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Monday, November 14th, 2016
Standard endings are:
M
F
S
1
-i/ya
2
-ka
-ki
3
-šu
-ša
P
1
-ni
2
-kunu
-kina
3
-šunu
-šina
Used on nouns and adjectives, which take special forms based on Status Rectus of nouns.
Formation rules:
Plural: noun-m+suff [ummanatum -> ummanatušu]
Dual: noun-n+suff [uznan -> uznašu]
Gen Sing.: noun-m+suff [bitim -> bitišu]
Nom/Acc Sing: Find stem
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Monday, November 14th, 2016
Used before noun in genitive and before verbal clause in subjunctive.
Formation Rules:
Plural: Remove -m and short vowel
Dual: Remove -n
Singular: Remove -m and short vowel -> noun stem
vowel: v -> v/v+case vowel [kussi -> kussi/kuss(û/â/î)]
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Friday, November 11th, 2016
A Strong Verb is one which has 3 active root letters. Each verb belongs to Vocalic Class determined by the Theme Vowel, here indicated by v/w, which is the vowel that precedes the final root in the G Present/G Preterite. It may be a/u, a/a, u/u, or i/i; yielding classes referred ...
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Thursday, October 20th, 2016
Nom
Dat
Acc
Present
Preterite
Perfect
Gx, Nx
Dx, Šx
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
S
1
a-
S
1
u-
S
1
-m/am/nim
-ni
2
ta-
ta-í
2
tu-
tu-í
3
i-
3
u-
2
-ku
-ki
-ka
-ki
P
1
ni-
P
1
nu-
2
ta-á
2
tu-á
3
-šu
-ši
-šu
-ši
3
i-ú
i-á
3
u-ú
u-á
M
F
P
1
-niáši/-náši
-niáti/-náti
Imperative
S
2
Ø
-í
P
2
-á
Stative
S
1
-áku
2
-kunúši
-kináši
-kunúti
-kináti
2
-átu
-áti
3
Ø
-at
P
1
-ánu
3
-šunúši
-šináši
-šunúti
-šináti
2
-átunu
-átina
3
-ú
-á
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