Vowel Harmony [ edit ]
I wrote the vowel harmony rules at w:West Makian language#Vowel harmony , let me know if there's anything I can clear up for you. I'll let V denote regular harmony (so, only realizations would be /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/) and V* denote full assimilation (it just takes the next vowel, /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/).
Action verbs (transitive/intransitive/ditransitive) [ edit ]
The prefixes are as follows:
Non-Imperative (Indicative?)
Person
Singular
Plural
1st
tV
mV (inclusive) and a (exclusive)
2nd
nV
fV
3rd
i
dV
Imperative
2nd
nV*
fV*
So, 1st plural exclusive a- and 3rd singular i- are invariant.
We have 6 distinct cases: for jawap , belu , bicara , i , bori , kuba .
Non-Imperative (Indicative?)
Person
Singular
Plural
1st
ta jawap, te belu, te bicara, ti i, to bori, to kuba
ma jawap, me belu, me bicara, mi i, mo bori, mo kuba (inclusive) and a- for all (exclusive)
2nd
na jawap, ne belu, ne bicara, ni i, no bori, no kuba
fa jawap, fe belu, fe bicara, fi i, fo bori, fo kuba
3rd
i- for all
da jawap, de belu, de bicara, di i, do bori, do kuba
Imperative
2nd
na jawap, ne belu, ni bicara, ni i, no bori, nu kuba
fa jawap, fe belu, fi bicara, fi i, fo bori, fu kuba
Directional verbs [ edit ]
The prefixes are as follows:
Non-Imperative (Indicative?)
Person
Singular
Plural
1st
ti-
mi- (inclusive) and a- (exclusive)
2nd
ni-
fi-
3rd
i-
di-
Imperative (if it exists, which I think does)
2nd
ni-
fi-
They are all invariant.
For naso,
Non-Imperative (Indicative?)
Person
Singular
Plural
1st
ti naso
mi naso (inclusive) and a naso (exclusive)
2nd
ni naso
fi naso
3rd
i naso
di naso
Imperative
(if it exists, which I think does, but Voohoeve hasn't described or mentioned it)
2nd
ni naso
fi naso
Stative (and the verb dadi ) [ edit ]
There's now an animacy distinction in the 3rd person singular.
Non-Imperative (Indicative?)
Person
Singular
Plural
1st
ti-
mi- (inclusive) and a- (exclusive)
2nd
ni-
fi-
3rd
ma- an. , i- inan.
di-
They are all invariant.
For dadi,
Non-Imperative (Indicative?)
Person
Singular
Plural
1st
ti dadi
mi dadi (inclusive) and a dadi (exclusive)
2nd
ni dadi
fi dadi
3rd
ma dadian. , i dadiinan.
di dadi