Clofabosin: Difference between revisions

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*''enazin, vazin'' = 1st, 2nd person plural
*''enazin, vazin'' = 1st, 2nd person plural
====Correlatives====
====Correlatives====
*''cesin, cebin'' = this (thing), this (person)
*''cesin, celin'' = this (thing), this (person)
*''flusin, flubin'' = that (thing), that (person)
*''flusin, flurin'' = that (thing), that (person)
*''nesin, nebin'' = what? who?
*''nesin, nelin'' = what? who?
*''lanesin, lanebin'' = something, someone
*''lanesin, lanelin'' = something, someone
*''ce-, flu-, ne-'' = this X, that X, what X?
*''ce-, flu-, ne-'' = this X, that X, what X?
*''cef-, fluf-, nef-'' = do this, do that, do what? (pro-verbs)
*''cef-, fluf-, nef-'' = do this, do that, do what? (pro-verbs)
*''nertib'' = when?
*''nertib'' = when?
*''-sin'' and ''-bin'' are used to nominalize genitives and ordinal numbers as well: ''rivasin'' = second (thing), ''rivabin'' = second (person), ''amposin'' = of the person; even the name of the language ''Clofabosin'' is derived from this construction
*''-sin'' and ''-lin'' are used to nominalize genitives and ordinal numbers as well: ''rivasin'' = second (thing), ''rivalin'' = second (person), ''amposin'' = of the person; even the name of the language ''Clofabosin'' is derived from this construction


===Verbs===
===Verbs===
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{{PAGENAME}} uses a base-12 numeral system. Numerals are nouns and precede the modified noun. The ''-asin/-abin'' suffix is used to build ordinals, except 'first' is irregular: ''lutasin'' (inanimate), ''lutabin'' (animate).
{{PAGENAME}} uses a base-12 numeral system. Numerals are nouns and precede the modified noun. The ''-asin/-abin'' suffix is used to build ordinals, except 'first' is irregular: ''lutasin'' (inanimate), ''lutabin'' (animate).


*1: ''esin'' (inanimate), ''ebin'' (animate)
*1: ''esin'' (inanimate), ''elin'' (animate)
*2: ''rivin''
*2: ''rivin''
*3: ''salin''
*3: ''salin''