Affixes
- Cp - Pronoun Referent
- Ve - Context + Perspective + Essence
- Vr - Pattern + Stem + Designation
- Vs - Essence
- Vx - Type + Degree
Cp
Cp conveys the referent of a pronoun.
| Cp | none | 1 | 2m | 2u | 1+2m | 1+2u |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| none | N/A | t | k | p | g | b |
| 3ma | s | st | sk | sp | gl | bl |
| 3mi | c | ct | ck | cp | kl | pl |
| 3ua | sr | str | skr | spr | gr | br |
| 3ui | cr | ctr | ckr | cpr | kr | pr |
| 3mx | n | m | sn | cn | sm | cm |
Key:
- a = Animate
- i = Inanimate
- mx = Mixed animate/inanimate
- m = Monadic (singular)
- u = Unbounded (plural)
- 1 = 1st person (speaker)
- 2 = 2nd person (listener/addressee)
- 3 = 3rd person
| Cp | Referent | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| z | Universal animate | “everyone” |
| j | Universal inanimate | “everything” |
| ts | Impersonal animate | Generic “you” |
| tc | Impersonal inanimate | Generic “something” |
| dz | Indefinite animate | “anyone” |
| dj | Indefinite inanimate | “anything” |
| dr | Abstract | Abstract perspective |
| tr | Collective | Nomic perspective |
| d | Obviative | 4th person; 3rd person other than the one previously mentioned |
Ve
Ve conveys Context, Perspective, and Essence.
| Ve | EXS Existential |
MTR Metaphorical |
|---|---|---|
M/NRM |
- | ua |
M/RPS |
ai | ia |
U/NRM |
e | ue |
U/RPS |
ei | ie |
N/NRM |
o | uo |
N/RPS |
oi | io |
A/NRM |
u | ui |
A/RPS |
au | iu |
Vr
Vr conveys Pattern, Stem, and Designation.
| Vr | |||
| Informal Stems | Formal Stems | ||
| a | oa | ||
| e | ue | ||
| ei | ie | ||
| Complementary Stems | Complementary Stems | ||
| i | ai | ua | ia |
| u | oi | ui | io |
| o | au | uo | iu |
Vs
Vs conveys Essence.
| Essence | Vs |
|---|---|
NRM Normal |
a |
RPS Representational |
i |
Vx
Vx conveys the Type and Degree of a suffix.
| Vm | Degree 1 | Degree 2 | Degree 3 | Degree 4 | Degree 5 | Degree 6 | Degree 7 | Degree 8 | Degree 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 | au | ai | oi | ei | a | e | o | i | u |
| Type 3 | iu | ia | io | ie | oa | ue | uo | ua | ui |
| Type 2 | aiu | aia | aio | aie | oe | aue | auo | aua | aui |