Luosa Language

Morphology

Nouns

In proto-Olve-Luosa, Old Umorit Nominative case was lost as Accusative case became Absolutive case. In Old Luosa, Antipassive mood was reinterpreted as Active mood, and Active/Passive mood as passive mood. This resulted in a shift of cases, where Ergative became Ablative, Absolutive (formerly Accusative) became Nominative, Genitive became Dative, and Dative became Accusative.

First Declension

"boy"	sg	pl
Nom	paloanii	paloani
Acc	paloana	paloandon
Voc	paloanai	paloandar
Dat	paloana	paloandii
Abl	paloaner	paloanan

Second Declension

"dog"	sg	pl
Nom	zeani	zeanë
Acc	zeano	zeandon
Voc	zeanii	zeandar
Dat	zeano	zeandii
Abl	zeanar	zeanun

Third Declension

"stone"	sg	pl
Nom	fochi	fochë
Acc	focha	foddon
Voc	fochii	foddar
Dat	fogo	foddii
Abl	foguo	fogun

Fourth Declension

"sea"	sg	pl
Nom	niez	niezë
Acc	niezo	niedon
Voc	niezi	niedar
Dat	nieza	niedii
Abl	niezo	niezan

Fifth Declension

Old Umorit 5^th and 6^th declensions merge into Luosan 5^th declension

"skin"	sg	pl	"wall"	sg	pl	"ash"	sg	pl
Nom	shani	shanon	Nom	meari	mearon	Nom	buvi	buvon
Acc	shano	shandon	Acc	mearo	meardon	Acc	buvo	buddon
Voc	shanii	shandar	Voc	mearii	meardar	Voc	buvii	buddar
Dat	shana	shandii	Dat	meara	meardii	Dat	buva	buftii
Abl	shanuo	shanan	Abl	mearuo	mearan	Abl	buvuo	buvan

Sixth Declension

"death"	sg	pl
Nom	mamui	mamuë
Acc	mamu	mamudon
Voc	mamuii	mamudar
Dat	mamu	mamdii
Abl	mamuar	mamun

Seventh Declension

"hand"	sg	pl
Nom	lamii	lami
Acc	lamja	lamdon
Voc	lamai	lamaidar
Dat	lamë	lamdii
Abl	lamir	lamen

Eighth Declension

"bone"	sg	pl
Nom	oazi	oazë
Acc	oazi	oazdon
Voc	oazii	oazdar
Dat	oaza	oazdii
Abl	oazo	oazan

Ninth Declension

"hare"	sg	pl
Nom	chara	charoë
Acc	chara	chardon
Voc	charai	chardar
Dat	charo	charoadii
Abl	charo	charon

Tenth Declension

"sand"	sg	pl
Nom	faziai	fazijon
Acc	faziaia	faziaidon
Voc	faziai	faziaidar
Dat	fazii	faziaidii
Abl	faziiuo	faziin

Dictionary

A
abui	/abwɪ/	n water [< OU ebue]
ashii	/aʃiː/	num ten [< OU ecri]
aur	/aʊr/	n moon [< OU aura]
B
buvi	/buvɪ/	n ash [< OU bufe]
C
chara	/tʃara/	n hare [< OU kerâ]
D
damami	/damamɪ/	v know [< OU dameme]
dii	/diː/	num one [< OU dui]
F
faziai	/fazjaɪ/	n sand [< OU fegrî]
fiuozi	/fjʊɔzɪ/	n sow, pig [< OU frugue]
fochi	/fɔtʃɪ/	n stone [< OU foke]
fup	/fup/	n three [< OU fup]
J
jommi	/dʒɔmmɪ/	n day [ < iânme < OU iâd- + -me]
jotii	/dʒɔtiː/	adj red [< OU iâtre]
K
kiauri	/kjaʊrɪ/	n raven [< OU kraûre]
kiorastrii	/kjɔrastriː/	n crow [< OU kraûreseri]
Kotiujoazi	/kɔatjudʒɔ/	n Thursday [< OU Kâtruîâde]
L
lamii	/lamiː/	n hand [< OU lemi]
M
main	/maɪn/	num nine [< OU meîn]
Massajoazi	/massadʒɔazɪ/	n Friday [< OU Melsaiâde]
mamui	/mamuɪ/	n death [< OU memûe]
meari	/mɛarɪ/	n wall [< OU mare]
N
niez	/nɪɛz/	n sea [< OU nida]
nön	/nœn/	num six [< OU pnon]
O
oazi	/ɔazɪ/	n bone [< OU âde]
os	/ɔs/	num two [< OU âs]
Orajoazi	/ɔrɛadʒɔ/	n Monday [< OU Auraiâde]
P
paleami	/palɛamɪ/	v fear [< OU pelame]
paloanii	/palɔaniː/	n boy [< OU palâni]
Pechoazi	/pɛtʃɔazi/	n Saturday [< OU Pikiâde]
pöyi	/pœʎɪ/	n month [< OU polie]
Pörjoazi	/pœrdʒɔazɪ/	n Wednesday [< OU Poriâde]
S
shani	/ʃanɪ/	n skin [< OU cene]
shenni	/ʃɛnnɪ/	num five [< OU cadnît]
Shorjoazi	/ʃɔrdʒazɪ/	n Sunday [< OU Câriâde]
shoari	/ʃɔarɪ/	n sun [< OU câre]
suii	/swiː/	num seven [< OU sfir]
sotsaimi	/sɔtsaɪmɪ/	v sleep [< OU sotîme]
T
tozon	/tɔzɔn/	num four [< OU togon]
tiop	/tɪɔp/	num eight [< OU trâp]
Tsushoazi	/tsuʃɔazɪ/	n Tuesday [< OU Tiusiâde]
U
ubui	/ubuɪ/	n bear [< OU ûbûe]
Y
yömmi	/ʎœmmɪ/	v walk [< OU liolme]
Z
zeani	/zɛani/	n dog [< OU ganue]