Difference between revisions of "Blackfoot/Grammar"
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==Noun Inflections== | ==Noun Inflections== | ||
===Grammatical Gender=== | ===Grammatical Gender=== | ||
| − | Blackfoot has two noun classes: animate and inanimate | + | Blackfoot has two noun classes: animate and inanimate. |
====Inanimate Nouns==== | ====Inanimate Nouns==== | ||
Singular inanimate nouns whose stem ends in a vowel take the suffix «ᔪ» | Singular inanimate nouns whose stem ends in a vowel take the suffix «ᔪ» | ||
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*{{morphTest|ᓴᔭᑲᘁ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|nn}}|ᓴᔭᑲᖽ}} | *{{morphTest|ᓴᔭᑲᘁ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|nn}}|ᓴᔭᑲᖽ}} | ||
====Animate Nouns==== | ====Animate Nouns==== | ||
| − | Singular animate nouns whose stem ends in a vowel take the suffix «ᖷ» | + | Singular animate nouns whose stem ends in a vowel take the suffix «ᖷ» |
*{{morphTest|ᖻᒣᔭ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|an}}|ᖻᒣᔭᖷ}} | *{{morphTest|ᖻᒣᔭ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|an}}|ᖻᒣᔭᖷ}} | ||
*{{morphTest|ᑲᖺᖿ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|an}}|ᑲᖺᖿᖷ}} | *{{morphTest|ᑲᖺᖿ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|an}}|ᑲᖺᖿᖷ}} | ||
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*{{morphTest|ᖿᖾ{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|an}}|ᖿᖾᐟᖽᐧ}} | *{{morphTest|ᖿᖾ{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|an}}|ᖿᖾᐟᖽᐧ}} | ||
===Particular vs. Non-Referring=== | ===Particular vs. Non-Referring=== | ||
| − | If a noun refers to a specific entity, such as in the sentence 'I like this dog,' it is said to be '''particular'''. If it refers to a more general class of entities, such as in the sentence 'I like dogs,' it is said to be '''non-referring.''' | + | If a noun refers to a specific entity, such as in the sentence 'I like this dog,' it is said to be '''particular'''. If it refers to a more general class of entities, such as in the sentence 'I like dogs,' it is said to be '''non-referring.''' Particular nouns do not change their form, but non-referring nouns take the suffix «ᖱ» |
*{{morphTest|ᖻᒣᔭ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|an}}{{tag|nr}}|ᖻᒣᔭᐟ}} | *{{morphTest|ᖻᒣᔭ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|an}}{{tag|nr}}|ᖻᒣᔭᐟ}} | ||
*{{morphTest|ᖹᒪᒐ{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|nr}}|ᖹᒪᒐᐟ}} | *{{morphTest|ᖹᒪᒐ{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|nr}}|ᖹᒪᒐᐟ}} | ||
*{{morphTest|ᖻᒣᔭᖷ{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|an}}{{tag|nr}}|ᖻᒣᔭᐟ}} | *{{morphTest|ᖻᒣᔭᖷ{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|an}}{{tag|nr}}|ᖻᒣᔭᐟ}} | ||
Revision as of 12:28, 7 February 2017
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Nouns
Nouns in Blackfoot can be inflected for grammatical gender (animacy), number particularity, and XXXXX
Noun Inflections
Grammatical Gender
Blackfoot has two noun classes: animate and inanimate.
Inanimate Nouns
Singular inanimate nouns whose stem ends in a vowel take the suffix «ᔪ»
- ᖱ'ᖽᐧᓭᖾ<n><sg><nn> ↔ ᖱ'ᖽᐧᓭᖾᔪ
- ᖹᒪᒐ<n><sg><nn> ↔ ᖹᒪᒐᔪ
- ᒉᒧᐧᖹ<n><sg><nn> ↔ ᒉᒧᐧᖹᔪ
«ᔪ» is realized as «ᖱ» after consonants.
- ᑫᒣᘁ<n><sg><nn> ↔ ᑫᒣᖽ
- ᒍᐡ<n><sg><nn> ↔ ᒍᖹ
- ᓴᔭᑲᘁ<n><sg><nn> ↔ ᓴᔭᑲᖽ
Animate Nouns
Singular animate nouns whose stem ends in a vowel take the suffix «ᖷ»
- ᖻᒣᔭ<n><sg><an> ↔ ᖻᒣᔭᖷ
- ᑲᖺᖿ<n><sg><an> ↔ ᑲᖺᖿᖷ
- ᖿᖾ<n><sg><an> ↔ ᖿᖾᖷ
«ᖷ» is realized as «ᖳ» after consonants
- ᖳᒣᑯᐢ<n><sg><an> ↔ ᖳᒣᑯᒉ
- ᑲᔈ<n><sg><an> ↔ ᑲᓭ
- ᖲᑊᖾᒪᘁ<n><sg><an> ↔ ᖲᑊᖾᒪᖽ
Number
Blackfoot distinguishes between singular and plural nouns.
Inanimate Plurals
Inanimate plurals take the suffix «ᖱᔈᒧᐧ»
- ᓴᔭᑲᖽᖱ'ᖽᐧᓭᖾ<n><pl><nn> ↔ ᓴᔭᑲᖽᖱ'ᖽᐧᓭᖾᐟᔈᒧᐧ
- ᖹᒪᒐ<n><pl><nn> ↔ ᖹᒪᒐᐟᔈᒧᐧ
- ᖲᒉᖽᐧᘁᔈᖾᔪ<n><pl><nn> ↔ ᖲᒉᖽᐧᘁᔈᖾᐟᔈᒧᐧ
Animate Plurals
Animate plurals take the suffix «ᖱᖽᐧ»
- ᖻᒣᔭᖷ<n><pl><an> ↔ ᖻᒣᔭᐟᖽᐧ
- ᑲᖺᖾ<n><pl><an> ↔ ᑲᖺᖾᐟᖽᐧ
- ᖿᖾ<n><pl><an> ↔ ᖿᖾᐟᖽᐧ
Particular vs. Non-Referring
If a noun refers to a specific entity, such as in the sentence 'I like this dog,' it is said to be particular. If it refers to a more general class of entities, such as in the sentence 'I like dogs,' it is said to be non-referring. Particular nouns do not change their form, but non-referring nouns take the suffix «ᖱ»
- ᖻᒣᔭ<n><sg><an><nr> ↔ ᖻᒣᔭᐟ
- ᖹᒪᒐ<n><pl><nn><nr> ↔ ᖹᒪᒐᐟ
- ᖻᒣᔭᖷ<n><pl><an><nr> ↔ ᖻᒣᔭᐟ
