Phonology and orthography:
Consonants:
/m n ŋ p b t d k g s z ʃ f ç x ɣ h j w r l tʃ dʒ/
<m n ŋ p b t d k g s z š f c ḫ ǧ h j w r l č đ>
Most consonants can be geminated as well.
Vowels:
/a e i o u/
<a e i o u>
Nouns:
I've decided to have four cases: nominative, genitive, dative, and accusative; and three numbers: singular, dual, and plural; and as Semitic languages typically go, there's two genders: masculine and feminine.
Declension:
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Case: SINGULAR DUAL PLURAL
NOM: -Ø/-et -uj/-etuj -ut/-ettu
GEN: -in/-enti -un/-entu -nut/-entut
DAT: -es/-eče -si/-eči -sut/-ečut
ACC: -or/-etro -ow/-eto -ot/-etto
States:
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Governed: -Ø/-et -uj/-etuj -ut/-ettu
Absolute: -um/wet -umu/-wetu -untu/-umut
Construct: -i(l)/-e(l) -ej/-oj -u(n)/-a(n)
The governed state is the default form of nouns (ie. dictionary entries), the absolute state replaces the copula (subject complement), and the construct state is used in constructions with genitive.There are no definite or indefinite markers.
Example: P-R par 'house':
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NOM: par paruj parut
GEN: parin parnu parnut
DAT: pares paši pašut
ACC: paror parow parot
ABS: parum parumu paruntu
CON: pari paroj paru
Adjectives will probably follow the same or a similar inflection as nouns.
Verbs:
Verbs conjugate for three persons, two genders and three numbers (same as nouns), and I haven't really decided on the tenses and moods the language is going to have; and two voices, active and passive. Fow now I only have the pattern for the present tense in active and passive voices.
Indicative present suffixes:
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1SG: -ij (-it)
2SG: -ek/-ot
3SG: -aj/-us
1DU: -nit(/-tit)
2DU: -nek/-not
3DU: -naj/-nus
1PL: -in(/-nin)
2PL: -ten/-tan
3PL: -san/-sin
Present active pattern: CaCaC- (bilateral: CaC-)
Present passive pattern: CiCuC- (bilateral: iCuC-)
Example: Đ-D 'to say':
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1SG: đadij | iđudij (iđudit)
2SG: đadek đadat | iđudek iđudek
3SG: đadaj đadus | iđudaj iđudus
1DU: đadnit (đaddit) | iđudnit (iđuddit)
2DU: đadnek đadnot | iđudnek iđudnot
3DU: đadnaj đadnus | iđudnaj iđudnaj
1PL: đadin (đadnin) | iđudin (iđudnin)
2PL: đadden đaddan | iđudden iđuddan
3PL: đačan đačin | iđučan iđučin
That's pretty much all I have for now ... Will post more once I get it figured out.