Category Archives: Morphology

The Ancestral adverb typically precedes the verb it modifies and is normally introduced (or marked) by one or more  classificatory particles. In Ancestral, an adverb is in origin a noun to which the head verb is being compared. He runs … Continue reading →

The Ancestral adnoun typically precedes the noun it modifies and is normally introduced (or marked) by one or more classificatory particles. In Ancestral, an adnoun is in origin a noun to which the head noun is being compared. ‘sky eyes’ … Continue reading →

Every Ancestral verb, adverb, noun, or adnoun is normally introduced (or marked) by one or more particles. These particles (which might also be referred to as function words) create the framework of an Ancestral sentence and perform the work of … Continue reading →

Introduction The canonical Ancestral verb is composed of two distinct but interlocking elements: A biconsonantal semantic root A bivocalic stative transfix (infix/suffix) In other words, the basic Ancestral verb takes the form C1 + V1 + C2 + V1 where: … Continue reading →

Introduction The canonical Ancestral noun is composed of two distinct but interlocking elements: A biconsonantal semantic root A bivocalic stative transfix (infix/suffix) In other words, the basic Ancestral noun takes the form C1 + V1 + C2 + V1 where: … Continue reading →