Thud

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Thud
Period c. 0 YP
Spoken in Vüha Island
Total speakers ~10000
Writing system unknown
Classification Team B languages
Typology
Basic word order SOV
Morphology agglutinative/fusional
Alignment unknown
Credits
Created by User:Nort

Thud [tʰudɯ] is a language spoken on a small island off the southwestern coast of Peilaš.

Phonology

Thud will be presented entirely in phonetic transcription for now. (^:

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

The pronouns of Thud contrast for number (singular vs. plural) as well as first-person plural clusivity. First-person pronouns never take plural verb agreement.

1SG 2SG 3SG 1INCL 1EXCL 2PL 3PL
NOM nwo ˀtɕe ˀpa nwɔvɑŋ̠ɑ ˀtæŋ̠ɑ ˀtɕɛvɑŋ̠ɑ ˀpa
INS nwou ˀtɕeu ˀpau nwɔvɑŋ̠ɑu ˀtæŋ̠ɑu ˀtɕɛvɑŋ̠ɑu ˀpazu
COM nwɔχɑ ˀtɕɛχɑ ˀpɑχɑ nwɔvɑŋ̠ɑχɑ ˀtæŋ̠ɑχɑ ˀtɕɛvɑŋ̠ɑχɑ ˀpɑŋ̠ɑχɑ
GEN ˀtɛ ˀpa nwɔvɑŋɔ ˀtæŋɔ ˀtɕɛvɑŋɔ ˀpanɔ
ALL nɔˀtɛ ˀtɛˀtɛ ˀpɔˀtɛ nwɔvɑŋɔˀtɛ ˀtæŋɔˀtɛ ˀtɕɛvɑŋɔˀtɛ ˀpanɔˀtɛ
LOC ˀtɛ ˀpa nwɔvɑŋ̠æ ˀtæŋ̠æ ˀtɕɛvɑŋ̠æ ˀpanɛ
DAT nɔna ˀtɛna ˀpana nwɔvɑŋ̠æna ˀtæŋ̠æna ˀtɕɛvɑŋ̠æna ˀpanɛna

Demonstratives

Thud has a two-way deictic contrast between 'this' and 'that'.

this.SG this.PL that.SG that.PL
NOM mu muvɑŋ̠ɑ mps mbɯvɑŋ̠ɑ
INS muzu muvɑŋ̠ɑu mbiu mbɯvɑŋ̠ɑu
COM muʁa muvɑŋ̠ɑχɑ mpsχɑ mbɯvɑŋ̠ɑχɑ
GEN mbɔ mbɔvɑŋɔ mbu mbuvɑŋɔ
ALL mbɔˀtɛ mbɔvɑŋɔˀtɛ mbuˀtɛ mbuvɑŋɔˀtɛ
LOC mbɛ mbævɑŋ̠æ mbu mbuvɑŋ̠ɑ
DAT mbɛna mbævɑŋ̠æna mbuna mbuvɑŋ̠ɑna

Question words

ANIM.SG ANIM.PL INAN.SG INAN.PL
NOM ma mɑvɑŋ̠ɑ m ɱvɑŋ̠ɑ
INS mau mɑvɑŋ̠ɑu m̩u ɱvɑŋ̠ɑu
COM mɑχɑ mɑvɑŋ̠ɑχɑ mχɑ ɱvɑŋ̠ɑχɑ
GEN ma mɑvɑŋɔ m̩ɔ m̩ɔvɑŋɔ
ALL maˀtɛ mɑvɑŋɔˀtɛ jegɔˀtɛ m̩ɔvɑŋɔˀtɛ
LOC ma mɑvɑŋ̠æ jeks jegɯvɑŋ̠ɑ
DAT mana mɑvɑŋ̠æna jeksna jeksvɑŋ̠ɑna

Other question words: TODO

Nouns

Declension

Some nouns have two forms. The first form is used for the nominative, instrumental, and comitative; the second form is used for all other cases.

