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This is where we'll put proposed and approved sentences in Naeso, exemplifying the uses of words and suffixes and grammatical structures.

If something hasn't yet been voted in, but you use it here anyway, please please please link to the relevant vote.

glossing

If you're not sure how to format a sentence gloss, see the Leipzig Glossing Rules.

The following abbreviations are Naeso-specific and don't appear in the Leipzig list.

MB — morpheme boundary
INC — inceptive aspect
NEW — someone who has just joined the conversation (as in pae)
OLD — someone who has been part of the conversation for a while (as in tha)
T — temporal preposition

Proposed Sentences

tthaikitsel bu kunoypavi sibi.

eel-with TOP hovercraft 1SG-GEN

2011-6-16

My hovercraft has eels in it. — 3/0 (FH,BF,MM,/0)

2011-6-16

My hovercraft has eels on it. — 3/0 (FH,BF,MM,/0)

I like the ambiguousness of having both be accurate. BF

Accepted Sentences

sanzuja ku si pan soenu.

read-PRF A 1SG FOC book

I finish reading the book (at some unspecified time, but probably recent past). — VOTED IN

lavao'am ku Jaeku va zaevu.

write-MB-PROG A Jim P sentence

jim_henry is writing a sentence. — VOTED IN

zelthizo ku lynh va do.

make-INC A we;INCL P language

We are beginning to make a language. — VOTED IN

eana pan pae!

hello FOC 2SG;NEW

Hello! (said to someone who's just joined the chat) — VOTED IN

kal pan tha!

goodbye FOC 2SG;OLD

Goodbye! (said to someone who's been on the chat for a while) — VOTED IN

The above are proposed more-formal variants of basic "Eana!" and "Kal!"

zelthija ku si va jan.

make-PRF A 1SG P word

I have (just) made a word/words. — VOTED IN

sunhsa'am ku si va silzu.

edit-MB-PROG A 1SG P page

I am editing the (wiki) page. — VOTED IN

sifi benh bu dakai.

unreliable again TOP network.

The network is unreliable again. — VOTED IN

tseltsinh sinte syn kunoypavi pan tthaikin.

contain full in hovercraft FOC eel-PL

My hovercraft is full of eels. — VOTED IN

jia ku y panli onan pfe bam inhthaja syn kunoy nhu, bam mansu so inna?

Speak A 2SG FOC-Q man or;EXCL REL enter-PRF P vehicle public, REL sit LOC that

Are you talking about the man who just entered the subway or about the man who is sitting there? — VOTED IN

sou benh ku si so ua fui poynh?

be again A 1SG LOC this T Q?

"I'll be back in a" what? — VOTED IN

The original text was What's bbiab? Be back in a ¿?, in other words, What does the last 'b' stand for? —Fenhl 18:12, 23 October 2010 (PDT)
It seems to me it could also be glossed as "When will you I be here again?" —Jim Henry 18:36, 23 October 2010 (PDT)
- It could, yes. —FH

jia ku tha pan poynh?

