I’m splitting this recap into 3 posts, and adding a little, too.
In 49 sentences, we’ve seen the following:
Class I Nouns
|
MT.sg |
MT.pl |
SS.sg |
SS.pl |
| baby |
kyɨbe |
kyɨbna |
kyɨbava |
kyɨbnavi |
| boy |
koda |
kodna |
kodava |
kodnavi |
| child |
hɨse |
hɨsna |
hɨsava |
hɨsnavi |
| girl |
laki |
lakina |
lakyava |
lakinavi |
| person |
ɛlɛ |
ɛlɛna |
ɛlava |
ɛlɛnavi |
Kinship terms also belong in Class I. While we haven’t seen any yet, the words koda and laki double as kinship terms, but with differing sessile forms.
|
MT.sg |
MT.pl |
SS.sg |
SS.pl |
| boy |
koda |
kodna |
kodava |
kodnavi |
| son |
koda |
kodna |
kodeya |
kodɨdiya |
| girl |
laki |
lakina |
lakyava |
lakinavi |
| daughter |
laki |
lakina |
lakyeya |
lakyɨdiya |
Class II Nouns
|
MT.sg |
MT.pl |
SS.sg |
SS.pl |
| belly |
kye |
kyena |
kyehava |
kyenavi |
| cat |
idɛl |
idɛlna |
idɛlava |
idɛlnavi |
| eye(s) |
doŋi |
doŋina |
doŋyava |
doŋinavi |
| kitten |
iddɨse |
iddɨsna |
iddɨsava |
iddɨsnavi |
| mist |
syaggaga |
syagna |
syagava |
syagnavi |
| rain |
tadan |
tadna |
tadava |
tadnavi |
| river |
tanan |
tanna |
tanava |
tannavi |
| sun |
loho |
lonna |
lohava |
lonnavi |
Class III Nouns
|
MT.sg |
MT.pl |
SS.sg |
SS.pl |
| campfire |
nolɨdɛn |
nolɨdi |
nolako |
noliko |
| doll |
gyɛdɨdɛn |
gyɛdɨdi |
gyɛddan |
gyɛdi |
| flower |
maladɨdɛn |
maladɨdi |
malad |
maladi |
| home |
kohɨdɛn |
kohɨdi |
ko |
ko |
| ink |
syɛtɨdɛn |
syɛtɨdi |
syɛttan |
syɛti |
| letter |
ɨɬkɨnɨdɛn |
ɨɬkɨnɨdi |
ɨɬkɨn |
ɨɬkɨni |
| plain |
mesɨdɛn |
mesɨdi |
mese |
mesi |
| table |
tɛbɨdɛn |
tɛbɨdi |
tɛbɛ |
tɛbi |
| tree |
mɛdɨdɛn |
mɛdɨdi |
mɛdɛ |
mɛdi |
| village |
dɛspɨdɛn |
dɛspɨdi |
dɛspɛ |
dɛspi |
Class IV Nouns
|
MT.sg |
MT.pl |
SS.sg |
SS.pl |
| game, play |
gyɛdeya |
gyɛdɨdiya |
gyɛdɛ |
gyɛdi |
| hope |
kyɛsyeya |
kyɛsyɨdiya |
kyɛsi |
kyɛsyi |
| light |
logeya |
logɨdiya |
logatan |
logi |
| place |
soteya |
sotɨdiya |
sota |
soti |
| road, path |
toneya |
tonɨdiya |
tona |
toni |
| settlement |
dɛspeya |
dɛspɨdiya |
dɛspɛdan |
dɛspi |
| shout |
umeya |
umɨdiya |
ume |
umi |
| sleep |
syɛɬeya |
syɛɬɨdiya |
syɛɬɛ |
syɛɬi |
| visit |
madateya |
madatɨdiya |
madat |
madati |
| work |
kɛbeya |
kɛbɨdiya |
kɛbɛdan |
kɛbi |
Pronouns
Personal pronouns come in motile and sessile forms as well, and a reduced form used for possessive constructions and relative clauses.
|
MT |
SS |
REDUCED |
| 1P.SG |
lene |
leneya |
le |
| 1P.CO/DU |
leni |
lenɨdiya |
le |
| 1P.PL |
lɛnna |
lɛnnavi |
le |
| 2P.SG |
ŋidi |
ŋideya |
ŋi |
| 2P.CO/DU |
ŋidiyi |
ŋidɨdiya |
ŋi |
| 2P.PL |
ŋɨdna |
ŋɨdnavi |
ŋi |
| 3P.SG |
mava |
maveya |
ma |
| 3P.CO/DU |
mavi |
mavɨdiya |
ma |
| 3P.PL |
mavna |
mavnavi |
ma |
| N2.SG |
ha |
hava |
ha |
| N2.CO/DU |
hayi |
hanavi |
ha |
| N2.PL |
hana |
hanavi |
ha |
| N3.SG |
dɨdɛn |
da |
da |
| N3.PL |
dɨdi |
dayi |
da |
| N4.SG |
deya |
da |
da |
| N4.PL |
dɨdiya |
dayi |
da |
Words that are neither nouns or pronouns because they don’t inflect.
These two words are only used as a source or destination:
| daka |
path, way |
| susi |
here, there, place |
OK? All clear? Questions?
Part 2 coming tomorrow.