Conlangs/Dahur - Revision history

Panglossa: /* Morphology */

2025-08-16T12:56:50Z

Morphology

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	Nouns inflect for number, which is basically singular and plural, but there are also occurrences of dual (for things normally occurring in pairs) and singulative (for individual items of things usually found collectively).		Nouns inflect for number, which is basically singular and plural, but there are also occurrences of dual (for things normally occurring in pairs) and singulative (for individual items of things usually found collectively).

	Nouns also inflect for case, usually: nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, locative, instrumental and ablative. Instances of partitive and vocative are also found.		Nouns also inflect for case, usually: nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, locative, instrumental, ergative and ablative. Instances of partitive and vocative are also found. The case called ergative is used basically for the agent of the passive voice.

	Adjectives show no agreement to nouns, and inflect for degree (comparatives of superiority, equality, inferiority; relative and absolute superlative).		Adjectives show no agreement to nouns, and inflect for degree (comparatives of superiority, equality, inferiority; relative and absolute superlative).
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	* The '''locative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-us'''. With animate nouns, the locative can mean "on", or "with", as in "carrying with".		* The '''locative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-us'''. With animate nouns, the locative can mean "on", or "with", as in "carrying with".
	* The '''instrumental''' case is indicated by the enging '''-êm''' for animate intelligent beings, '''-ôm''' for animals, '''-um''' for things.		* The '''instrumental''' case is indicated by the enging '''-êm''' for animate intelligent beings, '''-ôm''' for animals, '''-um''' for things.
			* The '''ergative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-ötr'''.
	* The '''ablative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-éyv'''.		* The '''ablative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-éyv'''.

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	\|'''gratsêm'''		\|'''gratsêm'''
	\|'''gratsênêm'''		\|'''gratsênêm'''
			\|-
			!Ergative
			\|'''gratsötr'''
			\|'''gratsênötr'''
	\|-		\|-
	!Ablative		!Ablative
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	\|'''késhêvum'''		\|'''késhêvum'''
	\|'''késhêvlinum'''		\|'''késhêvlinum'''
			\|-
			!Ergative
			\|'''késhêvötr'''
			\|'''késhêvlinötr'''
	\|-		\|-
	!Ablative		!Ablative

Panglossa: /* Inflection */

2025-06-15T21:51:42Z

Inflection

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 * The '''dative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-si'''.
 * The '''genitive''' case is indicated by the enging '''-ak''' for animate intelligent beings, '''-ish''' for animals, '''-is''' for concrete objects and '''-ón''' for abstract things.
-* The '''locative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-us'''.
+* The '''locative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-us'''. With animate nouns, the locative can mean "on", or "with", as in "carrying with".
 * The '''instrumental''' case is indicated by the enging '''-êm''' for animate intelligent beings, '''-ôm''' for animals, '''-um''' for things.
 * The '''ablative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-éyv'''.
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 |'''gratséyv'''
 |'''gratsênéyv'''
 |}

Panglossa: /* Inflection */

2025-06-15T21:48:56Z

Inflection

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	* '''kanarni''' "eyes", '''kanarnya''' "eyes (accus.)", '''kanarnyus''' "in the eyes", '''kanarnyéyv''' "from the eyes"		* '''kanarni''' "eyes", '''kanarnya''' "eyes (accus.)", '''kanarnyus''' "in the eyes", '''kanarnyéyv''' "from the eyes"
	* '''pakpaki''' "louse", '''pakpakya''' "louse (accus.)", '''pakpakyish''' "of a louse", '''pakpakyôm''' "by a louse"		* '''pakpaki''' "louse", '''pakpakya''' "louse (accus.)", '''pakpakyish''' "of a louse", '''pakpakyôm''' "by a louse"


			Case endings are added to the plural ending.

			In the following tables, you have some examples of nouns of the various classes, fully inflected for number and case.

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			\|colspan="3"\|Class 1: '''grats''' "boy"
			\|-
			!
			!Singular
			!Plural
			\|-
			!Nominative
			\|'''grats'''
			\|'''gratsên'''
			\|-
			!Accusative
			\|'''gratsa'''
			\|'''gratsêna'''
			\|-
			!Dative
			\|'''gratssi'''
			\|'''gratsênsi'''
			\|-
			!Genitive
			\|'''gratsak'''
			\|'''gratsênak'''
			\|-
			!Locative
			\|'''gratsus'''
			\|'''gratsênus'''
			\|-
			!Instrumental
			\|'''gratsêm'''
			\|'''gratsênêm'''
			\|-
			!Ablative
			\|'''gratséyv'''
			\|'''gratsênéyv'''
			\|}

Panglossa: /* Inflection */

2025-06-15T21:43:49Z

Inflection

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	Noun declension in Dahur is quite regular, in terms of case and the less usual numbers, viz. the dual and the singulative.		Noun declension in Dahur is quite regular, in terms of case and the less usual numbers, viz. the dual and the singulative.


