Let's get into the Ienitikao grammar!
Plurality
Ienitikao has actually 2 rules when using plurality. The plurality of Ienitikao is that it has a reduplication system within in it (for example):
Rule Pummu=Animal
Pupumu=Animals
(This is technically a 3 rule, but if a word has two letters that are duplicated next to each other in a word, it becomes 1 letter [note the 1 "m" in Pupumu]. This means the word's spelling changes slightly as well).
The second rule is that Ienitikao has a specific number system that can go up to 5. If their is more than 5 objects, then it resorts back to using reduplication to say "all".
The Skikiti didn't depend on numerical data for their objects and how many there were in a time frame, so 5 would was considered a BIG ass number in their time. It didn't matter if you had 5 children, 5 pets, or 5 pieces of "Heyehom" (bug-meat), etc...5 is a big number.
Tenses/Time
If something has happened within the present, it will be unmarked. For the future tense, we're going to use the word "kowa" (meaning to go) to describe an action/event that chronologically takes place in the future. For the past tense, the perfective tense it will be unmarked as well!
Valency
The word "dauunta" (take) can be used for passive verbs. Causative verbs are used with the word "timi".
For example:
Passive:
Ila klowa moe dauunta ( Litteral Traslation: I dog see take)
(I seen the dog)
Causative
Ila hom klowa aeta (Literally: I meat dog eat)
(I cause the dog to eat meat)
I want to note immediately that it should be noted that this IS going to be changed in terms of the timeline of Ienitikao. Remember, Ientikao is a "Proto-Aezikiyao" meaning it is subject to change.
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