The Ancestral Parts Of Speech
There were no meaningful differences between the parts of speech in Ancestral. In theory, at least, every Ancestral word was a versatile verb quite capable of performing any role in any sentence.
An Introduction To The Ancestral Phrase
The Ancestral language distinguished between two categories of phrase:
- The Content Phrase
- The Mood Phrase
An Introduction To The Ancestral Content Phrase
Each Ancestral content phrase consisted of one or more words that, taken in toto, either served to instantiate an event or to delineate one of its four possible supporting roles.
As such, each Ancestral content phrase could contain up to five categories of word, in this order:
- The Circumclitic Open Case Marker
- The Preverb
- The Verb
- The Adverb
- The Circumclitic Close Case Marker
The Ancestral Open Case Marker
- The Indirect Cause Open Case Marker ki=
- The Direct Cause Open Case Marker ke=
- The Main Event Open Case Marker ka=
- The Direct Effect Open Case Marker ko=
- The Indirect Effect Close Case Marker ku=
Examples Of The Ancestral Open Case Marker
For specific examples of the Ancestral open case marker in action, please refer to Chapter 5: The Ancestral Clause.
The Ancestral Preverb
The Ancestral preverb defined the verb in space and/or time.
Examples Of The Ancestral Preverb
An Example Of A Personal Preverb
My coconut.
An Example Of A Spatial Preverb
The fish upstream.
An Example Of A Temporal Preverb
Now eating.
The Ancestral Verb
The Ancestral verb instantiated a mode of being, in nature and/or culture.
Examples Of The Ancestral Verb
An Example of An Attributive Verb
honey bear
An Example of An Event Verb
wove
An Example of A Relative Verb
named
The Ancestral Adverb
The Ancestral adverb placed the verb in comparison and/or context.
Examples Of The Ancestral Adverb
An Example Of A Semblative Adverb
like a cheetah
An Example Of A Subordinative Adverb
who said (quotative)
The Ancestral Close Case Marker
- The Indirect Cause Close Case Marker =ki
- The Direct Cause Close Case Marker =ke
- The Event Close Case Marker =ka
- The Direct Result Close Case Marker =ko
- The Indirect Result Close Case Marker =ku
Examples Of The Ancestral Close Case Marker
For specific examples of the Ancestral close case markers in action, please refer to Chapter 5: The Ancestral Clause.
An Introduction To The Ancestral Mood Phrase
An Ancestral mood phrase consisted of one or more words whose specified purpose was to express the speaker’s perspective on the content or context of the sentence.
The Ancestral Open Mood Marker
- The Interrogative Open Mood Marker mi=
- The Irrealis Open Mood Marker me=
- The Imperative Open Mood Marker ma=
- The Realis Open Mood Marker mo=
- The Gnomic Open Mood Marker mu=
Examples Of The Ancestral Open Mood Marker
For specific examples of the Ancestral open mood markers in action, please refer to Chapter 5: The Ancestral Clause.
The Ancestral Close Mood Marker
- The Interrogative Close Mood Marker =mi
- The Irrealis Close Mood Marker =me
- The Imperative Close Mood Marker =ma
- The Realis Close Mood Marker =mo
- The Gnomic Close Mood Marker =mu
Examples Of The Ancestral Close Mood Marker
For specific examples of the Ancestral close mood markers in action, please refer to Chapter 5: The Ancestral Clause.