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Nominal Morphology

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Lemdžœsi is a synthetic language. Most suffixes have at least two forms to align with vowel harmony.

Diminutive: -rœ, -ro, -r

Augmentative: -lœ, -lo, -l

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Possessives

Possessives are marked with the genitive case.

Ata f̌y džerynsi tšir.

a-ta
be-PRES
fʲy
that
d͡ʒe.ryn-si
brid-ACC.SG
t͡ʃi-r
PRO.3.ANI.SG-GEN

‘“That is their (sg.) bird.”’

Ata fumlangronə tan Džefefi su kol!

a-ta
be-PRES
fum.laŋ-ro-nə
school-DIM-NOM.SG
tan
ART.GEN.P
d͡ʒe.fe-fi
Jeff-GEN.SG
su
good
kol
INT

‘“Jeff’s class is very good!”’