Grammatical terms for dictionary
Grammatical terms for this language are in the process of being developed. Some of the proposed terms
and their abbreviations that might be significant for purposes of dcitionary development are as follows:
| English | Ciyawo | Abbreviation |
|---|
| Verb | Msali | Msa. |
| Adverb | M'jonjecesi | M'jonje. |
| Noun | Lina | Li. |
| Pronoun | M'kwimilam'malo jwa lina | M'kwimi. |
| Adjective | Mtagulila | Mtagu. |
| Conjunction | Mlumbikanyo | Mlumbi. |
| Preposition | Mpecesi | Mpe. |
| Ideophone | Mbikanicilo | Mbika. |
| Interjection | Msupuko | Msu. |
| Idiom | Cining'a | Cini. |
| Word Variant | Kuŵeceta kwine | Kuŵekwi. |
| Synonym | Maloŵe gakulandana ngopolo | Malogaku. |
| Affix | Mbwaticila | Mbwati. |
| Prefix | Mbwaticila ja pandanda | Mbwandanda. |
| Infix | Mbwaticila mkati | Mbwamka. |
| Suffix | Mbwaticila ja pambesi | Mbwambe |
| Singular | Cimpepe | Cimp. |
| Plural | Yejinji | Yeji. |
| Tone | Kakwesye ka maloŵe | Kakwema. |
| High | Kwesya | Kwe. |
| Low | Tulusya | Tu. |
| Letter | Cilembo | Cile. |
| Word | Liloŵe | Lilo. |
| Vowel | Cilembo cakupikanika pajika | Cilecakupi. |
| Consonant | Cilembo caangapikanika pajika | Cilecangapi. |
Some of the abbreviations for languages whose words may be present in the vocabulary of Ciyawo are as follows:
| Language | Ciyawo version | Abbreviation |
|---|
| English | Cisungu | Cisu. |
| Shona | Shona | Sho. |
| Portuguese | Cipwitikisi | Pwi. |
| Kiswahili | Ciswayili | Swayi. |
| Chichewa | Cicewa | Cice. |
NOUN CLASS PREFIXES
Mu - A/WA
MU – MI
LI -MA-
CI-/C - I-/Y-
N (JI-SI)
LU-MA-
KA-/TU-
U-MA
INFINITIVE KU-
PA, KU, MU