person grease fish skinning knife ground animal skin pig hut
NOM ɛza sɯbwo qˀɑ ŋdu mɛn ŋdʑenkss tɕʰevɯ pʰɛŋje
INS ɛzau sɯbwou qˀɑzu ŋdusʰu mɛn̩u ŋdʑenks̩iu tɕʰeviu pʰɛŋjeu
COM ɛzaχɑ sɯbwɔχɑ qˀɑŋ̠ɑ ŋduʁɑ mɛnχɑ ŋdʑenkssχɑ tɕʰevɯχɑ pʰæŋjɛχɑ
GEN ɛzaɔ jelbwɔɔ jɛχɑmɔ ŋtftɔ mɛn̩ɔ ŋdʑenks̩ɔ tɕʰevɔ pʰɛŋjeɔ
ALL ɛzaɔˀtɛ jelbwɔɔˀtɛ jɛχɑmɔˀtɛ ŋtftɔˀtɛ mɛn̩ɔˀtɛ ŋdʑenks̩ɔˀtɛ tɕʰevuˀtɛ pʰɛŋjeɔˀtɛ
LOC ɛza jelbɔ jɛχɑmɛ ŋtftɛ mɛn̩ɛ ŋdʑenks̩ɛ tɕʰevu pʰæŋ̠æ
DAT ɛzana jelbɔna jɛχɑmɛna ŋtftɛna mɛn̩ɛna ŋdʑenks̩ɛna tɕʰevuna pʰæŋ̠æna

Construct state

The construct state is used to mark nouns possessed by the subject of the sentence. Construct-state nouns are declined as follows:

grease fish skinning knife animal skin pig hut
NOM jelbwoma jɛχɑma ŋdumʰa ŋdʑenks̩ɯma tɕʰevɯma pʰɛŋjema
INS sɯbwomazu ˀqɑmazu ŋdumʰazu ŋdʑenks̩ɯmazu tɕʰevɯmazu pʰɛŋjemazu
COM jelbwɔmɑŋ̠ɑ jɛχɑmɑŋ̠ɑ ŋdumʰɑŋ̠ɑ ŋdʑenks̩ɯmɑŋ̠ɑ tɕʰevɯmɑŋ̠ɑ pʰæŋjɛmɑŋ̠ɑ
GEN sɯbwomanɔ ˀqɑmanɔ ŋdumʰanɔ ŋdʑenks̩ɯmanɔ tɕʰevɯmanɔ pʰɛŋjemanɔ
ALL sɯbwomanɔˀtɛ ˀqɑmanɔˀtɛ ŋdumʰanɔˀtɛ ŋdʑenks̩ɯmanɔˀtɛ tɕʰevɯmanɔˀtɛ pʰɛŋjemanɔˀtɛ
LOC jelbwon̩ɛ jɛχɑn̩ɛ ŋdunʰn̩ɛ ŋdʑenks̩ɯn̩ɛ tɕʰevɯn̩ɛ pʰɛŋjen̩ɛ
DAT jelbwon̩a jɛχɑn̩a ŋdunʰn̩a ŋdʑenks̩ɯn̩a tɕʰevɯn̩a pʰɛŋjen̩a

Cases

Nominative

Subject

The nominative is used for the subject of most verbs.

  • fʰɯbjedʑi tʰɯˀtu
    dog.NOM sleep-PRES
    The dog is sleeping.
  • fʰɯbjedʑi qʰæ n̩gu
    dog.NOM man-LOC see-PRES
    The dog sees the man.


Nonhuman pure transitive object

The nominative is used for nonhuman objects of pure transitive verbs. (Talking animals in folktales, gods, animistic forces, etc. are considered human.)

  • fʰɯbjedʑi pʰɛŋje n̩gu
    dog.NOM hut.NOM see-PRES
    The dog sees the hut.


Instrumental

Instrument
  • nwo lɯvɯiu tʰalvi
    1SG.NOM spoon-INS SAP-eat-EGO
    I am eating with a spoon.


Subject of tool-use verbs

Tool-use verbs take instrumental subjects. These are the formal (albeit not, from an Anglophone perspective, semantic) subjects of the verb, as is shown by verbal absolutive number agreement:

  • kʰjeɔ muzu ŋdumʰazu maŋftu
    man.GEN this.INS skinning_knife-C.INS IM-skin-PRES
    The man is skinning with a skinning knife.


