Jumlese Grammar
Żâhe Gorivo
By TouchToneThea.hdmt and Alvy
For the Jumlese dictionary, go here
Syntax
- Verb-Subject-Object
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Hardâ łâ zawṡbe
/xaɖɑ̃ ʟɑ̃ zawʃbe/
see 1SG city-ACC-DEF
I see the city
- Adjective-Noun
-
Ġedâ ðepâ
/ɣedɑ̃ ðepɑ̃/
big cat
Big cat
- Prepositions, not postpositions
-
Ho łâ vyṡbe ġy
/xo ʟɑ̃ vəʃbe ɣə/
be 1SG car.ACC-DEF in
I am in the car
Affixes
Noun declension
| Example word: ruðâ |
Nominative case |
Accusative case |
Genitive case |
Dative case |
| Singular |
ruðâ |
ruðâṡ |
ruðâhe |
ruðâv |
| Plural |
ruðâżẹ |
ruðâṡẹ |
ruðâheżẹ |
ruðâvżẹ |
| Example word: rur |
Nominative case |
Accusative case |
Genitive case |
Dative case |
| Singular |
rur |
rurṡ |
rurhe |
rurv |
| Plural |
rurżẹ |
rurṡẹ |
rurheżẹ |
rurvyżẹ |
Verb conjugation
| Example word: żersọ |
Present tense (∅) |
Past tense (-hâ) |
Future tense (ðe-) |
| No aspect (∅) |
żersọ |
żersâ |
ðersọ |
| Progressive aspect (-ho) |
żerso |
żersâho |
ðerso |
| Habitual aspect (-bâj) |
żersâj |
ðersâj |
| Perfect aspect (s-) |
ṡersọ |
ṡersâ |
þersọ |
| Example word: ṭâġ |
Present tense (∅) |
Past tense (-hâ) |
Future tense (ðe-) |
| No aspect (∅) |
ṭâġ |
ṭâ |
ðeṭâġ |
| Progressive aspect (-ho) |
ṭâho |
ðeṭâho |
| Habitual aspect (-bâj) |
ṭâbâj |
ðeṭâbâj |
| Perfect aspect (s-) |
sṭâġ |
sṭâ |
þeṭâġ |
Other
| - |
-be |
[-be] |
Definite article, the |
