Aprosi Verbs
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Verb conjugations, affixes, and stuff
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1. Aprosi Nouns
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2. Aprosi Pronouns
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3. Aprosi Verbs
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Aprosi verbs have several affix and auxilliary slots in this pattern:
Aux Verbs - Pronominal affix - Mood/Aspect - VERB - Tense
Auxilliary verbs serve various functions:
| Aux Verb | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ne | INTERRInterrogative mood (mood) asks questions | Makes verb into a question |
| hoq | IMPImperative (mood) command | Makes verb into a command |
A single affix attached to a verb can take the place of stand-alone Nominative or Nominative and Accusative pronouns.
| ACCAccusative (case) TRANS direct object; patient→ | ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | ||||||||
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| NOMNominative (case) TRANS subject, INTR argument↓ | Ø | 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.SWind element (gender/class) | 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.PUnknown code | 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.SWind element (gender/class) | 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.PUnknown code | 2Second person (person) addressee (you).SWind element (gender/class) | 2Second person (person) addressee (you).PUnknown code | 2Second person (person) addressee (you).SWind element (gender/class) | 2Second person (person) addressee (you).PUnknown code | 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.SWind element (gender/class) | 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.PUnknown code | 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.SWind element (gender/class) | 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.PUnknown code | |
| ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.SWind element (gender/class) | q(ə) | yq | xiq | qae | sqa | ||||||||
| 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.PUnknown code | x | ix | xyk | xa | kxa | |||||||||
| INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.SWind element (gender/class) | g | yg | ygl | ||||||||||
| 1First person (person) speaker, signer, etc; I.PUnknown code | gl | yg | ygl | |||||||||||
| ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | 2Second person (person) addressee (you).SWind element (gender/class) | t(ə) | yt | xt | et | es | ||||||||
| 2Second person (person) addressee (you).PUnknown code | s(ə) | ys | sq | ste | se | |||||||||
| INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | 2Second person (person) addressee (you).SWind element (gender/class) | n | in | inl | ||||||||||
| 2Second person (person) addressee (you).PUnknown code | nl | in | inl | |||||||||||
| ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.SWind element (gender/class) | d(ə) | yd | diq | ed | ej | od | oj | ||||||
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.PUnknown code | j | yj | jyk | jde | je | jdo | jo | |||||||
| INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.SWind element (gender/class) | m | ym | yml | ||||||||||
| 3Third person (person) neither speaker nor addressee.PUnknown code | ml | ym | yml | |||||||||||
Mood and aspect affixes are merged together. The aspects and moods are as follows:
Aspects
- Simple (SMPLSimple (class)
a simple form (cf. compound form, eg. phrasal verb)) - Inceptive (INCEPInceptive (aspect)
beginning of an action): Start of verb action/state - Cessative (CESCessative (aspect)
exiting/ending a state): End of verb action/state - Continuous (CONTContinuative (tense/aspect)
continuous or durational action): Continuous or durational verb action/state
Moods
- Declarative (DECLDeclarative (mood)
a common realis mood) - Abilitative (ABILAbilitative (mood)
expresses ability): Can, able to, could, may, capable of, etc. - Necessitative (NCSSNecessitative mood (mood)
must, have to): Must - Suggestive (SUGGSuggestive mood (mood)
suggestion, 'should', 'ought'): Should, suggestion, hortative ("let's...") - Optative (OPTOptative (mood)
'wish, hope'): Wish, hope, desire
| MOOD↓ ASPECT→ | SMPLSimple (class) a simple form (cf. compound form, eg. phrasal verb) | INCEPInceptive (aspect) beginning of an action | CESCessative (aspect) exiting/ending a state | CONTContinuative (tense/aspect) continuous or durational action |
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| DECLDeclarative (mood) a common realis mood | Ø | be | de | gø or ka |
| ABILAbilitative (mood) expresses ability | vy | bve | dvy | gvə |
| NCSSNecessitative mood (mood) must, have to | rù | bry | dre | kru |
| SUGGSuggestive mood (mood) suggestion, 'should', 'ought' | sa or za | zbi | zdy | ska |
| OPTOptative (mood) 'wish, hope' | ji | jbə | cty | ckø or jgù |
Tense suffixes are added to the end of the verb. Present tense is unmarked.
| Tense | Suffix | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| REMRemote past (tense) 'a long time ago' | oq or aq | Remote past: before "awakening of people", or before world creation |
| PASTPast tense (tense) action occurred before moment of speech | ùx or əx | Past tense |
| PRESPresent tense (tense) current | Ø | Present tense |
| FUTFuture (tense) action occurring after the moment of speech | el or yl | Future tense |
| GNOGnomic (aspect/mood) common, timeless truths | ano or øn | Gnomic tense, for "timeless truths" |
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