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== Y/N questions ==


There are three ways that a Y/N question can be asked.
There are three ways that a yes/no question can be asked.
1) HA opens the sentence.
2) KA closes the sentence. (or KI "verb" ???).
3) A question can also be posed by using a exp.rising tone towards the end of the sentence.        NEED A SYMBOL ??


By having the particle '''ha''', at the start of the sentence.
By having the particle '''ku''', at the end of the sentence.
   
   
Nouns which are both touchable and countable usually have a JISTO head event or first span is double-state. Therefore we have 100,856 possible "words" for nouns.
By having a rising intonation at the end of the sentence.
 
When the last option is used, in writing the Seuna question.symbol must be used.
 
==summary of negative markers==
{|border=1
|'''-t-''' ||  in an active?? verb, it negates that verb
|-
|'''-ka''' ||  end.stuck to a subjuctive form it negates that verb
|-
|'''hu-'''  || stuck to a verb in the infinitive gives the negative infinitive
|-
|'''kya'''  ||  is a particle put in front of the infinitive gives the negative imperative
|-
|'''hu'''  ||  is a particle put in front of nouns meaning "no" or "zero"
|-
|'''u-'''  ||  front.stuck to an adjective gives the opposite
|-
|'''-u-''' ||  in.stuck in a verb, gives the opposite
|}
I consider the above system to combine with the '''ha''' and '''ku''' particle to give a harmonious negative/question paradigm. By the way '''-t-''' should really be '''-k-''' but it is just too much effort to give the '''-rk-''' mouth.move.
 
== WH questions ==
 
{| border=1
  |align=center| what
  |align=center| '''toi'''
  |-
  |align=center| why
  |align=center| '''toiji'''
  |-
  |align=center| who
  |align=center| '''nai'''
  |-
  |align=center| whose
  |align=center| '''naige'''
  |-
  |align=center| when
  |align=center| '''toiku'''
  |-
  |align=center| where
  |align=center| '''toida'''
  |-
  |align=center| how
  |align=center| '''witoi'''
  |-
  |align=center| what type of ??
  |align=center| '''toita'''
  |-
  |align=center| how many
  |align=center| '''noi'''
  |-
  |align=center| how much
  |align=center| '''mejai'''
  |-
  |align=center| which, what one, which one
  |align=center| '''toiba'''
  |-
  |align=center| which ones, what ones,
  |align=center| '''toiban'''
  |}
 
'''no''' = number
'''meja''' = amount
 
== Indefinite basic concepts ==
 
{| border=1
  |align=center| whatever
  |align=center| '''maju'''
  |-
  |align=center| whoever
  |align=center| '''laju'''
  |-
  |-
  |align=center| whenever
  |align=center| '''kuju'''
  |-
  |align=center| wherever
  |align=center| '''fiju'''
  |-
  |-
  |align=center| however
  |align=center| '''alju'''
  |-
  |align=center| any type of
  |align=center| '''taju'''
  |-
  |-
  |align=center| ?? how many, how much ??
  |align=center| '''juno'''
  |-
  |align=center| ?? whichever one ??
  |align=center| '''baju'''
  |}
 
When did you say.      "When" indicates a qustion but also extreme indefiniteness


Verbs must have a double.ton as a "mid-sound". Hence we have 103,320
"I will come whenever you say" ... Is this really a RC ... time is never a very strongly held argument of a sentence but is always a very peripheral thing.
  possible "words" for verbs. However this should be divided by 5 or 6
because in the active form, the final vowel can not be expressed


Adjectives have the form S  A    G    X. There are 14,080 possible "words' available.
Question word => Indefinite pronoun


Note that quite a number of words (66,360) can be both nouns and verbs. Maybe we should
Question word => RC-marker
give these ones like MAN, TO MAN : BICYCLE, TO GO BY BICYCLE : ...


[[Category:Seuna]]
==Index==
==Index==


{{Seuna index}}
{{Seuna index}}

Latest revision as of 09:44, 10 November 2008

Y/N questions

There are three ways that a yes/no question can be asked.

By having the particle ha, at the start of the sentence.

By having the particle ku, at the end of the sentence.

By having a rising intonation at the end of the sentence.

When the last option is used, in writing the Seuna question.symbol must be used.

summary of negative markers

-t- in an active?? verb, it negates that verb
-ka end.stuck to a subjuctive form it negates that verb
hu- stuck to a verb in the infinitive gives the negative infinitive
kya is a particle put in front of the infinitive gives the negative imperative
hu is a particle put in front of nouns meaning "no" or "zero"
u- front.stuck to an adjective gives the opposite
-u- in.stuck in a verb, gives the opposite

I consider the above system to combine with the ha and ku particle to give a harmonious negative/question paradigm. By the way -t- should really be -k- but it is just too much effort to give the -rk- mouth.move.

WH questions

what toi
why toiji
who nai
whose naige
when toiku
where toida
how witoi
what type of ?? toita
how many noi
how much mejai
which, what one, which one toiba
which ones, what ones, toiban

no = number meja = amount

Indefinite basic concepts

whatever maju
whoever laju
whenever kuju
wherever fiju
however alju
any type of taju
?? how many, how much ?? juno
?? whichever one ?? baju

When did you say. "When" indicates a qustion but also extreme indefiniteness

"I will come whenever you say" ... Is this really a RC ... time is never a very strongly held argument of a sentence but is always a very peripheral thing.

Question word => Indefinite pronoun

Question word => RC-marker

Index

  1. Introduction to Seuna
  2. Seuna : Chapter 1
  3. Seuna word shape
  4. The script of Seuna
  5. Seuna sentence structure
  6. Seuna pronouns
  7. Seuna nouns
  8. Seuna verbs (1)
  9. Seuna adjectives
  10. Seuna demonstratives
  11. Seuna verbs (2)
  12. Asking a question in Seuna
  13. Seuna relative clauses
  14. Seuna verbs (3)
  15. Methods for deriving words in Seuna
  16. List of all Seuna derivational affixes
  17. Numbers in Seuna
  18. Naming people in Seuna
  19. The Seuna calendar
  20. Seuna units
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