Re: Nyenya'a

> > Whether these are particles or in fact cases is not yet clear:
> >
> > Topic: wa
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> > Interrogative: ko
>
> Are these all derived from Japanese case particles or are some derived
 from Nenets cases?
>
Some of them are indeed from Nenets cases; that's why I'm not certain if
the Japanese particles have become cases, or if the Nenets cases have
become particles, or if there is a dual system at work.

> > Verbs
> >
> > This is a lot like Japanese:
> >
> >                                 to go           to be
> > Present: -dEma                  minadEma        oma
>
> I like the basic idea, but how do you combine them? Is it going to be like
 Japanese where interesting pre-forms show up alot?
>
> that is: minanai "go-neg"
>
> ikanai (japanese)   ikanakatta "go-neg-past"
>
> Where the "preform" for -nai is "naki"
>
I'm not quite certain yet. There is a word [ixi] "no; not", but I don't
think this is used with verbs, I mean, you wouldn't say [ixi minadEmata]
for "I did not go". I was sort of thinking of attaching the
"-nai" negative suffix to the end of the "other" form, but now I'm not
certain if I would want "minadEmatanai", or "minanadEmata".

> Also, where do most of the suffixes come from?
Those which aren't from Japanese are from Nenets tense/aspect markers.

> >
> > Personal Pronouns:
> >
> >         Informal        Formal
> > 1psg    orE             mana
> > 2       omaI            pida
> > 3       ke?             xaru
> > 1ppl    orEta?          manata?
> > 2       omaIta?         pidata
> > 3       keqta?          xaruta?
>
> It seems like the informal varieties are based on japanese while most of
 the formal categories are based on Nenets. Is this true? If so, where does
 "xaru" come from.
>
That came from the reflexive pronoun "xarta", which is "himself" in
Nenets.

---frank