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=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === | ||
(C)V(C)(C) | (C)(C)V(C) or (C)V(C)(C) | ||
<r> /ɹ/ → /ʕ̞/ | #_, word-initial | <r> /ɹ/ → /ʕ̞/ | #_, word-initial | ||
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==== Personal pronouns ==== | ==== Personal pronouns ==== | ||
bin - 1 | bin - 1.AN | ||
mam - 1.INAN | |||
poka - 2.AN | |||
tuu - 2.INAN | |||
daad - 3.AN | |||
ken - 3.INAN | |||
==== Deictic pronouns ==== | ==== Deictic pronouns ==== | ||
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koko - what | koko - what | ||
(other interrogatives are phrasal, e.g. 'lewa koko' [in_order_to what] meaning 'why') | |||
koko | |||
==== Indefinite pronouns ==== | ==== Indefinite pronouns ==== | ||
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==== Role assignment ==== | ==== Role assignment ==== | ||
subject (Nominative case): al(e)- | subject (Nominative case): (')al(e)- | ||
direct object/subject complement (Accusative case): bí(n)- | direct object/subject complement (Accusative case): bí(n)- | ||
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indirect object (Dative case): tú(n)- | indirect object (Dative case): tú(n)- | ||
object complement (Genitive case): wa( | object complement (Genitive case): wa(l)- | ||
other (Oblique case): o(g)- | other (Oblique case): (')o(g)- | ||
==== Number ==== | ==== Number ==== | ||
singular default, plus dual, paucal, and plural marked by suffix on a stem which goes before tense and aspect | singular default, plus dual, paucal, and plural marked by suffix on a stem which goes before tense and aspect | ||
dual: -(a) | dual: -(a)dí | ||
paucal: -(e)ve | paucal: -(e)ve | ||
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==== Gender ==== | ==== Gender ==== | ||
There is no grammatical gender in | There is no grammatical gender in Tandí | ||
==== Possession ==== | ==== Possession ==== | ||
POSD na POSR: anobaan na anobakuun - the room of the house (DEF-OBL-room POSS DEF-OBL-house) | POSD na POSR: 'anobaan na 'anobakuun - the room of the house (DEF-OBL-room POSS DEF-OBL-house) | ||
=== Determiners === | === Determiners === | ||
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==== Articles ==== | ==== Articles ==== | ||
Tandí does not use articles | |||
==== Possessive Determiners ==== | ==== Possessive Determiners ==== | ||
_ na _: doro na | _ na _: doro na bín - my ball (ball POSS 1.AN); doro na poka - your ball (ball POSS 2.AN); etc. | ||
_ na koko bac - whose _ (POSS what AN) | _ na koko bac - whose _ (POSS what AN) | ||
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minet - few | minet - few | ||
=== Numerals === | |||
==== Cardinals ==== | |||
nũm | |||
'ukcí - one | |||
ní - two | |||
ta'í - three | |||
sín - four | |||
kílan - five | |||
jaal - six | |||
kitten - seven | |||
bun - eight | |||
nítta - nine | |||
lan - ten | |||
cen - hundred | |||
tõn - thousand | |||
==== Ordinals ==== | |||
tokan - ORD | |||
ní tokan 'aban nana jelí - two ORD day PRT year- second day of the year | |||
==== Nominals ==== | |||
baddaa 'aldaadukcí bídaadaní - hit-PRS NOM-3.AN-one | |||
Revision as of 20:47, 6 July 2026
Introduction
Obala waTandí yábali is the native language of the ŋation of N'ogaben waYukuz yalekki on order of lappi Mija on the 3rd of May, 2026, at 12:06 P.M. CST
Phonology
Vowels
| closure | front | back |
|---|---|---|
| close | í/ú | /u |
| near-close | i/ | |
| close-mid | /o | |
| open-mid | e/ | |
| near-open | á/ | |
| open | a/ |
Vowels may be nasalized or elongated
Consonants
| Delivery | BIlabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /m | /n | ||||||
| Plosive | p/b | t/d | k/g | ' | ||||
| Non-sibilant affricate | ts/dj | |||||||
| Sibilant fricative | c/z | s/j | ||||||
| Non-sibilant fricative | f/v | /ð | /y | k/g | h | |||
| Tap/Flap | /r | |||||||
| Approximant | /r | /w (/w/) | /r (/ʢ̞/) | |||||
| Lateral Approximant | /l |
Phonotactics
(C)(C)V(C) or (C)V(C)(C)
<r> /ɹ/ → /ʕ̞/ | #_, word-initial
<r> /ɹ/ → /ɹ̃/ | N_
<r> /ɹ/ → /ɾ/ | C_
<g> /g/ → /ɣ/ V_V
<k> /k/ → /x/ V_V
<l> /l/ → /l̃/ | N_
where C is any consonant, N is any nasal vowel
Morphology
Pronouns
Personal pronouns
bin - 1.AN
mam - 1.INAN
poka - 2.AN
tuu - 2.INAN
daad - 3.AN
ken - 3.INAN
Deictic pronouns
mitta - this
lotta - that
Interrogative pronouns
koko - what
(other interrogatives are phrasal, e.g. 'lewa koko' [in_order_to what] meaning 'why')
Indefinite pronouns
| Type | Negative | Universal | Assertive existential | Dubitative existential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | habanko | habanbaa | habanlin | habanẽn |
| Thing | lenko | lenbaa | lenlin | lenẽn |
| Place | ranko | ranbaa | ranlin | ranẽn |
| Time | cunko | cunbaa | cunlin | cunẽn |
Nouns
Role assignment
subject (Nominative case): (')al(e)-
direct object/subject complement (Accusative case): bí(n)-
indirect object (Dative case): tú(n)-
object complement (Genitive case): wa(l)-
other (Oblique case): (')o(g)-
Number
singular default, plus dual, paucal, and plural marked by suffix on a stem which goes before tense and aspect
dual: -(a)dí
paucal: -(e)ve
plural: -(o)na
Gender
There is no grammatical gender in Tandí
Possession
POSD na POSR: 'anobaan na 'anobakuun - the room of the house (DEF-OBL-room POSS DEF-OBL-house)
Determiners
Demonstratives
mitta wa_ - this _
lotta wa_ - that _
Articles
Tandí does not use articles
Possessive Determiners
_ na _: doro na bín - my ball (ball POSS 1.AN); doro na poka - your ball (ball POSS 2.AN); etc.
_ na koko bac - whose _ (POSS what AN)
Quantifiers
ãmm - all
tsupla - most
minet - few
Numerals
Cardinals
nũm
'ukcí - one
ní - two
ta'í - three
sín - four
kílan - five
jaal - six
kitten - seven
bun - eight
nítta - nine
lan - ten
cen - hundred
tõn - thousand
Ordinals
tokan - ORD
ní tokan 'aban nana jelí - two ORD day PRT year- second day of the year
Nominals
baddaa 'aldaadukcí bídaadaní - hit-PRS NOM-3.AN-one