Vethari: Difference between revisions

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== Morphology ==

=== Verbs ===

Vethari verbs are constructed by a series of affixes put together with the verb root to form the form.

Vethari verbs are constructed by a series of affixes put together with the verb root to form the form. When auxiliary verbs are used, they are put before the verb.

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"

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! Ergative Subject Person/Number

| ''~~tta~~-'' (I) ''vi-'' (you) ''~~lyi~~-'' (he/she/it) ''~~jyo~~-'' (we) ''fu-'' (you all) ''rlo-'' (they)

| ''ta-'' (I) ''vi-'' (you) ''li-'' (he/she/it) ''jo-'' (we) ''fu-'' (you all) ''rlo-'' (they)

|-

! Absolutive Subject Person/Number

| ''~~ttu~~-'' (I) ''~~irru~~-'' (you) ''~~tyè~~-'' (he/she/it) ''~~jyu~~-'' (we) ''fo-'' (you all) ''rlu-'' (they)

| ''tu-'' (I) ''ru-'' (you) ''le-'' (he/she/it) ''ju-'' (we) ''fo-'' (you all) ''rlu-'' (they)

|-

! Mood

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! Aspect

| ''-Ø-'' (simple) ''-syi-'' (perfect) ''-sye-'' (imperfect) ''-~~rssù~~-'' (progressive) ''-se-'' (prospective) ''-sau-'' (iterative) ''-slu-'' (conative) ''-nyu-'' (gnomic)

| ''-Ø-'' (simple) ''-syi-'' (perfect) ''-sye-'' (imperfect) ''-rsù-'' (progressive) ''-se-'' (prospective) ''-sau-'' (iterative) ''-slu-'' (conative) ''-nyu-'' (gnomic)

|-

! Tense

| ''-ga-'' (past) ''-lye-'' (future~~) ''-ga-'' (past~~) ''-rja-'' (aorist)

| ''-ga-'' (past) ''-lye-'' (future) ''-rja-'' (aorist)

|-

! Verb Root + Question Infix

| any verb

|-

~~! Auxiliary Verb~~

~~| verb root here~~

|-

! Incorporated Noun (for transitive verbs)

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! Mirativity

| ''-~~faga~~'' (expected) ''-~~gurà~~'' (unexpected) ''-~~pya~~'' (surprising)

| ''-g'' (expected) ''-r'' (unexpected) ''-y'' (surprising)

|}

==== Irregular Verbs ====

Vethari has some irregular verbs. They have special forms for the ~~moods affixes~~ and ~~aspects affixes~~. Two of them are anomalous verbs; Suri (to be) and Gusu (to have), also, they are the only one that don’t end in the normal -ku ending. ~~Most of the irregular verbs~~ are auxiliary ~~or modal~~ verbs. ~~There are 12~~ irregular verbs.

Vethari has some irregular verbs. They have special forms for the past and future. Two of them are anomalous verbs; Suri (to be) and Gusu (to have), also, they are the only one that don’t end in the normal -ku ending. When they are used as auxiliary verbs, they ignore the different affixes and uses the normal ones.

:''Tu-'''cyi'''-ple-'''ku'''-klu-no-g.''

:1SG.ABS-ind.act-PST-cry-evid.fh-mir.exp

:I cry.

The following irregular verbs exist:

==== Wh- Questions ====

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 == Morphology ==
 === Verbs ===
-Vethari verbs are constructed by a series of affixes put together with the verb root to form the form.
+Vethari verbs are constructed by a series of affixes put together with the verb root to form the form. When auxiliary verbs are used, they are put before the verb.
 {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
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 |-
 ! Ergative Subject <br>Person/Number
-| ''tta-'' (I)<br>''vi-'' (you)<br>''lyi-'' (he/she/it)<br>''jyo-'' (we)<br>''fu-'' (you all)<br>''rlo-'' (they)
+| ''ta-'' (I)<br>''vi-'' (you)<br>''li-'' (he/she/it)<br>''jo-'' (we)<br>''fu-'' (you all)<br>''rlo-'' (they)
 |-
 ! Absolutive Subject<br>Person/Number
-| ''ttu-'' (I)<br>''irru-'' (you)<br>''tyè-'' (he/she/it)<br>''jyu-'' (we)<br>''fo-'' (you all)<br>''rlu-'' (they)
+| ''tu-'' (I)<br>''ru-'' (you)<br>''le-'' (he/she/it)<br>''ju-'' (we)<br>''fo-'' (you all)<br>''rlu-'' (they)
 |-
 ! Mood
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 |-
 ! Aspect
-| ''-Ø-'' (simple)<br> ''-syi-'' (perfect)<br> ''-sye-'' (imperfect)<br> ''-rssù-'' (progressive)<br> ''-se-'' (prospective)<br> ''-sau-'' (iterative)<br> ''-slu-'' (conative)<br> ''-nyu-'' (gnomic)
+| ''-Ø-'' (simple)<br> ''-syi-'' (perfect)<br> ''-sye-'' (imperfect)<br> ''-rsù-'' (progressive)<br> ''-se-'' (prospective)<br> ''-sau-'' (iterative)<br> ''-slu-'' (conative)<br> ''-nyu-'' (gnomic)
 |-
 ! Tense
-| ''-ga-'' (past) <br> ''-lye-'' (future) <br> ''-ga-'' (past) <br> ''-rja-'' (aorist)
+| ''-ga-'' (past) <br> ''-lye-'' (future) <br> ''-rja-'' (aorist)
 |-
 ! Verb Root <br>+ Question Infix
 | any verb
-|-
-! Auxiliary Verb
-| verb root here
 |-
 ! Incorporated Noun<br>(for transitive verbs)
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 |-
 ! Mirativity
-| ''-faga'' (expected)<br> ''-gurà'' (unexpected)<br> ''-pya'' (surprising)
+| ''-g'' (expected)<br> ''-r'' (unexpected)<br> ''-y'' (surprising)
 |}
 ==== Irregular Verbs ====
-Vethari has some irregular verbs. They have special forms for the moods affixes and aspects affixes. Two of them are anomalous verbs; Suri (to be) and Gusu (to have), also, they are the only one that don’t end in the normal -ku ending. Most of the irregular verbs are auxiliary or modal verbs. There are 12 irregular verbs.
+Vethari has some irregular verbs. They have special forms for the past and future. Two of them are anomalous verbs; Suri (to be) and Gusu (to have), also, they are the only one that don’t end in the normal -ku ending. When they are used as auxiliary verbs, they ignore the different affixes and uses the normal ones.
+:''Tu-'''cyi'''-ple-'''ku'''-klu-no-g.''
+:1SG.ABS-ind.act-PST-cry-evid.fh-mir.exp
+:I cry.
+The following irregular verbs exist:
 ==== Wh- Questions ====