Morphology of Kyrgyz language
Noun morphology
- Missing rules
# "атым" works, "балам" doesn't
- Rule: delete ы after %> and before м
ы:0 <=> %> _ м ;
# "балабыз" works, "атыбыз" doesn't
- Rule: delete ы after %> and before быз
ы:0 <=> %> _ быз ;
# "бала+ңыз" works, "атыңыз" doesn't
- Rule: delete ы after %> and before ңыз
ы:0 <=> %> _ ңыз ;
- уул<n><px1sg><dat> --> уулумга doesn't works
- Rule: delete г after м and ң
- This rule is same for px1sg,px2sg,px3sg
- үй<n><px1sg><dat> --> үйүмга doesn't works
- Rule1: delete г after м and ң
- Rule2: change end vowel according to previous vowel
- китеп<n><px1sg><acc> --> китебимды doesn't works
- Rule: last vowel ы should harmonized
- These should all really be rules to epenthesise/insert /I/ (ы, и, у, ү) after a consonant before these endings.
Noun Person,Possessives
() = after vowel, [] = after consonant, {} = archivowel/consonant
({I})м, 1sg ({I})ң, 2sg informal ({I})ң{I}з, 2sg formal [с]{I}, 3sg ({I})б{I}з, 1pl ({I})ң{A}р, 2pl informal ({I})ң{I}зд{A}р, 2pl formal [с]{I} 3pl
1st Person Possessives
Singular/Plural | Suffix | Example | Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
Singular | -ым becomes-м if ends with vowel | my horse, my son | |
Plural | -ыбыз become -быз if ends with vowel | our horse, our son |
2nd Person Possessive
Singular/Plural | Suffix | Example | Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
Singular | -ың becomes -ң if ends with vowel,-ыңыз becomes -ңыз if ends with vowel | your horse, your son, your horse(kind way),your son(kind way) | |
Plural | -ыңар becomes -ңар if ends with vowel,-ыңыздар becomes -ңыздар if end with vowel | your horse,your son, your horse(kind way),your son(kind way) |
3rd Person Possessive
Singular/Plural | Suffix | Example | Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
-- | -ы becomes -сы when following vowel | his horse, his son |
General Possessive
Singular/Plural | Suffix | Example | Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
-- | -ныкы | people's, livestock's, your son's, the mountain's, the camel's (as their own NPs) |
Noun cases
Case Name | Suffixes |
---|---|
absolute | --- |
genitive | -нын, -нин, -дын, -дин, -тын, -тин, -нун, -нүн, -дун, -дүн, -тун, -түн |
dative | -га, -ка, -ге, -ке, -го, -ко, -гө, -кө |
definite-accusative | -ны, -ни, -ды, -ди, -ты, -ти, -ну, -нү, -ду, -дү, -ту, -тү |
locative | -да, -де, -та, -те, -до, -дө, -то, -тө |
ablative | -дан, -ден, -тан, -тен, -дон, -дөн, -тон, -төн |
Genitive, Rules for suffixes
Rules | -нын,-ын transfromation | Examples | Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
Ends with vowels | -нын,-нун,-нин,нүн | child's, mountain's, mother's, camel's | |
Ends with Voiced Consonants | -дын,-дун,-дин,-дүн | spring's, community's, knowledge's, eye's | |
Ends with Unvoiced Consonants | -тын,-тун,-тин,-түн | mail's, ball's, book's, shoe's | |
Ends with Third persons Possesive -ы,-сы and -ныкы | -нын,-нун,-нин,-нүн | his animal's, his watch's, his child's, his brother's, his house's, his garden's, the school's's (e.g., the school's[ book]'s) |
Dative, rules for suffixes
Rules | surface form of -/GA/ | Examples | Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
Ends with vowels and Voiced Consonants | -га,-го,-ге,-гө | to the field,to the mountain, to serve, to the girl,to the center, to the lake | |
Ends with Unvoiced Consonants | -ка,-ко,-ке,-кө | to the stone,to the fire,to the tree,to the heart | |
after 1st and 2nd person singular possessive suffixes -/(I)m/, -/(I)ŋ/ | -а,-е,-о,-ө | саат+ым+а,саат+ың+а,короо+м+о,короо+ң+о,мекте<б>+иң+е, үйүм+ө,эже+син+е,бала+сын+а,мал+ын+а,ките<б>+ин+е |
