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==Polite phrases==
==Polite phrases==
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{|class="wikitable
| align=center |Yes
| align=center |Yes
| align=center |No
| align=center |No
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| align=center |You're welcome
| align=center |You're welcome
|-
|-
! align=center |ítu
! align=center | ítu
! align=center |nítu
! align=center | nítu
! align=center |tum sǫ̋ra<sup>1</sup>
! align=center | tum sǫ̋ra<sup>1</sup>
! align=center |(me̋ƶa) vų̋ma vų̋la:<sup>2</sup>
! align=center |(me̋ƶa) vų̋ma vų̋la:<sup>2</sup>
! align=center |nítu.<sup>3</sup> (tu) kétu fa̋cu (e̋sa):
! align=center |nítu.<sup>3</sup> (t-u) kétu fa̋cu (e̋sa):
! align=center |vų̋ma vų̋la ne:
! align=center |vų̋ma vų̋la ne:
|}


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! align=center | ítu
! align=center | nítu
! align=center | t-um sǫ̋r-a
! align=center |(me̋ƶa) vų̋m-a vų̋l-a:
! align=center |n-ítu. (t-u) kétu fa̋c-u (e̋s-a):
! align=center |vų̋m-a vų̋l-a ne:
|-
|-
| align=center |thus
| align=center |thus
| align=center |not-thus
| align=center |not-thus
| align=center |you-MOT.SG beseech-IND
| align=center |2-MOT.SG beseech-IND
| align=center |(large) debt-NOM.SG there.be-IND
| align=center |(large) debt-NOM.SG there.be-IND
| align=center |not-thus(you-NOM.SG) too kind be-IND)
| align=center |not-thus (you-NOM.SG) too kind (be-IND)
| align=center |debt-NOM.SG there.be-IND ne
| align=center |debt-NOM.SG there.be-IND ne
|}
|}
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:<sup>2</sup>A colon is used to mark the end of a sentence.
:<sup>2</sup>A colon is used to mark the end of a sentence.
:<sup>3</sup>A period is used instead of a comma.
:<sup>3</sup>A period is used instead of a comma.


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! align=center |sųmǫ̋daþu
! align=center |sųmǫ̋daþu
! align=center |sųǧe̋raþu
! align=center |sųǧe̋raþu
|}
{|
! align=center |šǫ̋ð-o-me:
! align=center |n-o sű-o e̋s-a:
! align=center |kı̋n-os dą̋-a:
! align=center |e=tę̋u-a ne:
! align=center |sų-mǫ̋d-a-þu
! align=center |sų-ǧe̋r-a-þu
|-
|-
| align=center |pass-SUBJ-Q
| align=center |pass-SUBJ-Q
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*Notes:
*Notes:
:<sup>1</sup>The imperative is formed with the suffix '''-e''', but it is more polite to use the subjunctive form which ends in '''-o'''.
:<sup>1</sup>The imperative is formed with the suffix '''-e''', but it is more polite to use the subjuntive form which ends in '''-o'''.
:<sup>2</sup>The prefix '''e-''' marks the past tense.
:<sup>2</sup>The prefix '''e-''' marks the past tense.

Revision as of 11:42, 23 January 2016

  Bilabial Dental Alveolar Palatal
Plosives p /p/

b /b/

t /t/

d /d/

c /ʦ/

ƶ /ʣ/

k /c~k/

g /ɟ~g/

Spirants f /ɸ/

v /β/

þ /θ/

ð /ð/

s /s/

z /z/

x /ç~x/

ᵹ /ç~ʝ

Sonorants ɱ /m̥/

m /m/

ł /l̥/

l /l/

r /ɾ̥/

n /n/

h /ȷ̊/

ȝ /j/


  Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i /i/ u /u/
Near-close ı /ɪ/ y /ʊ/
Mid ɘ /ə/
Close-mid e /e/ o /o/
Open a /a/ ɔ /ɑ/


Polite phrases

Yes No Please Thank you (very much) No, thank you You're welcome
ítu nítu tum sǫ̋ra1 (me̋ƶa) vų̋ma vų̋la:2 nítu.3 (t-u) kétu fa̋cu (e̋sa): vų̋ma vų̋la ne:
ítu nítu t-um sǫ̋r-a (me̋ƶa) vų̋m-a vų̋l-a: n-ítu. (t-u) kétu fa̋c-u (e̋s-a): vų̋m-a vų̋l-a ne:
thus not-thus 2-MOT.SG beseech-IND (large) debt-NOM.SG there.be-IND not-thus (you-NOM.SG) too kind (be-IND) debt-NOM.SG there.be-IND ne
  • Notes:
1If understood from the context, the subject personal pronoun is omitted.
2A colon is used to mark the end of a sentence.
3A period is used instead of a comma.


Excuse me. That's all right. I'm sorry. What did you say? Well-met! Welcome!
šǫ̋ðome1: no sűo e̋sa: kı̋nos dą̋a: e-tę̋ua2 ne: sųmǫ̋daþu sųǧe̋raþu
šǫ̋ð-o-me: n-o sű-o e̋s-a: kı̋n-os dą̋-a: e=tę̋u-a ne: sų-mǫ̋d-a-þu sų-ǧe̋r-a-þu
pass-SUBJ-Q that-NOM.SG well-NOM.SG be-IND tear-NOM.PL flow-IND PST=pay.attention-IND not well-meet-IND-PPTCP well-receive-IND-PPTCP
  • Notes:
1The imperative is formed with the suffix -e, but it is more polite to use the subjuntive form which ends in -o.
2The prefix e- marks the past tense.