Azkali grammar: Difference between revisions

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== Morphology ==

There are seven different parts of speech that are commonly identified by linguists in Azkali: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adpositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It is generally not possible to identify which part of speech an Azkali word belongs to by itself. However, a large amount of words belong to multiple parts of speech.

Azkali is considered an open class language. This even applies to pronouns, and even conjugation and grammatical markers, in addition to other types of words.

This section will cover the morphology of all Azkali parts of speech.

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The following chart shows each case suffix.

{| class="wikitable"

|+

|+Azkali suffixes for grammatical case

!Case

!Vowel ending

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Shown below are several examples of these cases in use for various words, and their respective meanings. Note the usage of (-∅) for nouns rendered in the absolutive case.

{| class="wikitable"

|+

|+Examples of grammatical case with three Azkali words

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |

! colspan="3" |Word

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For nouns that end with "tz", a special affix for the paucal number exists. For example, the paucal version of the word ''leizitz'', meaning lizard, is ''leizitzet'', not the expected ''leizitzetz''.

An inverse number system exists in Azkali. For the most part, it is only regularly used in formal speech and common phrases, but it can be seen regularly even in informal speech in Allotian and Otzeipao dialects of Azkali. Inverse number is mostly used on nouns with inherent grammatical number, i.e (a pair of) ''socks'' (with a dual implication), ''cattle'' (with a plural implication), (a pair of) ''scissors'' (with a plural implication), and so on.

An inverse number system exists in Azkali. For the most part, it is only regularly used in formal speech and common phrases, but it can be seen regularly even in informal speech in Allotian and Otzeipao dialects of Azkali. Inverse number is mostly used on nouns with inherent grammatical number, i.e (a pair of) ''socks'' (with a dual implication), ''cattle'' (with a plural implication), (a pair of) ''scissors'' (with a plural implication), and so on. It denotes that the grammatical number of the noun is different than to what the implication is. The inverse number markers change depending on the noun's actual number, and the noun ending, and if the marker is after the definite article.

{| class="wikitable"

|+Inverse number markers in Azkali

!

!Vowel ending

!Consonant ending

!After the definite article

|-

!Singular

| -l

| -al

| -li

|-

!Paucal

| -tsi

| -atsi

| -tsi

|-

!Plural

| -rezk

| -arezk

| -tsezk

|}

To complete a phrase using inverse number markers, the numeral denoting the ''actual'' number in the form of a numeral is placed after the noun.

=== Pronouns ===

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| colspan="3" |eki

|}

~~<references />~~

==== ''Isan'' ====

''Isan'' is the Azkali verb meaning to be. It is the most commonly used verb in the language. Along with ''huka'', to do, it is one of the only verbs that conjugate in regards to person. In addition, isan can also be used in the form of an auxiliary verb in the context of periphrastic conjugation, and particularly with compound tenses.

Isan is one of the four or five irregular verbs in Azkali

Isan is one of the four or five irregular verbs in Azkali that are in use in most dialects.

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 == Morphology ==
 There are seven different parts of speech that are commonly identified by linguists in Azkali: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adpositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It is generally not possible to identify which part of speech an Azkali word belongs to by itself. However, a large amount of words belong to multiple parts of speech.
+Azkali is considered an open class language. This even applies to pronouns, and even conjugation and grammatical markers, in addition to other types of words.
 This section will cover the morphology of all Azkali parts of speech.
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 The following chart shows each case suffix.
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+
+|+Azkali suffixes for grammatical case
 !Case
 !Vowel ending
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 Shown below are several examples of these cases in use for various words, and their respective meanings. Note the usage of (-∅) for nouns rendered in the absolutive case.
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+
+|+Examples of grammatical case with three Azkali words
 ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |
 ! colspan="3" |Word
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 For nouns that end with "tz", a special affix for the paucal number exists. For example, the paucal version of the word ''leizitz'', meaning lizard, is ''leizitzet'', not the expected ''leizitzetz''.
-An inverse number system exists in Azkali. For the most part, it is only regularly used in formal speech and common phrases, but it can be seen regularly even in informal speech in Allotian and Otzeipao dialects of Azkali. Inverse number is mostly used on nouns with inherent grammatical number, i.e (a pair of) ''socks'' (with a dual implication), ''cattle'' (with a plural implication), (a pair of) ''scissors'' (with a plural implication), and so on.
+An inverse number system exists in Azkali. For the most part, it is only regularly used in formal speech and common phrases, but it can be seen regularly even in informal speech in Allotian and Otzeipao dialects of Azkali. Inverse number is mostly used on nouns with inherent grammatical number, i.e (a pair of) ''socks'' (with a dual implication), ''cattle'' (with a plural implication), (a pair of) ''scissors'' (with a plural implication), and so on. It denotes that the grammatical number of the noun is different than to what the implication is. The inverse number markers change depending on the noun's actual number, and the noun ending, and if the marker is after the definite article.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Inverse number markers in Azkali
+!
+!Vowel ending
+!Consonant ending
+!After the definite article
+|-
+!Singular
+| -l
+| -al
+| -li
+|-
+!Paucal
+| -tsi
+| -atsi
+| -tsi
+|-
+!Plural
+| -rezk
+| -arezk
+| -tsezk
+|}
+To complete a phrase using inverse number markers, the numeral denoting the ''actual'' number in the form of a numeral is placed after the noun.
 === Pronouns ===
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 | colspan="3" |eki
 |}
-<references />
 ==== ''Isan'' ====
 ''Isan'' is the Azkali verb meaning to be. It is the most commonly used verb in the language. Along with ''huka'', to do, it is one of the only verbs that conjugate in regards to person. In addition, isan can also be used in the form of an auxiliary verb in the context of periphrastic conjugation, and particularly with compound tenses.
-Isan is one of the four or five irregular verbs in Azkali
+Isan is one of the four or five irregular verbs in Azkali that are in use in most dialects.