Affixes:
Nominal:
-ad, -d definite suffix
-aedd plural suffixVerbal:
-s, -ys past tense suffix (causes affection of the previous vowel if possible), 3rd singular
-es, -edd passive participle suffix
-i infinitive suffix (causes affection of the previous vowel if possible)
-i past tense suffix (unusual form)
-ior future tense, 3rd singular (causes affection if possible)
-th, -íth 3rd plural suffixAdjectival:
-es, -ed superlative suffixAffection
a -> e, ei
o -> e, iThese processes happen when forming the plural of some nouns, as well as when some affixes are added to a base.
Vowel Deletion Processes.
o -> zero in front of /o/
<e> in the word <ebo> is sometimes deleted, when unstressed.
a -> zero in front of /a/Mutation Processes.
Lenition Spirantization t > d t > th c > g c > ch p > b p > ph d > dd g > zero non-applicable (at least for this example) b > f m > f ll > l rh > rGrammar Notes:
a) negative verb 'ge-' is used with the infinitive of the verb being negated.b) <i> 'the' is used only when the nominal is in prepositional phrase or modified by an adjective.
c) word order is VSO
d) 'boi' with the passive participle indicates a stative, something that is now completed and is in a stable state. It does not imply that there was any initial cause of that state, that is what the passive particle is for.