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== Syntax == | == Syntax == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:18, 7 September 2017
Summary
Creating a proto-language for Akachenti has been a long, hard slog. Discoveries go here.
Phonology
Syntax
Sentences were delivered in a topic + comment format, with the dominant word order as OVS. Polypersonal agreement and a tendency toward synthesis eventually created a slot-type polysynthetic language with noun incorporation.
Grammar
Personal Pronouns
| person | type | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | exclusive | cases | cases |
| inclusive | n/a | cases | |
| 2nd | proximate | cases | cases |
| obviate | cases | ||
| 3rd | proximate | cases | cases |
| obviate | cases | ||