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'''Shu''' is | '''Shu''' is an {{wl|agglutinative language}}. It has a {{w|head-initial}} grammar. Nouns feature an extensive case system, in contrast to most head-initial languages, which usually have either no cases or very few. Verbs have a considerable number of conjugations, but do not show any agreement. | ||
==Nouns== | |||
Nouns inflect for case and number. There are two numbers, singular and plural, and ten cases: nominative, dative, locative, allative, inessive, illative, abessive, ablative, instrumental, and perlative. Nouns differ in their inflectional pattern depending on the final sound of the noun root. Consider, as an example, the consonant-final noun ''yul'' ("son"): | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
! | |||
! Singular | |||
! Plural | |||
|- | |||
! Nominative | |||
| yul | |||
| yulwor | |||
|- | |||
! Dative | |||
| yule | |||
| yulwore | |||
|- | |||
! Locative | |||
| yuliv | |||
| yulworiv | |||
|- | |||
! Allative | |||
| yulive | |||
| yulworive | |||
|- | |||
! Inessive | |||
| yulo | |||
| yulworo | |||
|- | |||
! Illative | |||
| yulewe | |||
| yulworewe | |||
|- | |||
! Abessive | |||
| yulem | |||
| yulworem | |||
|- | |||
! Ablative | |||
| yuleme | |||
| yulworeme | |||
|- | |||
! Instrumental | |||
| yulishi | |||
| yulworishi | |||
|- | |||
! Perlative | |||
| yulyer | |||
| yulworyer | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Shu language|Grammar]] | [[Category:Shu language|Grammar]] | ||
[[Category:Grammar pages]] | [[Category:Grammar pages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:29, 10 December 2023
Shu is an agglutinative language. It has a head-initial grammar. Nouns feature an extensive case system, in contrast to most head-initial languages, which usually have either no cases or very few. Verbs have a considerable number of conjugations, but do not show any agreement.
Nouns
Nouns inflect for case and number. There are two numbers, singular and plural, and ten cases: nominative, dative, locative, allative, inessive, illative, abessive, ablative, instrumental, and perlative. Nouns differ in their inflectional pattern depending on the final sound of the noun root. Consider, as an example, the consonant-final noun yul ("son"):
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | yul | yulwor |
| Dative | yule | yulwore |
| Locative | yuliv | yulworiv |
| Allative | yulive | yulworive |
| Inessive | yulo | yulworo |
| Illative | yulewe | yulworewe |
| Abessive | yulem | yulworem |
| Ablative | yuleme | yulworeme |
| Instrumental | yulishi | yulworishi |
| Perlative | yulyer | yulworyer |