to my watch, to your watch,to my garden,to your garded,to your school,to my house,to his/her sister,to his/her child,to his/her animal,to his/her book |
after possessive suffix -/nIKI/ or -/(s)I/ | -на,-не,-нө (-но is impossible because of intervening /I/s) | саат+тыкы+на,короо+нуку+на,короо+су+на,мекте<б>+и+не,үй+дүкү+нө,эже+ники+не,бала+сы+на,мал+ы+на,үй+ү+нө |
Definite-accusative, Rules for suffixes
Rules | surface forms of -/NI/ | Examples | Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
Ends with vowels | -ны,-ну,-ни,нү | desk, cinema,window,street | |
Ends with Voiced Consonants | -ды,-ду,-ди,-дү | girl,colt,place,grape | |
Ends with Unvoiced Consonants | -ты,-ту,-ти,-тү | happiness, bird, book, shovel | |
Ends with First and Second persons Possessive suffixes [this is the same as the voiced consonant rules and can be removed —JNW] | -(д)ы,-(д)у,-(д)и,-(д)ү | my child,your child,my son,my book,my house | |
After third person -(s)I suffix | -н | бала+сы+н, уул+у+н, ките<б>+и+н, үй+ү+н | his/her/its/their child, son, book, house |
Ablative, Rules for suffixes
Rules | surface forms of -/DAn/ | Examples | Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
Ends with vowels and Voiced Consonants | -дан,-дон, -ден,-дөн | алма+дан,тоо+дон,киши+ден,үй+дөн,кагаз+дан,герб+ден | from apple,from mountain,from person,from house,from paper, |
Ends with Unvoiced Consonants | -тан,-тон,-тен,-төн | таш+тан,от+тон,терек+тен,өрт+төн,топ+тон | from stone, from fire, from tree, from fire, from ball |
Ends with First and Second persons singular Possessive suffixes | -(д)ан, -(д)он, -(д)ен, -(д)өн | бала+м+дан/бала+м+ан, короо+м+дон/короо+м+он, китеб+им+ден/китеб+им+ен, көчө+ң+өн/көчө+ң+дөн | from my son, from my garden, from my book, from your street |
Ends with Third persons Possesive -(s)I or -ныкы | -нан, -нен, -нөн (-нон is impossible after /I/) | мал+ы+нан, үй+ү+нөн, күзгү+сү+нөн, Керим+дики+нен, шаар+дыкы+нан, ата+сы+ныкы+нан | from his animal, from his house, from his mirror's, from Kerim's, from the city's, from his father's |
Adjectives morphology
Adjectives in Kyrgyz language do not change with cases, possessions and with plural (-лар) suffix. It has 4 levels : 1. Normal 2. Comparative 3. Superlative 4. Weakening
Normal Level
Ех:
1.кооз; Бишкекте кооз уйлор көп курулду.
2.саздуу,кара,көк,аккан Кара шибер, көк майсан, саздуу болот аккан суу.
3.жакшы; Энеси уулуна жакшы тарбия берген экен.
Comparative
Built by adding -ыраак suffix
Examples :
кызыл+ыраак more redder than
таттуу+раак more sweeter than
жакшы+раак more better than
Superlative
1.Built by using following adverbs: эң,өтө,аябай,чымкый
эң жакшы the best
абдан кооз very beautiful
өтө сулуу very handsome
аябай ысык very hot
чылк семиз very fat
чымкый кызыл very red
2.Built by adding first letter of adjective word+{A}п as prefix
кара --> кап+кара very black
сары --> сап+сары very yellow
тоголок --> топ+тоголок very oval
ачуу --> ап+ачуу very spicy
"Weakening"
Weakens the meaning of adjectives built by adding -ыш,-гыл,-ылжым,-илжын,-ылтыр,-гыч,-гылт,-гылтым,-ыңкы
suffixes | Example | Gloss |
---|---|---|
-ыш | ак -- агыш,көк -- көгүш | little bit white,little bit blue |
-гыл | кир -- киргил | little bit dirty |
-ылжым,-илжын | көк -- көгүлжүм,кара -- каралжым | little bit blue, little bit black |
-ылтыр | көк -- көгүлтүр | blueish |
-гыч | сары -- саргыч | yellowish |
-гылт | сары -- саргылт,кызыл -- кызгылт | yellowish, reddish |
-гылтым | кызыл -- кызгылтым | reddish |
-ыңкы | азган -- азыңкы | -- |