Kjaxono language: Difference between revisions

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''See main article:'' ''[[Kjaxono grammar]]''

Kjaxono is a decisively agglutinative language, with plentiful fusional and polysynthetic characteristics. Kjaxono, along with other languages of the [...] language family comprise the only example of languages with a morphosyntactic alignment of ''transitive-intransitive'' - with the agent of an intransitive verb being inflected for an intransitive case. This feature is one of the most notorious features of Kjaxono. Otherwise, Kjaxono nouns rather simply decline for only '''2 cases''' - ''transitive'' and ''intransitive,'' as previously stated. In addition, while not explicitely inflected, Kjaxono nouns also have '''2 numbers''' - ''singular'' and ''plural.'' ~~Kjaxono has three~~ grammatical genders, of which are called ''types'' by Kjaxono linguists. These genders are usually referred to as ''Kjai'', ''Umare'', and ''Inanimate.'' Kjaxono has six articles, accounting for definiteness/indefiniteness, and ~~Kjaxono's three genders. These articles are suffixed onto the end~~ of ~~the nouns they modify~~.

Kjaxono is a decisively agglutinative language, with plentiful fusional and polysynthetic characteristics. Kjaxono, along with other languages of the [...] language family comprise the only example of languages with a morphosyntactic alignment of ''transitive-intransitive'' - with the agent of an intransitive verb being inflected for an intransitive case. This feature is one of the most notorious features of Kjaxono. Otherwise, Kjaxono nouns rather simply decline for only '''2 cases''' - ''transitive'' and ''intransitive,'' as previously stated. In addition, while not explicitely inflected, Kjaxono nouns also have '''2 numbers''' - ''singular'' and ''plural.'' Kjaxano features no grammatical gender and no adjectival agreement of any form.

~~Verbs~~ are by far the most inflecting part of speech in Kjaxono. In some cases, they can represent entire sentences by themselves - see '''[[Kjaxono language#Verbal system|§6 Verbal System]]'''.

In contrast, verbs are by far the most inflecting part of speech in Kjaxono. In some cases, they can represent entire sentences by themselves. Kjaxono verbs are often the epicenter of linguistic research into the language, and verbs in the [...] language family as a whole are generally one of their most known attributes in linguistics as a whole. For a overview, see '''[[Kjaxono language#Verbal system|§6 Verbal System]]''' and [[Kjaxono verbs]].

=== Pronouns ===

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! colspan="3" |Third-person

|-

!~~Kjai~~

!Kjarelen

!~~Umare~~

!Non-kjarelen

!Inanimate

!Kjai

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=== Nouns ===

As stated previously, Kjaxono nouns inflect for two cases, and 2 numbers. The '''transitive case''' is unmarked, and marks the subject of a transitive verb. The '''intransitive case''' is marked by the suffix ''-(ie)b''. The intransitive case marks the subject of an intransitive verb. The intransitive cases sometimes takes slightly different marking based on the final phonemes of the noun it is attached to. Generally, if the noun ends with 2 or less consonants, only -b is attached; otherwise, -ieb is attached. Grammatical number is marked via the addition of a numeral ''one'' or ''two'' after the noun, for the singular and plural numbers respectively. In addition, if an article is attached onto a noun, the noun changes slightly to agree with the article's gender.

As stated previously, Kjaxono nouns inflect for two cases, and 2 numbers. The '''transitive case''' is unmarked, and marks the subject of a transitive verb. The '''intransitive case''' is marked by the suffix ''-(ie)b''. The intransitive case marks the subject of an intransitive verb. The intransitive cases sometimes takes slightly different marking based on the final phonemes of the noun it is attached to. Generally, if the noun ends with 2 or less consonants, only -b is attached; otherwise, -ieb is attached.

==== Case ====

Aside from Kjaxono's morphosyntactical alignment, case in Kjaxono is fairly straightforward. As previously stated, Kjaxono nouns inflect for two cases - the transitive and intransitive. The transitive case is unmarked and the intransitive case is marked by the suffix ''-(ie)b''. This case's form is somewhat irregular - pronouns in the intransitive case are transparently different from their normal forms. In addition, they take slightly different forms when being applied to proper names, and inanimate nouns.

The rules for applying the intransitive case for nouns are fairly straightforward.

The rules for applying the intransitive case for nouns are fairly straightforward. Some speakers of Kjaxono have merged the rules for proper names and inanimate nouns with those from ordinary nouns. This is more common in [insert dialect here], but can be found across [South bellic zone].

{| class="wikitable"

|+Intransitive case

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| -bh

|/b͡β/

|

|aqcjam'''bh'''

|

|aqcjam

|-

!Proper names ending with

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|tree bark

|}

Some speakers of Kjaxono have merged the rules for proper names and inanimate nouns with those from ordinary nouns. This is more common in [insert dialect here], but can be found across [South bellic zone].