  • kʰjeɔ muvɑŋ̠ɑu ŋfɯdumʰazu maŋfubau
    man.GEN these.INS PL~skinning_knife-C.INS IM-skin-PL-PRES
    The man is skinning with skinning knives.


Note that the verb must be made impure with ma- to allow it not to take an object, allowing the number agreement to apply to the instrumental subject.

Theme

Some verbs take an instrumental theme:

  • nwo fʰɯnɛ ɔzu tʰaitʰwoi
    1SG pot.NOM water-INST SAP-fill-EGO
    I am filling the pot with water.


Comitative

TODO

Genitive

Possession

The genitive is used for possession. There is no contrast between alienable and inalienable possession.

  • kʰjeɔ pʰɛŋje
    man.GEN hut
    the man's hut


Telic impure transitive object

The genitive is used for objects of impure transitive verbs when the action is of telic or completive nature.

  • kʰje uʁɑɔ madʑiʁɑ
    man.NOM meat-GEN IM-eat-PST
    The man ate up the meat / ate his fill of meat.
  • nwo jɛχɑmɔ tʰɑmæʁɑluʁɑ
    1SG fish-GEN SAP-DIR:up-hook-EGO.PST
    I hooked a fish (and caught it).


Agent of tool-use verbs

The genitive is used for the agent (which is not the subject!) of tool-use verbs.

  • kʰjeɔ ŋdumʰazu twovwoidu ɱfugɯvau
    man-GEN skinning_knife-C.INS carcass.NOM skin-PL-PRES
    The men are skinning carcasses with skinning knives.


Postpositional

Certain postpositions, especially those that cannot be used for both motion and direction, always take the genitive.

  • kʰwai jesχæɔ ˀpikʰjemˀta matalu
    smoke fire.GEN above rise-PRES
    Smoke is rising above the fire.


Allative

Direction of motion

The allative is used with locational expressions to indicate direction.

  • nwo amjeɔˀtɛ tʰasfqæi
    1SG.NOM coast-ALL SAP-DIR:down-walk-EGO
    I am walking to the coast.


Prepositional direction

The allative is used with certain postpositions when they are used to refer to motion. In general, prepositions of location that take locative complements may refer to motion with the allative.

  • kʰje ˀtwovwoɯɕia uʁɑɔˀtɛ ɕi sɯmjeuǀman.NOM skewer.NOM meat-ALL through pierce-PRES
    The man is putting a skewer through meat.
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Temporal ordering

The allative is used with temporal expressions to express "after X".

  • nwo jetftanɔˀtɛ ˀtɯgwa tʰawaful
    1SG.NOM sunset-ALL sleep.IRR-PTCP SAP-FUT-EGO
    I want to sleep after/around sunset.


Locative

Human pure transitive object

The locative is used for human objects of pure transitive verbs.

  • fʰɯbjedʑi qʰæ n̩gu
    dog.NOM man-LOC see-PRES
    The dog sees the man.


  • ˀtɕe tʰɑvɑwɔʁɑnmgwa, ɯzɯmjeje ˀtɛ tʰazɯ
    2SG.NOM SAP-behave.IRR-NEG-PTCP, sea_monster 2SG.LOC SAP-eat.IRR
    If you don't behave, the sea monster will eat you!


Location
  • kʰje pʰɛŋjen̩ɛ tʰɯga
    man hut-C.LOC sleep-PST
    The man slept in his hut.


Prepositional location

The locative is used with certain prepositions when they are used to refer to location.

  • ˀtwovwoɯʑia uʁɑ ɕi ˀpu
    skewer meat.LOC through COP.PRES
    The skewer is through the meat.


Temporal simultaneity
  • nwo jetftanɛ ˀtɯgwa tʰawaful
    1SG.NOM sunset-LOC sleep.IRR-PTCP SAP-FUT-EGO
    I want to sleep at sunset/I want to be sleeping by sunset


Atelic impure transitive object

The genitive is used for objects of impure transitive verbs when the action is of atelic or incompletive nature.

