Difference between revisions of "Wamesa/Grammar"
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* There are three numbers in the Wamesa number system: singular, dual, and plural. In other words, there are morphemes indicating one of something, two, and more than two, as follows: | * There are three numbers in the Wamesa number system: singular, dual, and plural. In other words, there are morphemes indicating one of something, two, and more than two, as follows: | ||
| − | 1 p. sg. | + | <tt> |
| − | 2 p. sg. | + | 1 p. sg. jau; : i-, j- <br/> |
| − | 3 p. sg. | + | 2 p. sg. au; : bu-, -u- <br/> |
| − | 1 p. du. in. | + | 3 p. sg. i; : di-, -i- <br/> |
| − | 1 p. du. ex. | + | 1 p. du. in. nan(d)u; : tu(n)- <br/> |
| − | 2 p. du. | + | 1 p. du. ex. amu(n); : amu(n)- <br/> |
| + | 2 p. du. man(d)u; : mu(n)- <br/> | ||
3 p. du. :: san(d)u; : su(n)- | 3 p. du. :: san(d)u; : su(n)- | ||
1 p. pl. in. :: tata(t); : ta(n)- | 1 p. pl. in. :: tata(t); : ta(n)- | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 7 February 2017
Wamesa Grammar
Wamesa Pronouns
Inclusivity
- Inclusivity in Wamesa affects 1du and 1pl, and indicates whether the listener is included in the narrator's group.
Number
Number indicates how many there are of something.
- There are three numbers in the Wamesa number system: singular, dual, and plural. In other words, there are morphemes indicating one of something, two, and more than two, as follows:
1 p. sg. jau; : i-, j-
2 p. sg. au; : bu-, -u-
3 p. sg. i; : di-, -i-
1 p. du. in. nan(d)u; : tu(n)-
1 p. du. ex. amu(n); : amu(n)-
2 p. du. man(d)u; : mu(n)-
3 p. du. :: san(d)u; : su(n)-
1 p. pl. in. :: tata(t); : ta(n)-
1 p. pl. ex. :: ama(t); : ama(n)-
2 p. pl. :: mia(t); : me(n)-
3 p. pl. hum. :: sia(t); : se{n)-
3 p. pl. non-hum. :: si; : si
