Phonology
Stress is on the second syllable./
Grammar
OSV
Occasionally, SVO.
Adjectives
Adjectives use o- although some exceptions occur. This is because is is derived from the genitive.
For adverbs use the prefix in front of a matching conjugation.
pul saɻo osuel pul sa-ɻo o-s(a)-uel ball 3-bring ADJ-3-difficult they difficultly bring the ball
Adjective occur after nouns.
Verbs
Verbs are conjugated with prefixes.
e- infinitive
i- 1st
ti- 2nd
sa- 3rd
mi- 1pl exclusive
hi- 1pl inclusive
mati- 2pl
masa- 3pl
wo- future tense
ma- past tense
The plural is m-/ma-.
makʷemat wotimosu yis tena takʷ
ma-kʷemat wo-ti-mosu yis ti-ena takʷ
PL-wheel FT-2s-bring in 2s-night this
you'll bring the wheels tonight
"if" is always after the word. Also negatives although they are duplicated.
hoɻien emas al taem uel
flower to.hold if time difficult
hold the flower during hard times
moisaenan na masaɻope na
PL-pineapple NEG 3PL-fly-FACT NEG
pineapples don't fly
Evidential Affixes
-pe factual
-kʷe witnessed
-ɻene reported
-se imperative
Emphasis can be done by using it in more places.
moisaenan nape masaɻope na
PL-pineapple NEG-FACT 3PL-fly-FACT NEG
pineapples don't fly
moisaenanpe masaɻope
PL-pineapple-FACT 3PL-fly-FACT
pineapples do fly!
Repetition exists.