντες<br/>phahamënontër
|-
|-
!|female
!|female
|''φαγαμενη''||''φαγαμεναι''
|φαγομενηςα<br/>phahamënyara
|-
|-
!|inanimate
!|inanimate
|''φαγαμενον''||''φαγαμενα''
|φαγαμενονον<br/>phahamënonon||φαγαμεναντα<br/>phahamënanta
|-
!|attributive
|colspan="2"|φαγομενομοντ<br/>phahomënomont
|}
|}
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{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align: center;"
 
|+ ''φαγων'' 'eat' - imperative
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ φαγων 'eat' - imperative passive
|-
|-
!| !! Singular !! Plural
!| !! Singular !! Plural
|-
|-
!|active
!|active
|''φαγε!''||''φαγετε!''
|φαγομεστι!<br/>phahomësti!||φαγομεστε!<br/>phahomëstë!
|-
!|passive
|''φαγου!''||''φαγεσθε!''
|}
|}
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===Numbers===
===Numbers===
All numbers are indeclinable:
All numbers are indeclinable:


1-10: ''ën'', ''dwi'', ''trya'', ''tëttar'', ''pënta'', ''ësta'', ''ëpta'', ''ohta'', ''ënnya'', ''dëka''
1-10: ën, dwi, trya, tëttar, pënta, ëksa, ëpta, ohta, ënnya, dëka


11-20: ëndyutru, dwidyutru, tridyutru, tëttardyutru, pëntadyutru, ëstadyutru, ... ikori (< hen deuterou, dyo deuterou, ... "one of the second [ten], two of the second [ten], ..." cf. Estonian üks·teist, kaks·teist, ...)
11-20: ëndyutrũ, dwidyutru, ..., ikori (< hen deuterou, dyo deuterou, ... "one of the second [ten], two of the second [ten], ..." cf. Estonian üks·teist, kaks·teist, ...)


100: ëkaton
100: ëkaton
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==Syntax==
==Syntax==
===Constituent order===
===Constituent order===
Kwenya is completely head-final.
Kwenya syntax is similar to Finnish.
 
===Noun phrase===
===Noun phrase===
===Verb phrase===
===Verb phrase===
Retrieved from "https://duo.linguifex.com/wiki/Kwenya_Greek"