Modern Kakak
It's ergative and agglutinating.
* PHONOLOGY *
p t k
s z
m n
l
e
u
i o
a
Notes:
The stops are non-aspirated.
* PHONOTAX *
(CV)CVCVC(VC) and CVC
* THE NOUN *
ERG
- ut
ABS - 0 (null)
DAT -an
LOC -en
ABL -on
GEN -un
* THE PRONOUNS *
SG
PL
1 zal zul
2 tas tus
3 lam lum
* THE VERB *
ASPECT/MOOD
infinitive -a-a
perfective -u-a
imperfective -a-u
imperative -o-o
inchoative -u-u
causative -e-e
TENSE
present - in
past -0 (null)
future -it
PERSON AGREEMENT (always with the ABS)
SG
PL
1 za- zu-
2 ta- tu-
3 la- lu-
* MODIFIERS *
Modifiers are words that describe other words. Commonly known as adjectives and adverbs.
Are a class unto themselves,
and are always marked as an adj. They all end in an /l/
Modifiers of lesser degree follow the noun and mods of greater degree
proceed the noun.
Ie. That’s a big ball
Ie. That ball is small.
* SYNTAX *
AVP/SV
* EXAMPLES *
I walked
Za-nukan
He/She/It walked
La-nukan
He/She/It kissed me
Lam za-tumaz