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==Nouns==
==Nouns==
Nouns in Sarkezhe decline for case. The cases are standard, genitive, allative, ablative, and illative. Nouns are categorized into nine noun classes (or '''cat'''egories):  
Nouns in Sarkezhe decline for case. The cases are standard, genitive, allative, ablative, and illative.  
 
===Noun Class===
Nouns are categorized into nine noun classes (or '''cat'''egories):  


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Noun declension differs depending on if the noun root has front or back vowels, because of vowel harmony.
===Noun Declension===
Noun declension differs depending on if the noun root has front or back vowels, according to the vowel harmony rules of Sarkezhe.  


==Pronouns==
==Pronouns==
Personal pronouns, like nouns, decline for case. There are first-person and second-person singular as well as plural pronouns. Each noun class has its own third-person pronoun.  
Personal pronouns, like nouns, decline for case. There are first-person and second-person singular, as well as plural, pronouns. Each noun class has its own third-person pronoun.  


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Revision as of 11:33, 24 April 2024

Sarkezhe Language Navigation: Home, Phonology, Grammar, Vocabulary, Orthography

Sarkezhe is a synthetic language.

Nouns

Nouns in Sarkezhe decline for case. The cases are standard, genitive, allative, ablative, and illative.

Noun Class

Nouns are categorized into nine noun classes (or categories):

Class Description
I Cats
II Diminutive animate
III Augmentative animate
IV Soft or spongy
V Hard or rough
VI Liquid
VII Container/House
VIII Tool
IX Warm/Abstract

Noun Declension

Noun declension differs depending on if the noun root has front or back vowels, according to the vowel harmony rules of Sarkezhe.

Pronouns

Personal pronouns, like nouns, decline for case. There are first-person and second-person singular, as well as plural, pronouns. Each noun class has its own third-person pronoun.