• Source: Livonian grammar

Livonian is a Finnic language, and, as such, is closely related to both Estonian and Finnish.




Tones


Livonian is a pitch accent language. It has a broken tone that can appear in words. The broken tone is marked with a '.




Pronouns






= Personal Pronouns

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Note: the third person pronouns do not possess a gender in the singular or the plural.




= Demonstrative Pronouns

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Note: The plural demonstrative pronoun is the same as the third person plural personal pronoun.




= Reflexive Pronouns

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Note: The usage of the reflexive pronoun is broad. Of course, it is used as a reflexive pronoun as in "minnõn eņtšõn um vajag...," meaning "I need..." [lit: to myself is necessary...]. However, the pronoun can also express possession; it frequently replaces the genitive forms of the personal pronouns. For example: "ma sīeda kūliz eņtš izast", or "I heard it from my father." Also, reflexive pronouns can be used in adverbial expressions: "täm eņtš ie", "this same night".




Cases



The following are the cases in Livonian:




= Examples

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Moods


The following are the moods in Livonian:




References






Bibliography

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Livonian grammar
• Livonian language
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