Biconsonantal
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Root-based: CaVCV Ex.: KATH and LUKH |
Passive participle: CVCân Ex.: BITH and ZIR |
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Singular |
kâtha; lôkhu |
bîthân; zîrân |
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Plural |
kâthî; lôkhî |
bîthânî; zîrânî |
Triconsonantal
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Root-based: CVCCV Ex.: DULUG and ZINID |
Passive participle: CVCVCân Ex.: SAPHAD and PHAZAG |
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Singular |
dulgu; zindi |
saphadân; phazagân |
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Plural |
dulgî; zindî |
saphadânî; phazagânî |
Rules
- The root-based adjectives are always singular and before the agreeing noun, unless they are the predicative and
the agreeing noun is in the Subjective plural.
- Passive participles are always after the agreeing noun.
- Passive participles cause any following agreeing verb to add an agreeing pronominal prefix.
Examples
- Lôkhu batân, “[The] bent road”.
- Batâna lôkhu, “[The] road is bent”.
- Dulgu balîk, “[The] black ships”.
- Balîka dulgî, “[The] ships are black”.
- Anadûnê zirân, “Númenor that is beloved”.
- Bêthîya saphadânî, “[The] words are understood”.
- Zâina phazagânî yakallabâ […], “[The] lands which are conquered [they] fell”.