Paradigm Tables
Morphological patterns, declensions, and conjugations for Cendjilanti
Rare morphology - prefix antonyms
Some words in Cendjilanti become their own antonym when the "tse-" prefix is added. This only applies to the words kept in this paradigm.
| Regular | Antonym | |
|---|---|---|
| "To insert"/"remove" | bicinge | tsebicinge |
| "To think"/"misconceive" | ndiome | tsendiome |
Affixes
| Universal | |
|---|---|
| Type indicator suffix: fruit | -ngi |
| Type indicator prefix: animals | mbu- |
| Type indicator suffix: colors | -tsi |
| Rare prefix: antonyms | tse- |
Verb conjugation
Using the verb "njila"; to speak, "enjila" meaning to be speaking, and "njilandi" meaning to have spoken. There are only three tenses in Cendjilanti, as listed below. The English translations for conjugated verbs don't match the way they function in the language itself.
| First person | Second person | Second person plural | Third person | Third person plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple present | njila | enjila | enjilele | enjila | enjilele |
| Present continuous | enjila | enjila | enjilele | enjila | enjilele |
| Simple past | njilandi | enjilandi | enjilandele | enjilandi | enjilandele |