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==summary of negative markers== | ==summary of negative markers== | ||
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'''-t-''' | |'''-t-''' || in an active?? verb, it negates that verb | ||
'''-ka''' end.stuck to a subjuctive form it | |- | ||
'''hu-''' stuck to a verb in the infinitive gives the negative infinitive | |'''-ka''' || end.stuck to a subjuctive form it negates that verb | ||
'''kya''' is a particle put in front of the infinitive gives the negative imperative | |- | ||
'''hu''' | |'''hu-''' || stuck to a verb in the infinitive gives the negative infinitive | ||
'''u-''' | |- | ||
'''-u-''' in.stuck in a verb, gives the opposite | |'''kya''' || is a particle put in front of the infinitive gives the negative imperative | ||
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|'''hu''' || is a particle put in front of nouns meaning "no" or "zero" | |||
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|'''u-''' || front.stuck to an adjective gives the opposite | |||
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|'''-u-''' || in.stuck in a verb, gives the opposite | |||
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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 == | == WH questions == | ||
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Question word => RC-marker | Question word => RC-marker | ||
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==Index== | ==Index== | ||
{{Seuna index}} | {{Seuna index}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:44, 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
- Introduction to Seuna
- Seuna : Chapter 1
- Seuna word shape
- The script of Seuna
- Seuna sentence structure
- Seuna pronouns
- Seuna nouns
- Seuna verbs (1)
- Seuna adjectives
- Seuna demonstratives
- Seuna verbs (2)
- Asking a question in Seuna
- Seuna relative clauses
- Seuna verbs (3)
- Methods for deriving words in Seuna
- List of all Seuna derivational affixes
- Numbers in Seuna
- Naming people in Seuna
- The Seuna calendar
- Seuna units
