Paradigm Tables
Morphological patterns, declensions, and conjugations for Proto-Kenasic
Interrogative Paradigm
| Suffix | Word | |
|---|---|---|
| Who | -gi | ketogi |
| What | -ko | ketoko |
| When | -ra | ketora |
| Where | -ji | ketoji |
| Why | -n | keton |
| How | -mu | ketomu |
Honorific Format
| Gloss | Format | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Plain (Casual) | ø |
| 1 | Polite | -za |
| 2 | Reverent | -to |
Verb Structure
| Format | |
|---|---|
| Non-Future Tense | -ra |
| Future Tense | -cE |
| Negative | -hi |
Particle Clitics
| Format | |
|---|---|
| Topic | -bu |
| Genitive | -na |
| Object | -te |
| Dative / Recipient | -ri |
Agreement Paradigm: Valency
| Format | |
|---|---|
| Causative | -ka |
| Reflexive | -si |
| Reciprocal | -ru |
Agreement Paradigm: Objects
| Format | |
|---|---|
| First Person | ma- |
| Second Person | mi- |
| Third Person | mu- |
| Fourth Person | me- |
| None / Intransitive | ø |
Agreement Paradigm: Subjects
| Format | |
|---|---|
| First Person | a- |
| Second Person | i- |
| Third Person | u- |
| Fourth Person / Indefinite | e- |
| Plural | -n- |
Agreement Paradigm: Person Note
| Gloss | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Speaker |
| 2 | Addressee |
| 3 | Definite Third |
| 4 | Indefinite or Generic |
| 0 | Inanimate or Object |
Dependent Pronouns
| Intransitive | Transitive | |
|---|---|---|
| First | a- | i- |
| Second | u- | ki- |
| Third | e- | ø |
| Fourth | nu- | ni- |
Independent Pronoun
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First | ani | anin |
| Second | uni | unin |
| Third | Eni | Enin |
| Fourth | nuni | nunin |
Vowel Phonology
| Front | Center | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | — | u |
| Middle | ɛ | ə | ɕ |
| Open | — | a | — |
Consonant Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p, b | t, d | — | k, g | q | ʔ |
| Fricative | — | s, z | ɕ | x | — | h |
| Nasal | m | n | — | — | ɴ | — |
| Liquid | w | r | j | — | — | — |