The Ananagyu: a-Illiyar Nouns
Cases
The language has three cases: Absolutive, Oblique, and Genitive. It’s essentially an ergative language.
There are two articles: the definite article and the partitive article. The partitive article is used with the partitive form of the noun and has the same form as the singular definite article. The definite article has two forms: the singular «i(y)-», and the plural «a-». The singular article causes an initial mutation (partitive does not). The mutations are:
| Normal | Mutated |
|---|---|
| w | v |
| r | y |
| l | y |
| k | g |
| p | b |
| t | d |
| f | v |
| s | s (voiced) |
The «iy» form only appears in front of nouns starting with a vowel.
The partitive is the form used when counting, even if the number is one. The singular is used for single objects, and the plural when the number is unknown. Using the partitive with the number one reinforces the fact that there is one and only one object. The partitive, when used without a number, must take the article. this gives it the meaning «some» or «any». When used with numbers, the article is dropped.
Nouns fall into two conjugations: Fortis and Lenis.
Fortis Nouns
The paradigm for nasal-fortis is «Wambliy» (Incubi/Succubi)
Fortis verbs are characterised by having a fortis consonant cluster in them that changes with case. In the case of nasal fortis, they are: mb, mp, nd, nt, ng, nk.
| Absolute | Oblique | Genitive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Wambliy | Wampliy | Wammliy |
| Plural | Wambliyar | Wampliyar | Wammliyar |
| Partitive | Wamblisse | Wamplisse | Wammlisse |
| Collective | Wambliyu | Wampliyu | Wammliyu |
The genitive is characterised by assimilation of the cluster. In the oblique, the cluster changes voicing.
There are other varieties, including liquid- and rhotic-fortis. The behaviour is predictible across these two as well. In the case of liquid-fortis, the patterns are: lb, lp, ld, lt, lg, lk. The rhotic-fortis patterns are: rb, rp, rd, rt, rg, rk.
Lenis Nouns
Paradigm is «Romyi» (Human)
All the other regular nouns belong to this group. Note that nouns in this paradigm whose roots end in a voiced consonant have that consonant unvoiced for the genitive case, e.g. Vladyi > Vlada > Vlata.
| Absolute | Oblique/Genitive | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Romyi | Roma |
| Plural | Romyar | Romar |
| Partitive | Romyas | Romas |
| Collective | Romyu | Romu |
Some Collective Nouns
The collective form is used when referring to pluralities considered as a single unit, e.g. Humanity, Birds.
| a-Illiyar | English |
|---|---|
| Romyu | Humanity |
| Ennyos Vladyu | Nosferatu, most common type, live amongst humans |
| Wambliyu | Incubi & Succubi, also common |
| Ananagyu | Ananaki, i.e. all vampires |
| Kendiyu | ? |