Trigger System

Ighālyar has a system somewhat akin to the symmetrical voice used in various Austronesian languages, where various affixes are used to juggle around nouns for the purpose of focus. The main deviation between Ighālyar and these other systems is that Ighālyar has no actor trigger, which is left implicit.

Actor Trigger

As previously stated, a verb will fall into the actor trigger by default. The actor trigger identifies the focus of the sentence as being the performer of the action.

veraṃ vaṭṭadi tāli

'the man prepares the house'

Patient Trigger

The patient trigger identifies the focus of the sentence as being the patient of the action.

vaṭṭa verani tālirūya

'the man prepares the house'

Benefactive Trigger

The benefactive trigger identifies the focus of the sentence as being the beneficiary of the action.

adhōhinda veramu vaṭṭadi kṝṭālyaṃrūva

'the man prepares the house for the girls'

Locative Trigger

The locative trigger identifies the focus of the sentence as being the location of the action.

aḍū veramu vaṭṭadi nīnālirūvya

'the man prepares the house in the city'

Instrumental Trigger

The instumental trigger identifies the focus of the sentence as being the tool used to perform the action.

jarṭṭu veramu vaṭṭadi vītālirūvya

'the man prepares the house with jade'

Reason Trigger

The instumental trigger identifies the focus of the sentence as being the reason for the action.

hīṣkrūvas veramu vaṭṭadi tālyārṣya

'the man prepares the house with jade'