  • fʰɯbjedʑi uʁæ madʑiʁɑ
    dog.NOM meat-LOC IM-eat-PST
    The dog picked at the meat.
  • kʰje pʰɛŋjen̩ɛ ȵidwonuŋ̠ɑ
    man.NOM hut-C.LOC DIR:away-enter-PST
    The man tried to enter his hut (but he tripped, or didn't realize the door was closed and walked into it, or something).
  • nwo jɛχɑmɛ tʰamæʁɑluʁɑ
    1SG.NOM fish-LOC SAP-DIR:up-hook-EGO.PST
    I hooked a fish (but it got away).


Dative

Recipient
  • ˀtɛna sʰɯˀpaje tʰapʰɛɯnksχɑ tʰakʰjetʰabɔi
    2SG-DAT dick.NOM SAP-DIR:2-show-EGO.PST IMP-SAP-DIR:1-say
    i showed you my dick answer me


Number

Nouns, like pronouns, inflect for two numbers, singular and plural; however, unlike pronouns, the plural exponent is prefixal.

Gloss Singular Plural
fishhook qʰɑlu qʰɑʁɑlu
ear tʰɛ tɕʰedɛ
spoon lɯvɯ lɯlɯvɯ
eye jeva jejeva
pig tɕʰevɯ tɕʰedʑevɯ
jar tʰwovɯ tʰwodwovɯ
oar qʰæpf kʰjɛʁæpf
foot ˀpigɯ ˀpɯvigɯ
flask ˀtudʑe ˀtɯdudʑe
belly sʰɯvwo s̩ɯvwo
skinning knife ŋdu ŋfɯdu
cloud mʰos aamʰos
tooth tʰɔbje tʰwodɔbje
hand mana mamana
neck ˀtɕel jɛɛdʑel
hut pʰɛŋje pʰjebɛŋje
knife sɯvu sɯlvu
fish jɛɛχɑ

Verbs

The verb template is SAP - direction - root - number - tense.

Verbs have three principal parts listed in the Thud dictionary (or will once it's up): the third-person present, the SAP-marked present, and the third-person irrealis.

SAP

If a core argument of the verb is a speech act participant (first or second person), the verb takes a prefix whose most common form is tʰa-. This may condition initial consonant alternations, and some verbs have irregular SAP forms.

  • nwo fʰɯbjedʑi tʰangu
    1SG.NOM dog.NOM SAP-see-PRES
    I see the dog
  • ˀpa fʰɯbjedʑi ngu
    3SG.NOM dog.NOM SAP-see-PRES
    he sees the dog
  • fʰɯbjedʑi ˀtɛ tʰangu
    dog.NOM 1SG.NOM SAP-see-PRES
    the dog sees you


  • nwo uʁɑ tʰalvi
    1SG.NOM meat.NOM SAP-eat-EGO
    I am eating meat
  • ˀpa uʁɑ tʰalvu
    2SG.NOM meat.NOM SAP-eat-PRES
    you are eating meat
  • fʰɯbjedʑi uʁɑ sɯvu
    dog.NOM meat.NOM eat-PRES
    the dog is eating meat


Direction

Directional prefixes are obligatory with certain verbs, including verbs of motion, and common with others.

Toward speaker ˀpɔ-
Toward listener pʰɛ-
Away from both ȵi-
Inland, up mɛ-
Coastward, down sf-
  • ˀpa uʁɑ nɔna ˀpɔŋfu
    3SG meat.NOM 1SG.DAT DIR:1-bring-PRES
    He is bringing me meat.
  • ˀpa uʁɑ ˀtɛna pʰɛŋfu
    3SG meat.NOM 2SG.DAT DIR:2-bring-PRES
    He is bringing you meat.
  • ˀpa uʁɑ mbuna fʰɯbjedʑiɛna ȵiŋfu
    3SG meat.NOM that.DAT dog-DAT DIR:away-bring-PRES
    He is bringing meat to that dog over there.
  • nwo amjeɔˀtɛ tʰasfqæi
    1SG.NOM coast-ALL SAP-DIR:down-walk-EGO
    I am walking to the coast.
  • kʰje pʰɛŋjemanɔ ȵidwonuŋ̠ɑ
    man.NOM hut-C.GEN DIR:away-enter-PST
    The man, walking away, entered his hut.
  • nwo jɛχɑmɔ tʰɑmæʁɑluʁɑ
    1SG fish-GEN SAP-DIR:up-hook-EGO.PST
    I hooked a fish.


