Language: Noon nouns and adjectives Nouns Niger-Congo; Senegal authority: Maria Soukka This file built by Raphael Finkel and Gregory Stump 2012 CLASS: noun class (comparable to a gender) NUM: number (like "4 chairs") DEF: definiteness (like "the chair") LOC: location (like "near me", specified if and only if definite) POSS: possessor (like "our chair" specified only if definite) REL: relation (inalienable possessor, like "our father", specified optionally for singular definite nouns of subclass B) The purpose of this file is to experiment with PFM syntax and semantics. Paradigm Function PF() = V(IV(III(II(I(Stem()))))) ParadigmSchema(N <\d>A) = { CLASS:{$1} NUM:{sg/pl} DEF:{plus/minus} LOC:{1/2/3/noLoc} POSS:{(1 sg)/(1 pl incl/excl)/(2/3 sg/pl)/noPoss} REL:{noRel} } ParadigmSchema(N <\d>B) = { CLASS:{$1} NUM:{sg/pl} DEF:{plus/minus} LOC:{1/2/3/noLoc} POSS:{(1 sg)/(1 pl incl/excl)/(2/3 sg/pl)/noPoss} REL:{(1 sg)/(1 pl incl/excl)/(2/3 sg/pl)/noRel} } Disallow = { (POSS:{sg/pl} DEF:{minus}) / % possession requires definiteness (REL:{sg/pl} DEF:{minus}) / % inalienable possessor requires definiteness (LOC:{1/2/3} DEF:{minus}) / % location requires definiteness (POSS:{sg/pl} REL:{sg/pl}) / % can't have both regular and inalienable possessor (DEF:{plus} LOC:{noLoc} REL:{noRel}) / % definite requires place or inalienable possessor (POSS:{sg/pl} LOC:{noLoc}) / % possessor needs a location (REL:{sg/pl} NUM:{pl}) / % inalienable possession only distinguished in sg (REL:{sg/pl} LOC:{1/2/3}) % inalienable possession } Disallow(N-(1/2/3/4/5/6)B) = { NUM:{sg} POSS:{sg/pl} } Disallow(N-(1/2/3/4/5/6)Bmun) = { NUM:{sg} POSS:{sg/pl} } Rules of referral Stem selection rules Stem() = yoon Stem() = pënís Stem() = miis Stem() = edik Stem() = ëlkít Stem() = ataa Stem() = ƴaal Stem() = ɓeti Stem() = kaan Stem() = hal Stem() = túuƴ Stem() = yaak Stem() = këmëŋkí Stem() = moorom Stem() = húnís Stem() = taanam Rules of exponence Block I I, X[],σ:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg}} → kX I, X[],σ:{CLASS:{5} NUM:{sg}} → pX I, X[],σ:{CLASS:{6} NUM:{sg}} → jX I, X[],σ:{CLASS:{4/5/6} NUM:{pl}} → tX Block II II, X[],σ:{REL:{1 sg}} → Xroo II, X[],σ:{REL:{2 sg}} → Xfu II, X[],σ:{REL:{3 sg}} → Xci II, X[],σ:{REL:{1 pl excl}} → Xríi II, X[],σ:{REL:{1 pl incl}} → Xruu II, X[],σ:{REL:{2 pl}} → Xrúu II, X[],σ:{REL:{3 pl}} → Xɓa II, X[1Bmun],σ:{REL:{noRel}} → Xmun Block III III, X[],σ:{CLASS:{2} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} REL:{noRel}} → Xf III, X[],σ:{CLASS:{3} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} REL:{noRel}} → Xm III, X[],σ:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} REL:{noRel}} → Xk III, X[],σ:{CLASS:{5} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} REL:{noRel}} → Xp III, X[],σ:{CLASS:{6} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} REL:{noRel}} → Xj III, X[],σ:{CLASS:{1/2/3} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} REL:{noRel}} → Xc III, X[],σ:{CLASS:{4/5/6} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} REL:{noRel}} → Xt Block IV IV, X[],σ:{LOC:{1}} → Xii IV, X[],σ:{LOC:{2}} → Xum IV, X[],σ:{LOC:{3}} → Xaa Block V V, X[],σ:{POSS:{1 sg}} → Xgoo V, X[],σ:{POSS:{2 sg}} → Xgaraa V, X[],σ:{POSS:{3 sg}} → Xgari V, X[],σ:{POSS:{1 pl excl}} → Xgëríi V, X[],σ:{POSS:{1 pl incl}} → Xgaruu V, X[],σ:{POSS:{2 pl}} → Xgërúu V, X[],σ:{POSS:{3 pl}} → Xgaɓa Sandhi { m → Ø / m_ % taanammuniigoo → taanamuniigoo } % Sandhi Lexeme: FIELD %yoon Meaning: field Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 1A % Syntactic category: N % N / A % Inflection class: A % A / (B Bmun) (only for some syntactic categories) % Morphosyntactic class: 1 % (1/2/3/4/5/6 animate/inanimate/diminutive) Lexeme: HORSE % pënís Meaning: horse Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 2A Lexeme: MILK % miis Meaning: milk Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 3A Lexeme: TREE % kedik Meaning: tree Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 4A Lexeme: THREAD % pëlkít Meaning: thread Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 5A Lexeme: SMALL_CALABASH % pataa Meaning: small_calabash Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 6A Lexeme: MAN % ƴaal Meaning: man Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 1B Lexeme: WOMAN % ɓeti Meaning: woman Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 2B Lexeme: COMPOUND % kaan Meaning: compound Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 2B Lexeme: GROUP_HOUSE % hal Meaning: group_house Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 1B Lexeme: ROOM_HUT % túuƴ Meaning: room-hut Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 1B Lexeme: OLDER_SIBLING % yaak Meaning: older-sibling Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 1Bmun Lexeme: YOUNGER_SIBLING % këmëŋkí Meaning: younger-sibling Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 1Bmun Lexeme: PEER % moorom Meaning: peer Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 1Bmun Lexeme: FRIEND & húnís Meaning: friend Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 1Bmun Lexeme: UNCLE % taanam Meaning: uncle Syntactic category: N Inflection class: 1Bmun % ShowOnlyTruth Truth = { TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{minus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = kedik TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{minus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = tedik TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkii TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{1 sg} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkiigoo TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{2 sg} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkiigaraa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{3 sg} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkiigari TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{1 pl excl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkiigëríi TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{1 pl incl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkiigaruu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{2 pl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkiigërúu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{3 pl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkiigaɓa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = tediktii TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{1 sg} REL:{noRel}} = tediktiigoo TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{2 sg} REL:{noRel}} = tediktiigaraa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{3 sg} REL:{noRel}} = tediktiigari TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{1 pl excl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktiigëríi TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{1 pl incl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktiigaruu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{2 pl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktiigërúu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{3 pl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktiigaɓa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkum TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{1 sg} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkumgoo TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{2 sg} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkumgaraa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{3 sg} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkumgari TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{1 pl excl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkumgëríi TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{1 pl incl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkumgaruu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{2 pl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkumgërúu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{3 pl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkumgaɓa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = tediktum TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{1 sg} REL:{noRel}} = tediktumgoo TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{2 sg} REL:{noRel}} = tediktumgaraa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{3 sg} REL:{noRel}} = tediktumgari TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{1 pl excl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktumgëríi TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{1 pl incl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktumgaruu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{2 pl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktumgërúu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{3 pl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktumgaɓa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkaa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{1 sg} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkaagoo TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{2 sg} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkaagaraa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{3 sg} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkaagari TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{1 pl excl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkaagëríi TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{1 pl incl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkaagaruu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{2 pl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkaagërúu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{3 pl} REL:{noRel}} = kedikkaagaɓa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = tediktaa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{1 sg} REL:{noRel}} = tediktaagoo TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{2 sg} REL:{noRel}} = tediktaagaraa TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{3 sg} REL:{noRel}} = tediktaagari TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{1 pl excl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktaagëríi TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{1 pl incl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktaagaruu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{2 pl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktaagërúu TREE:{CLASS:{4} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{3 pl} REL:{noRel}} = tediktaagaɓa UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{minus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = taanamun UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{minus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = taanamun UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{1 sg}} = taanamroo UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{2 sg}} = taanamfu UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{3 sg}} = taanamci UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{1 pl excl}} = taanamríi UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{1 pl incl}} = taanamruu UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{2 pl}} = taanamrúu UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{noLoc} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{3 pl}} = taanamɓa UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunii UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncii UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{1 sg} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunciigoo UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{2 sg} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunciigaraa UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{3 sg} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunciigari UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{1 pl excl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunciigëríi UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{1 pl incl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunciigaruu UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{2 pl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunciigërúu UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{1} POSS:{3 pl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunciigaɓa UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunum UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncum UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{1 sg} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncumgoo UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{2 sg} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncumgaraa UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{3 sg} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncumgari UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{1 pl excl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncumgëríi UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{1 pl incl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncumgaruu UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{2 pl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncumgërúu UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{2} POSS:{3 pl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncumgaɓa UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{sg} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = taanamunaa UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{noPoss} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncaa UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{1 sg} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncaagoo UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{2 sg} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncaagaraa UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{3 sg} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncaagari UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{1 pl excl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncaagëríi UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{1 pl incl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncaagaruu UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{2 pl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncaagërúu UNCLE:{CLASS:{1} NUM:{pl} DEF:{plus} LOC:{3} POSS:{3 pl} REL:{noRel}} = taanamuncaagaɓa }