User:Masako/sandbox: Difference between revisions

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1) SOV ((subject)-(object)-verb)

man O dog see

(The) man(or men) see(s) (the) dog(s).

2) Nouns are followed by their modifiers

man O dog brown see

(The) man(or men) see(s) (the) brown dog(s).

3) Pronouns functioning as subject can be dropped

(1sg) O dog brown see

(I) see(s) (the) brown dog(s).

4) New words can be formed by combining roots

mountain-method

mountaineering

5) Most words can have more than one part of speech

dog O eye two have

(The/A) dog(s) has two eyes.

6) Subjects can have more than one verb with different objects each

3sg with knife O meat cut

She cut the meat with a knife.

7) Possession can be shown in more than one way

dog of Michael or dog Michael-GEN

Micheal's dog.

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 ) Pronouns functioning as subject can be dropped
-* '''ke mita malo anya'''
+* '''(na) ke mita malo anya'''
-: <small>O dog brown see</small>
+: <small>(1sg) O dog brown see</small>
 : ''(I)'' see(s) (the) brown dog(s).
-* '''ke mita malo anya'''
+) New words can be formed by combining roots
-: <small>O dog brown see</small>
-: ''(I)'' see(s) (the) brown dog(s).
-) new words can be formed by combining roots
 * '''yamato'''
 : <small>mountain-method</small>
 : ''mountaineering''
+) Most words can have more than one part of speech
+* '''mita ke anya ta'o yoha'''
+: <small>dog O eye two have</small>
+: (The/A) dog(s) has two eyes.
+) Subjects can have more than one verb with different objects each
+* '''ha ma'a muku ke kutsu tela'''
+: <small>3sg with knife O meat cut</small>
+: She cut the meat with a knife.
+) Possession can be shown in more than one way
+* '''mita te mikelo''' or '''mita mikeloyo'''
+: <small>dog of Michael</small> or <small>dog Michael-GEN</small>
+: Micheal's dog.