Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: postpositions ?
↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palato-alveolar | Palatal | Velar |
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Stop | p | d t | k g | |||
Affricate | ʦ | ʧ | ||||
Fricative | f v | s | ʃ | |||
Approximant | j | |||||
Trill | r | |||||
Lateral approximant | l |
Vowel inventory:
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | iː i | uː | |
Near-high | ʊ | ||
High-mid | o | ||
Low-mid | ɛ | ɜː | ɔː ʌ |
Near-low | æ | ||
Low | ɑ |
Pronunciation | Spelling |
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Nouns have three cases:
Nominative | Prefix mo- dog (doing the verb)
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Accusative | Prefix ki- (verb done to) dog
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Genitive | Prefix mɑ- dogʼs
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Singular | Plural | |
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Masculine | Prefix jæ- boy
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Prefix rɑ- boys
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Feminine | Prefix pɜː- girl
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Prefix mɔɪ̯- girls
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Neuter | Prefix muː- dog
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Prefix næ- dogs
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Definite | Indefinite | |
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Singular | the
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a
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Plural | the
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some
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Uses of definite article that differ from English:
Nominative | Accusative | Genitive | |
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1st singular | I
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me
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mine
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2nd singular | you
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you
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yours
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3rd singular masc | he,
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his,
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his,
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3rd singular fem | she,
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her,
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hers,
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3rd singular neuter | it (neut)
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it (neut)
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its (neut)
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1st plural inclusive | we (including you)
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us (including you)
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ours (including you)
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1st plural exclusive | we (excluding you)
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us (excluding you)
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ours (excluding you)
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2nd plural | you all
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you all
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yours (pl)
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3rd plural masc | they (masc)
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them (masc)
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theirs (masc)
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3rd plural fem | they (fem)
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them (fem)
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theirs (fem)
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3rd plural neuter | they (neut)
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them (neut)
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theirs (neut)
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Possessive | |
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1st singular | my
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2nd singular | your
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3rd singular masc | his
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3rd singular fem | her
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3rd singular neuter | his, her, its (neut)
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1st plural inclusive | our (including you)
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1st plural exclusive | our (excluding you)
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2nd plural | your (pl)
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3rd plural masc | their (masc)
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3rd plural fem | their (fem)
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3rd plural neuter | their (neut)
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Future | Prefix rɑ- will learn
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Soiluian uses a standalone particle word for past tense:
Past | Particle before the verb: jɑ - learned
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Soiluian has a base-10 number system:
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
100 -
1000 -
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -gi
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -ʦɔː
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix pɔː-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -kiː
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -kuː
Noun to verb = Suffix -ʦæ
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -ʧeɪ̯
Tending to = Prefix rɛ-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix sæ-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -nɛ
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Prefix jo-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix mɔɪ̯-
Diminutive = Suffix -ŋaʊ̯
Augmentative = Prefix teɪ̯-
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