Tchiroe/Lesson 2
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Nouns[edit | edit source]
| -oe nouns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular -'oe | Plural -'oeve | Dual -'oene | None -'oebe | |
| Subject | -'oe | -'oeve | -'oene | -'oebe |
| Object -ai | -'oeai | -'oeaive | -'oeaine | -'oeaibe |
| Object of "To Be" Sentence -i | -'oei | -'oeive | -'oeine | -'oeibe |
| To _____ -tù | -'oetù | -'oetùve | -'oetùne | -'oetùbe |
| For ______ -ti | -'oeti | -'oetive | -'oetine | -'oetibe |
| In, at, on ______ -vi | -'oevi | -'oevje | -'oevine | -'oevibe |
| With _____ -kóen | -'oekóen | -'oekóenvè | -'oekóenè | -'oekóenbè |
| Object of Preposition -bì | -'oebì | -'oebìve | -'oebìne | -'oebì'e |
| Object of Postposition Bì- | Bì- -'oe | Bì- -'oeve | Bì- -'oene | Bì- -'oebe |
| -a nouns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular -'a | Plural -'ave | Dual -'ane | None -'abe | |
| Subject | -'a | -'ave | -'ane | -'abe |
| Object -ai | -hai | -haive | -haine | -haibe |
| Object of "To Be" Sentence -i | -'ai | -'aive | -'aine | -'aibe |
| To _____ -tu | -'atù | -'atùve | -'atùne | -'atùbe |
| For ______ -tì | -'atì | -'atìve | -'atìne | -'atìbe |
| In, at, on ______ -vi | -'avi | -'avje | -'avine | -'avibe |
| With _____ -kóen | -'akóen | -'akóenvè | -'akóennè | -'akóenbè |
| Object of Preposition -bì | -'abì | -'abìve | -'abìne | -'abì'e |
| Object of Postposition Bì- | Bì- -'a | Bì- -'ave | Bì- -'ane | Bì- -'abe |
- Possessive De-
- The is Lì-, cancels stress on the following syllable
Adjectives and adverbs[edit | edit source]
- Noun to adjective is -v
- Adjective to adverb is Kai-
Verbs[edit | edit source]
- Infinitive ends in -tòei
- Stem is present tense
Pronouns[edit | edit source]
All stems have `
- Stem is:
- 1st person- Mi-
- 2nd person- Tu-
- 3rd person:
- Masculine- Li-
- Feminine- La-
- Neuter- Ta-
- Add noun affixes
- Cannot use "None" Number
- Change -e to -a to make exclusive pronouns
Sentence structure[edit | edit source]
Word order is:
Time–place–subject–object–with ___–for ___–to ___–other words–verb
Adjectives follow nouns
Vocab[edit | edit source]
- Dìa- Day
- Nòekta- Night
- Rynùoe- Person
- Dòema- Home, house
- Gàtoe- Cat
- Bòena(v)- Wellness/Good
- Ectòei- To be
- Havìtoei- To have (note where the stress is)
- Questions start Dher...
Examples[edit | edit source]
- I have a cat. Mi gàtoeai havì.
- My cat is in my house. Demìvi dòemavi demì gàtoe ec.