Hani Grammar

This grammar outline was never filled out. Please see the Hani Babel Text page. Please see also: Hani Language Site — Hani language site by Spence Hill, approved by C.J. Cherryh.

1. Verbs
   1. Number and Person

      	Singular	Plural
      1	I	we
      2	you	you-all
      3	she/he/it	they

   2. Tense and Mood

      Infinitive
      Present Participle
      Past Participle
      Imperative
      Indicative
      Progressive
      Perfect
      	Simple	Compound
      Present
      Past
      Future
      Conditional
      Subjunctive

2. Nouns
   1. Number
      1. Singular
      2. Plural
   2. Gender
      1. Feminine
      2. Masculine
      3. Neuter
   3. Case
      1. (Subject) Nominative
      2. (Direct Object)
      3. (Indirect Object)
      4. Possessive

   4. Hani: Noun Case Declension
      Subject	Singular	Plural
      Feminine
      Masculine
      Neuter
      Direct Object	Singular	Plural
      Feminine
      Masculine
      Neuter
      Indirect Object	Singular	Plural
      Feminine
      Masculine
      Neuter
      Possessive	Singular	Plural
      Feminine
      Masculine
      Neuter

3. Pronouns
   1. Person
      1. First
      2. Second
      3. Third
   2. Number
      1. Singular
      2. Plural
   3. Gender (only in Third Person)
      1. Feminine
      2. Masculine
      3. Neuter
   4. Case
      1. (Subject) Nominative
      2. (Direct Object)
      3. (Indirect Object)
      4. Possessive Adjective
      5. Possessive Noun

   5. Hani: Pronoun Case Declension
      Subject	Singular	Plural
      First Person
      Second Person
      Third Person, Feminine
      Third Person, Masculine
      Third Person, Neuter
      Direct Object	Singular	Plural
      First Person
      Second Person
      Third Person, Feminine
      Third Person, Masculine
      Third Person, Neuter
      Indirect Object	Singular	Plural
      First Person
      Second Person
      Third Person, Feminine
      Third Person, Masculine
      Third Person, Neuter
      Possessive Adjective	Singular	Plural
      First Person
      Second Person
      Third Person, Feminine
      Third Person, Masculine
      Third Person, Neuter
      Possessive Noun	Singular	Plural
      First Person
      Second Person
      Third Person, Feminine
      Third Person, Masculine
      Third Person, Neuter

4. Adjectives
   1. Number, Gender

      	Singular	Plural
      Feminine
      Masculine
      Neuter

   2. Degree
      1. Positive
      2. Comparative
      3. Superlative
5. Adverbs
   1. Degree
      1. Positive
      2. Comparative
      3. Superlative
6. Prepositions: can be separate words, but are generally understood within noun/pronoun inflection.
7. Conjunctions: are separate words and are not inflected.
8. Interjections: are separate words and are not inflected.
9. Particles: are prefixes, suffixes, infixes, or separate words. They are not inflected.