TYPES OF PLURAL

In Archaic and Classical Symbaian three types of plurals coexist: two Vermaric ones (the archaic, with the ending -z, and the apophonic one) and the idrapic one, which emerged in Symbainic-Eloduian and consists of the addition of the endings -Ø for the singular, -i for the plural, -ā for the dual and -ō for the trial; to the absolutive particles. In this sense, the apophonic plural follows the following system:

In a, aj (sg.), ā (pl.), u (dl.), o (tl.)

In e, ej, i (sg.), ē (pl.), o (dl.), a (tl.)

In o, oj, y, u (sg.), ō (pl.), u (dl.), a (tl.)

While the idrapic only manifests itself in the absolutive and follows the following paradigm.

Absolutive:

dina os (indet.) dina ōs (det.) (singular)

dina osi (indet.) dina ōsi (det.) (plural)

dina osā (indet.) dina ōsā (det.) (dual)

dina osō (indet.) dina ōsō (det.) (trial)

Ergative:

dinark (singular, plural, dual and trial)

Regarding adverbs, the roots in u/y have their comparative degree in a, and their superlative and sublative degree in o, the roots in i make their comparative degree in e, and their superlative and sublative degree in a.

e.g. gum

gangrajls comp. of superiority

gandrajls comp. of inferiority

gamels comp. of equality

gomolar superlative

gondalar superlative

gumar of intensity (very)

gumon of intensity (little)

gumauk of quantity (of sufficiency)

gumul of quantity (of shortage)

gumort of quantity (of excess)

e.g. siφver

seφvergrajls comp. of superiority

seφverdrajls comp. of inferiority

seφverels comp. of equality

saφverolar superlative

saφverdalar superlative

siφverar of intensity (very)

siφveron of intensity (little)

siφverauk of quantity (of sufficiency)

siφverul of quantity (of shortage)

siφverort of quantity (of excess)