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* Adjectives and other descriptive words are placed //after// the word they describe, but this rule is not very strict even for Tolkien' | * Adjectives and other descriptive words are placed //after// the word they describe, but this rule is not very strict even for Tolkien' | ||
* Nouns do not have plural form, but verbs and pronouns // | * Nouns do not have plural form, but verbs and pronouns // | ||
- | * Personal | + | * Subjective personal |
+ | * Objective personal pronouns are //suffixed// to verbs; | ||
* The verb have special form combining features of infinitive, participle and gerund. | * The verb have special form combining features of infinitive, participle and gerund. | ||
- | If the A. Nemirovsky' | + | If the [[Alexandre |
* Nouns and verbs have numerous grammar forms expressed by long chain of suffixes; | * Nouns and verbs have numerous grammar forms expressed by long chain of suffixes; | ||
* // | * // | ||
- | But the significant feature of Hurrian language is [[wp> | + | But the significant feature of Hurrian language is [[wp> |
[[Nûrlâm]] is considered to exist in time between Classical Black Speech and orcish dialects (Svartiska, Shadowlandian, | [[Nûrlâm]] is considered to exist in time between Classical Black Speech and orcish dialects (Svartiska, Shadowlandian, | ||
* Restricting number of cases to 15 and make others standalone postpositions; | * Restricting number of cases to 15 and make others standalone postpositions; | ||
* Added prepositions and more prefixes. | * Added prepositions and more prefixes. | ||
+ | However some hypothetical features of Classical Black Speech are used for [[archaic style]] of Nûrlâm. | ||
Taking in account rules of other dialects, their real use and common mistakes, modern Black Speech has tendency to copy English grammar and syntax: | Taking in account rules of other dialects, their real use and common mistakes, modern Black Speech has tendency to copy English grammar and syntax: | ||
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* Infinitives merged with gerundives taking suffix //-at//, they become used for 3rd person or even all verbs. | * Infinitives merged with gerundives taking suffix //-at//, they become used for 3rd person or even all verbs. | ||
- | Nûrlâm dialect supports these tendencies too but considering | + | Nûrlâm dialect supports these tendencies too but considers |
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| Number | no | no | for all verbs and 3rd person pronouns | all |||| | | Number | no | no | for all verbs and 3rd person pronouns | all |||| | ||
| Declension classes | ? | 3 ((only for definite article)) | 2 |||| ? | | | Declension classes | ? | 3 ((only for definite article)) | 2 |||| ? | | ||
- | | Cases | many | 8 | 14, accusative = nominative for nouns | 7 (3 – 4 in colloquial speech) | many or 6 (with accusative = nominative for nouns) depending on treatment | nominative, possessive and objective only for pronouns | no | | + | | Cases | many | 8 | 14, accusative = nominative for nouns | 7 (3 -- 4 in colloquial speech) | many or 6 (with accusative = nominative for nouns) depending on treatment | nominative, possessive and objective only for pronouns | no | |
| Postpositions | yes | yes | ~2/3 | few | yes | few | no | | | Postpositions | yes | yes | ~2/3 | few | yes | few | no | | ||
| Prepositions | no | no | ~1/3 | yes | few | yes | yes | | | Prepositions | no | no | ~1/3 | yes | few | yes | yes | |