Re: Lahabic Syntax

"H. S. Teoh" wrote:
> Why ouch? :-)
I've got a few "native terms"

Phoneme: Ulaanaatimá (from laa- = unit of + naatimá = sound)
Noun: Pikatúu (name; I'm iffy on this one, seems to much like a relex)
Gender: Uníisa (literally "clan")
Gender 1 (Rational female) Tittakíi (female people)
Gender 2 (Rational male) Nattakíi (male people)
Gender 3 (Rational epicene) Suttakíi (people)
Gender 4 (Animals asociated with people): Kifnaklái suttakíin (Animals
with people)
Gender 5 (Other animal): Lafnaklái suttakíin fil (Animals not with
people)
Gender 6 (Other animate): Ufnaklái Uflatiási (Other living things)
Gender 7 (Inanimate): Piffilnaklái (Non-living things)
Case: Pipifdú (Shape)
Absolutive: Pipifdutá (First shape)
Ergative: Pipifdunlasú/pipifdunaglí (Causer-shape/Maker-shape)
Genitive: Pipifduniávvi (Owner-shape)
Dative: Pipifdunaplabí (Shape of one who is given something)
Instrumental: Pipifdudlatassá (Use-shape)
Benefactive: Pipifdunlássi (Cause-shape)
Commitative: Pipifduláana (Friend-shape)
Other cases are just pipfdu- + ending (e.g., v-shape for locative)
Plural: Usagá Lupána Táduna (Words for more than one)
Verbs: Pifblazlutái (Doings)
Tense: Usagá Iniibaana (Word for when)
Personal Affix: Usagá Subaana (Word for who)
Verb class: Uníisa Pifblaazlutáif (Clan of doings)
Name Prefix: Usagá pifkatúkina (Word for names)
Morpheme: Ulaasagá (laa- = unit of sagá = word)
Syllable: Upatinaatimá (pati- = collective)
Allophone: Ulikán ulaanaatimáf (Child of the phoneme)
Vowel: Unaní upatinaatimáf (Mother of the syllable)
Consonant: Ulikán upatinaatimáf (Child of the syllable)

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