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Tchiroe/Lesson 2

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Nouns

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-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

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  • Noun to adjective is -v
  • Adjective to adverb is Kai-

Verbs

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  • Infinitive ends in -tòei
  • Stem is present tense

Pronouns

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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

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Word order is:

Time–place–subject–object–with ___–for ___–to ___–other words–verb

Adjectives follow nouns

Vocab

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  • 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

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  • I have a cat. Mi gàtoeai havì.
  • My cat is in my house. Demìvi dòemavi demì gàtoe ec.