say A 2SG;OLD FOC Q

What did you say?/What are you saying? — VOTED IN

What does what you just said mean? — VOTED IN

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-This is where we'll put [[#Proposed sentences|proposed]] and [[#Approved sentences|approved]] sentences in [[Naeso]], exemplifying the uses of [[Naeso/Dictionary|words]] and [[Naeso/Suffixes|suffixes]] and [[Naeso/Grammar|grammatical structures]]. If you're not sure how to format a sentence gloss, see [[http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/glossing-rules.php|the Leipzig Glossing Rules]].
+This is where we'll put [[#Proposed sentences|proposed]] and [[#Accepted sentences|approved]] '''sentences''' in [[Naeso]], exemplifying the uses of [[Naeso/Dictionary|words]] and [[Naeso/Suffixes|suffixes]] and [[Naeso/Grammar|grammatical structures]].
+''If something hasn't yet been voted in, but you use it here anyway, '''please please please''' link to the relevant vote.''
+==glossing==
+If you're not sure how to format a sentence gloss, see [http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/glossing-rules.php the Leipzig Glossing Rules].
+The following abbreviations are Naeso-specific and don't appear in the Leipzig list.
+* MB — morpheme boundary
+* INC — inceptive aspect
+* NEW — someone who has just joined the conversation (as in pae)
+* OLD — someone who has been part of the conversation for a while (as in tha)
+* T — temporal preposition
+==Proposed Sentences==
+===tthaiki[[Naeso/Dictionary/Proposed words#with|tsel]] bu kunoypavi sibi.===
+eel-with TOP hovercraft 1SG-GEN
+{{V|My hovercraft has eels in it.|date=2011-6-16|FH|y|BF|y|MM|y}}
+{{V|My hovercraft has eels on it.|date=2011-6-16|FH|y|BF|y|MM|y}}
-''If a word or suffix hasn't yet been voted in on the [[Naeso/Dictionary|dictionary pages]], but you use it here anyway, '''please please please''' link to the relevant vote.''
+*I like the ambiguousness of having both be accurate. [[User:Bornfor|BF]]
-==Proposed sentences==
+==Accepted Sentences==
-===Sanzuja ku si pan soenu.===
+===sanzuja ku si pan soenu.===
-read-PERF AGT 1SG FOC book
+read-PRF A 1SG FOC book
-I finish reading the book (at some unspecified time, but probably recent past).
+{{V|I finish reading the book (at some unspecified time, but probably recent past).|result=y}}
-/0 - (JH,BF,FH/0)
-===Lavao//'//am ku jim_henry va zaevu.===
+===lavao'am ku Jaeku va zaevu.===
-write-morpheme_boundary-PROG AGT name PAT sentence
+write-MB-PROG A Jim P sentence
-jim_henry is writing a sentence.
+{{V|jim_henry is writing a sentence.|result=y}}
-/0 - (JH/0)
-The above uses glottal stop as a liason consonant, written as an apostrophe between the root's vowel cluster and the affix's vowel; the basics of it would be unaffected if the liason consonant were something different.
+===zelthizo ku lynh va do.===
+make-INC A we;INCL P language
+{{V|We are beginning to make a language.|result=y}}
-===Lavao//su// ku jim va zaevu.===
+===eana pan pae!===
-write-PRS jim (what?) sentence
+hello FOC 2SG;NEW
-Jim's writing a sentence.
+{{V|Hello! (said to someone who's just joined the chat)|result=y}}
-/1 - (BF/JH)
-===Zelthizo ku lynh va do.===
+===kal pan tha!===
-make-INCEPT AGT we.inclusive PAT language
+goodbye FOC 2SG;OLD
-We are beginning to make a language.
+{{V|Goodbye! (said to someone who's been on the chat for a while)|result=y}}
-/0 - (JH,BF,FH/0)
-===Eana pan pae!===
+*The above are proposed more-formal variants of basic "Eana!" and "Kal!"
-hello FOC 2SG.IRC.new
-Hello! (said to someone who's just joined the chat)
-/0 - (JH,BF,FH/0)
-===Kal pan tha!===
+===zelthija ku si va jan.===
-goodbye FOC 2SG.IRC.old
+make-PRF A 1SG P word
-Goodbye! (said to someone who's been on the chat for a while)
+{{V|I have (just) made a word/words.|result=y}}
-/0 - (JH,BF,FH/0)
-The above are proposed more-formal variants of basic "eana!" and "kal!"
+===sunhsa'am ku si va silzu.===
+edit-MB-PROG A 1SG P page
+{{V|I am editing the (wiki) page.|result=y}}
-===Zelthija ku si va jan.===
+===sifi benh bu dakai.===
-make-PERF AGT I PAT word
+unreliable again TOP network.
-I have (just) made a word/words.
+{{V|The network is unreliable again.|result=y}}
-/0 - (JH,FH/0)
-===Sunhsa//'//am ku si va silzu.===
+===tseltsinh sinte syn kunoypavi pan tthaikin.===
-edit-morpheme_boundary-PROG AGT I PAT page
+contain full in hovercraft FOC eel-PL
-I am editing the (wiki) page.
+{{V|My hovercraft is full of eels.|result=y}}
-/0 - (JH/0)
-===Souzo dakai sifi.===
+===jia ku y panli onan pfe bam inhthaja syn kunoy nhu, bam mansu so inna?===
-be-INCEPT network unreliable
+Speak A 2SG FOC-Q man or;EXCL REL enter-PRF P vehicle public, REL sit LOC that
-The network has become unreliable.
+{{V|Are you talking about the man who just entered the subway or about the man who is sitting there?|result=y}}
-/2 - (0 / JH,FH)
-//(This sentence lacks a preposition for dakai. —FH)//
-===Souzo bu dakai pan sifi.===
+===sou benh ku si so ua fui poynh?===
-be-INCEPT TOP network FOC unreliable
+be again A 1SG LOC this T Q?
-The network has become unreliable.
+{{V|"I'll be back in a" what?|result=y}}
-/0 - (JH/0)
+*The original text was ''What's bbiab? Be back in a ¿?'', in other words, ''What does the last 'b' stand for?'' —[[User:Fenhl|Fenhl]] 18:12, 23 October 2010 (PDT)
+*It seems to me it could also be glossed as "When will you I be here again?" —[[User:Jim Henry|Jim Henry]] 18:36, 23 October 2010 (PDT)
+**It could, yes. —[[User:Fenhl|FH]]
-===//tseltsinh sinte// syn //kunoy'apfe// pan //tthaikiun//.===
+===jia ku tha pan poynh?===
-contain full in vehicle-morpheme_boundary-hover FOC eel-PL
+say A 2SG;OLD FOC Q
-My hovercraft is full of eels.
+{{V|What did you say?/What are you saying?|result=y}}
-/0 - (FH,JH/0)
+{{V|What does what you just said mean?|result=y}}
-This is an example of redundancy in Naeso: //tseltsinh syn// could be replaced by //tseltsinh bu// or //sou syn//, but "let usage define meaning" applies.
+{{Naeso}}