== Verbal system ==

==== Verbal system ====

''See main article: [[Kjaxono verbs]]''

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 ''See main article:'' ''[[Kjaxono grammar]]''
-Kjaxono is a decisively agglutinative language, with plentiful fusional and polysynthetic characteristics. Kjaxono, along with other languages of the [...] language family comprise the only example of languages with a morphosyntactic alignment of ''transitive-intransitive'' - with the agent of an intransitive verb being inflected for an intransitive case. This feature is one of the most notorious features of Kjaxono. Otherwise, Kjaxono nouns rather simply decline for only '''2 cases''' - ''transitive'' and ''intransitive,'' as previously stated. In addition, while not explicitely inflected, Kjaxono nouns also have '''2 numbers''' - ''singular'' and ''plural.'' Kjaxono has three grammatical genders, of which are called ''types'' by Kjaxono linguists. These genders are usually referred to as ''Kjai'', ''Umare'', and ''Inanimate.'' Kjaxono has six articles, accounting for definiteness/indefiniteness, and Kjaxono's three genders. These articles are suffixed onto the end of the nouns they modify.
+Kjaxono is a decisively agglutinative language, with plentiful fusional and polysynthetic characteristics. Kjaxono, along with other languages of the [...] language family comprise the only example of languages with a morphosyntactic alignment of ''transitive-intransitive'' - with the agent of an intransitive verb being inflected for an intransitive case. This feature is one of the most notorious features of Kjaxono. Otherwise, Kjaxono nouns rather simply decline for only '''2 cases''' - ''transitive'' and ''intransitive,'' as previously stated. In addition, while not explicitely inflected, Kjaxono nouns also have '''2 numbers''' - ''singular'' and ''plural.'' Kjaxano features no grammatical gender and no adjectival agreement of any form.
-Verbs are by far the most inflecting part of speech in Kjaxono. In some cases, they can represent entire sentences by themselves - see '''[[Kjaxono language#Verbal system|§6 Verbal System]]'''.
+In contrast, verbs are by far the most inflecting part of speech in Kjaxono. In some cases, they can represent entire sentences by themselves. Kjaxono verbs are often the epicenter of linguistic research into the language, and verbs in the [...] language family as a whole are generally one of their most known attributes in linguistics as a whole. For a overview, see '''[[Kjaxono language#Verbal system|§6 Verbal System]]''' and [[Kjaxono verbs]].
 === Pronouns ===
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 ! colspan="3" |Third-person
 |-
-!Kjai
+!Kjarelen
-!Umare
+!Non-kjarelen
 !Inanimate
 !Kjai
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 === Nouns ===
-As stated previously, Kjaxono nouns inflect for two cases, and 2 numbers. The '''transitive case''' is unmarked, and marks the subject of a transitive verb. The '''intransitive case''' is marked by the suffix ''-(ie)b''. The intransitive case marks the subject of an intransitive verb. The intransitive cases sometimes takes slightly different marking based on the final phonemes of the noun it is attached to. Generally, if the noun ends with 2 or less consonants, only -b is attached; otherwise, -ieb is attached. Grammatical number is marked via the addition of a numeral ''one'' or ''two'' after the noun, for the singular and plural numbers respectively. In addition, if an article is attached onto a noun, the noun changes slightly to agree with the article's gender.
+As stated previously, Kjaxono nouns inflect for two cases, and 2 numbers. The '''transitive case''' is unmarked, and marks the subject of a transitive verb. The '''intransitive case''' is marked by the suffix ''-(ie)b''. The intransitive case marks the subject of an intransitive verb. The intransitive cases sometimes takes slightly different marking based on the final phonemes of the noun it is attached to. Generally, if the noun ends with 2 or less consonants, only -b is attached; otherwise, -ieb is attached.
 ==== Case ====
 Aside from Kjaxono's morphosyntactical alignment, case in Kjaxono is fairly straightforward. As previously stated, Kjaxono nouns inflect for two cases - the transitive and intransitive. The transitive case is unmarked and the intransitive case is marked by the suffix ''-(ie)b''. This case's form is somewhat irregular - pronouns in the intransitive case are transparently different from their normal forms. In addition, they take slightly different forms when being applied to proper names, and inanimate nouns.
-The rules for applying the intransitive case for nouns are fairly straightforward.
+The rules for applying the intransitive case for nouns are fairly straightforward. Some speakers of Kjaxono have merged the rules for proper names and inanimate nouns with those from ordinary nouns. This is more common in [insert dialect here], but can be found across [South bellic zone].
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+Intransitive case
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 | -bh
 |/b͡β/
-|
+|aqcjam'''bh'''
-|
+|aqcjam
 |-
 !Proper names ending with
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 |tree bark
 |}
-Some speakers of Kjaxono have merged the rules for proper names and inanimate nouns with those from ordinary nouns. This is more common in [insert dialect here], but can be found across [South bellic zone].
-== Verbal system ==
+==== Verbal system ====
 ''See main article: [[Kjaxono verbs]]''