Purépecha (P'urhépecha)
· P'urhépechaEndangeredAislada · MichoacánWord Constructor
These languages build new words by joining roots and affixes. Type in Spanish or English and construct the word or phrase in the language.
Morphology explorer
Break a word into roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
Affixes (prefixes & suffixes)
The pieces words in this language are built from.
Subject prefixes
- -kaI (1sg)
- -reyou (2sg)
- -tihe/she (3rd, affirmative)
Object prefixes
- -niobjective (accusative/dative)warhini = a la mujer
Possessives
- -eri / -rigenitive (of)
Reflexive
- -kuari-reflexive
Tense & aspect
- -xa-present / progressive
- -s-aorist (punctual past)
- -a-future
- -p-past
Plural
- -echa / -ichapluralwarhiicha = mujeres
- -ksïplural (on the verb)
Locatives
- -rhulocative (in/at)kʼumanchikwarhu = en la casa
Derivational
- -ta-causative (make/cause…)
Language structure
How this language works — its word order, morphology, sounds and writing. This reference also grounds the AI Word Constructor.
Word order
SOV (subject–object–verb) order; a language isolate with no known relatives.
Morphology
Agglutinative and EXCLUSIVELY suffixing: a root takes an ordered chain of suffixes (locative/body-part → aspect/tense → mood → person enclitics → case). There are no prefixes.
Sounds (phonology)
Vowels a, e, i, o plus central ï /ɨ/; a contrast between aspirated and plain stops; no tone.
Writing system
Standard P'urhépecha Latin orthography.
Key features
- Suffixing only: words grow rightward.
- Case by suffix (-ni objective, -ri/-eri genitive, -rhu locative).
- Person enclitics (-ka 1st, -re 2nd, -ti 3rd).
- Plural -echa/-icha.
This reference is also fed to the AI Word Constructor so it builds words the way the language actually works.