Difference between revisions of "Akachenti"
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| − | |sen || isen ís || it.<small>AGT</small>, what (it) is, (it) is that.<small>PAT</small> || patientive | + | |sen || isen ís || it.<small>AGT</small>, what (it) is, (it) is that.<small>PAT</small> || í-patientive |
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|sen || hesen || what is (it)? || denuded | |sen || hesen || what is (it)? || denuded | ||
Revision as of 11:07, 1 May 2017
Akachenti is the most commonly spoken major dialect of the Kachan language, spoken by the Ogunn people. It is an incorporating fusional polysynthetic language with fluid-S active morphosyntactic alignment and relatively free word order with default OVS.
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Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
The Copula
| lexeme | sample | definition | alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| se: | hese: | how are (you)? | denuded |
| se | ise ganchá | it is, (it) does beauty (to) me.PAT | á-patientive |
| se | isikachan evagonchan | Kachan is my home language | e-patientive |
| se: | ise: ganche | it's beautiful | i-agentive |
| sen | isen ís | it.AGT, what (it) is, (it) is that.PAT | í-patientive |
| sen | hesen | what is (it)? | denuded |
