User:Jeniferlopeztorres/Cora language

Spatial concepts in the Cora language:
The cora language has a complex system of postpositions within its language. Words such as ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ have distinct markers that set them apart within this language. To classify outside, the cora people use the ending morpheme u, while inside uses the morpheme a.

Example:

(1)

ka-pú-a-tyé-nyee-ri-’i

not-it=outside-in middle-visible

‘The river is muddy.’

(2)

u-ká-taa-sin                   mɨ        kantiira

Inside-down-burn                       Candle

‘The candle is burning.’

The Inside and outside prepositions may not always be clear, in some cases they may be described as relative rather than absolute. The word deep can be classified using either a ‘u’ or ‘a’ morpheme.

Directional:

 * Used to indicate where an action is taking place

Verbal Morphology
Verbs within the Cora language are used to distinguish between locations, people, direction, and time.

Subject prefixes:
Example:

Ja’atzuútac a ‘a nuja ‘umé   =   al rato me voy    = I'll go later

Cutzú                                   =   está dormido      = He’s sleeping

Object prefixes:
Ex:

náatapúajibe                          = regalame              = Gift me

ja’achune timuá’acha’ʌʌre’e  = Cuánto te debe? = How much does he owe you?

Pecáraruure                           = No lo hagas! = Don’t do it!

Plurals:
Within the Cora language pluralization is generally indicated by the suffixes within a word. Aside from suffixes, pluralization can also be indicated through other means.

Suffix pluralization:
The suffix mua and mua’a is generally only used to refer to people. Other suffixes include: -tze, -tzi, -cʌ, -sʌ, -se, -si, -ri, and -i.

Examples of each: Other forms of pluralization:


 * Pluralization can also be indicated by having a vowel reduplicated:


 * Pluralization is also indicated through the use of accents.


 * Pluralization is also indicated by changing words from singular to plural to change of a word into a completely different one.

Possessive Nouns:

 * The prefix ‘me’ has three forms in the Cora language: ne, ni, and na. The variations of this prefix appear within different classes of nouns.


 * The prefix “you” is indicated by ether: a, mua’a, and a’a.