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'''Orcish''' is an {{wl|analytic}} language. The word order is | '''Orcish''' is an {{wl|analytic}} language with some {{wl|agglutinative}} features. The word order is {{wl|subject-verb-object}} (SVO) and mostly {{wl|head-initial}}. The language has prepositions, as opposed to postpositions. | ||
==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||
Possession in nouns is indicated through suffixes, for example ''-koh'' "my," ''-bhaz'' "our," and ''-huh/-h'' "his/her/its." | |||
Possession in nouns is indicated through suffixes, | |||
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Subject marking on the verb can optionally occur in Orcish. The third person can be marked with ''-uk'', and the second person with ''-ah''. Verbs do not always consistently agree with their subjects, however. For example, ''ghanta'' can mean both "you asked" and "he asks." | |||
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===Copula=== | ===Copula=== | ||
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===Negation=== | ===Negation=== | ||
Orcish features {{wl|negative concord}}, which is marked with the particle ''ko'' which precedes the verb as well as a negative pronoun, such as in the example ''Gor ko tebuk kohát'' "War will solve nothing" | Orcish features {{wl|negative concord}}, which is marked with the particle ''ko'' which precedes the verb as well as a negative pronoun, such as in the example ''Gor ko tebuk kohát'' "War will solve nothing," literally "War won't solve nothing". | ||
[[Category:Orcish language|Grammar]] | [[Category:Orcish language|Grammar]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:18, 30 March 2024
Orcish is an analytic language with some agglutinative features. The word order is subject-verb-object (SVO) and mostly head-initial. The language has prepositions, as opposed to postpositions.
Nouns
Possession in nouns is indicated through suffixes, for example -koh "my," -bhaz "our," and -huh/-h "his/her/its."
Adjectives
Adjectives precede the nouns they modify, such as in bhuur toz "human king".
Verbs
Subject marking on the verb can optionally occur in Orcish. The third person can be marked with -uk, and the second person with -ah. Verbs do not always consistently agree with their subjects, however. For example, ghanta can mean both "you asked" and "he asks."
Copula
Orcish features a null copula, such as in Goh Toz Llane "This is King Llane," literally "This King Llane."
Negation
Orcish features negative concord, which is marked with the particle ko which precedes the verb as well as a negative pronoun, such as in the example Gor ko tebuk kohát "War will solve nothing," literally "War won't solve nothing".