Number

The plurality of the absolutive argument is marked on the verb.

  • fʰɯbjedʑi mazɯvu
    dog.NOM IM-eat-PRES
    The dog is eating.
  • f̩ɯbjedʑi madʑibau
    PL~dog.NOM IM-eat-PL-PRES
    The dogs are eating.
  • f̩ɯbjedʑi laŋʰa sɯvu
    PL~dog.NOM frog.NOM eat-PRES
    The dogs are eating a frog.
  • fʰɯbjedʑi lalaŋʰa sɯbau
    dog.NOM PL~frog.NOM eat-PL-PRES
    The dog is eating frogs.


Certain verbs do not take number agreement.

First-person plural pronouns never take number agreement.

  • nwɔvɑŋ̠ɑ mazɯvɯ
    1INCL.NOM IM-eat-EGO
    We are eating.


Tense

Irrealis

Egophoric present

There are two egophoric tenses, the present and the past. The egophoric tenses are used for volitional actions involving the speaker or in which the speaker is directly involved.

  • nwo uʁɑ tʰalvi
    1SG.NOM meat.NOM SAP-eat-EGO.PRES
    I am eating meat.
  • pʰa sps
    dog.NOM be.EGO
    I have a dog.
  • pʰa tʰaps
    dog.NOM SAP-be.EGO
    I am a dog.


The egophoric is not used in non-volitional cases:

  • nwo tʰadʑetfɯʁɑ
    1SG.NOM SAP-fall:INT-EGO.PST
    I fell down (intentionally)
  • nwo tʰamadɯfɯχɑ
    1SG.NOM SAP-fall:UNINT-PST
    I fell down (unintentionally)


The egophoric marker varies depending on the class of the verb, but in a generally regular manner which is predictable from the allophoric present: (here presented with SAP marking)

Gloss Allophoric present Egophoric present
to behave tʰavawogwaȵeu tʰavawogwaȵei
to throw tʰabɛnwou tʰabɛnwoi
to burn tʰakfχɑu tʰakfχɑi
to fill tʰaitʰwou tʰaitʰwoi
to eat tʰalvu tʰalvɯ
to skin tʰafftu tʰaffs
to sit tʰabwodu tʰabwos
to fly tʰadalu tʰadal
to hook tʰɑʁɑlu tʰɑʁɑl
to sneeze tʰazamu tʰazam
to pass through tʰaɯgɯnu tʰaɯgɯn
to awaken tʰadʑebjenu tʰadʑebjen
to show tʰaɯngu tʰaɯnks
to see tʰagu tʰaks
to bring tʰasfu tʰass
to wash tʰagwavjefu tʰagwavjes


Egophoric past

Allophoric present

Allophoric past

Indirect

Mood

Imperative

tʰakʰje- + irrealis.

Transitivity

Numerals

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 100
kʰu qʰɔ tʰɛ pʰana ana ɑŋ̠ɑgu ɑŋ̠ɔ ɑŋ̠ɑdɛ ɑŋ̠ɑba ˀta ˀpaba

Multipliers precede; smaller additive quantities follow. Sufficiently large numbers would be most likely expressed in loans from Ethange or Jarang. The immediately penultimate non-multiplier numeral takes a special combining form:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 100
kʰuŋ̠ɑ kʰɔgwa tʰæʁɑ pʰɑnɑχɑ nɑχɑ ɑŋ̠ɑguŋ̠ɑ ɑŋ̠ɔgwa ɑŋ̠ɑdæʁɑ ɑŋ̠ɑbɑŋ̠ɑ ˀtɑŋ̠ɑ ˀpɑbɑŋ̠ɑ

Examples:

  • 23: qʰɔ ˀtɑŋ̠ɑ tʰɛ
  • 42: pʰana ˀtɑŋ̠ɑ qʰɔ
  • 69: ɑŋ̠ɑgu ˀtɑŋ̠ɑ ɑŋ̠ɑbɑ
  • 420: pʰana ˀpɑbɑŋ̠ɑ qʰɔ ˀta
  • 421: pʰana ˀpaba qʰɔ ˀtɑŋ̠ɑ kʰu

Dictionary

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