			* The '''nominative''' case is the basic form of nouns.
			* The '''accusative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-a'''.
			* The '''dative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-si'''.
			* The '''genitive''' case is indicated by the enging '''-ak''' for animate intelligent beings, '''-ish''' for animals, '''-is''' for concrete objects and '''-ón''' for abstract things.
			* The '''locative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-us'''.
			* The '''instrumental''' case is indicated by the enging '''-êm''' for animate intelligent beings, '''-ôm''' for animals, '''-um''' for things.
			* The '''ablative''' case is indicated by the enging '''-éyv'''.

			When an ending starting with a vowel is applied, a final '''-i''' becomes '''-y-''', and a final '''-u''' becomes '''-w-'''; otherwise, an '''-h-''' is added. Ex.:

			* '''dula''' "babysitter", '''dulahên''' "babysitters"
			* '''agdari''' "prisoner", '''agdaryên''' "prisoners"
			* '''kanarni''' "eyes", '''kanarnya''' "eyes (accus.)", '''kanarnyus''' "in the eyes", '''kanarnyéyv''' "from the eyes"
			* '''pakpaki''' "louse", '''pakpakya''' "louse (accus.)", '''pakpakyish''' "of a louse", '''pakpakyôm''' "by a louse"

Panglossa: Panglossa moved page Dahur to Conlangs/Dahur

2025-02-05T16:35:06Z

Panglossa moved page Dahur to Conlangs/Dahur

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Panglossa: /* Phonotactics */

2025-01-24T19:17:01Z

Phonotactics

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	==Phonotactics==		==Phonotactics==
	A syllable in Dahur must contain one vowel, which may be preceded and/or followed by any number of consonants. In practice, consonant clusters don't usually go beyond four consonants. For that account, <ksh> /kʃ/ and <tr> /tɾ/ are always considered as single consonants.		A syllable in Dahur must contain one vowel, which may be preceded and/or followed by any number of consonants. In practice, consonant clusters don't usually go beyond four consonants. For that account, <ksh> /kʃ/ and <tr> /tɾ/ are always considered as single consonants.

	All consonant sequences are possible. However, in practice, some consonant combinations (ex. -hm-, -trksh- &c.) are rare.		All consonant sequences are possible. However, in practice, some consonant combinations (ex. -hm-, -trksh- &c.) are rare.

Panglossa: /* Nouns */

2024-12-03T16:14:48Z

Nouns

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 ==Nouns==
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-Dahurian nouns are divided in five classes, which can be compared to Latin or Greek declensions, as they consist in different inflection patterns, but may also be seen as a form of gender, as class is usually (but not always necessarily) related to the meaning of a noun.
+The plural in classes 1, 2 and 5 is usually regular, obtained with the respective suffixes ('''-ên''', '''-lin''', '''-yan''').
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 {| class="wikitable"
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 In classes 3 and 4, besides the suffixes ('''-n''', '''-ni'''), most nouns suffer some sort of mutation, usually affecting only one vowel but non uncommonly consisting of more significative changes.

Panglossa at 16:08, 3 December 2024

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 |'''grats'''
 "boy"
-|'''gratsen'''
+|'''gratsên'''
 "boys"
 | -
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 Noun declension in Dahur is quite regular, in terms of case and the less usual numbers, viz. the dual and the singulative.

Panglossa: /* Class */

2024-12-03T15:53:56Z

Class

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	\|Abstract nouns; traditional imaginary beings		\|Abstract nouns; traditional imaginary beings
	\|}		\|}


			There are no morphological indications related to noun classes in the nominative singular. The differences appear along the inflection of nouns.


			=== Inflection ===

			Noun declension in Dahur is quite regular, in terms of case and the less usual numbers, viz. the dual and the singulative.

Panglossa at 00:00, 3 December 2024

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 | '''mashkintrôd'''
 <tt>/maʃ.kinˈtɾod/</tt>
 |}