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SVO ....... or VSO when the S is indefinite. | SVO ....... or VSO when the S is indefinite. | ||
The dog that bit the man. => dog TA bit man"S". | The dog that bit the man. => dog TA bit man"S". | ||
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The man whom a dog bit. => man TAS bit dog. | The man whom a dog bit. => man TAS bit dog. | ||
The endtag ''' | The endtag '''u''' corresponds to English "by". | ||
The hand that I hit with => hand '''ta'u''' I hit | |||
The endtag '''yo''' corresponds to English "to" or "upto". It is used exactly as in English to indicate the receiver of a gift. | |||
The | The family that we gave the dog to => family '''tayo''' we gave the dog | ||
The endtag ''' | The endtag '''fi''' corresponds to English "at". | ||
The | The hurdle at which I fell => hurdle '''taf''' I fell. | ||
The endtag ''' | The endtag '''ge''' corresponds to English "'s" or "of". | ||
The | The man whose dog I killed => man '''tage''' dog I killed | ||
The endtag ''' | The endtag '''le''' corresponds to English "from". | ||
The | The place that we come from => place '''tale''' we come | ||
The endtag ''' | The endtag '''wa''' corresponds to English "towards". Also to English "about" as in "I think about you". | ||
The person who we are all thinking about => person | The person who we are all thinking about => person '''tawa''' we are all thinking. | ||
The endtag ''' | The endtag '''ho''' corresponds to English "with". | ||
The | The woman that you went to market with => woman '''taho''' you went to market | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 17 August 2008
The relative clause marker is ta. This corresponds to "that" or "who" in English.
SVO ....... or VSO when the S is indefinite.
The dog that bit the man. => dog TA bit man"S". The man whom the dog bit. => man TAS dog bit. The man whom a dog bit. => man TAS bit dog.
The endtag u corresponds to English "by".
The hand that I hit with => hand ta'u I hit
The endtag yo corresponds to English "to" or "upto". It is used exactly as in English to indicate the receiver of a gift.
The family that we gave the dog to => family tayo we gave the dog
The endtag fi corresponds to English "at".
The hurdle at which I fell => hurdle taf I fell.
The endtag ge corresponds to English "'s" or "of".
The man whose dog I killed => man tage dog I killed
The endtag le corresponds to English "from".
The place that we come from => place tale we come
The endtag wa corresponds to English "towards". Also to English "about" as in "I think about you".
The person who we are all thinking about => person tawa we are all thinking.
The endtag ho corresponds to English "with".
The woman that you went to market with => woman taho you went to market
