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: <small>dog of Michael</small> or <small>dog Michael-GEN</small> | : <small>dog of Michael</small> or <small>dog Michael-GEN</small> | ||
: Micheal's dog. | : Micheal's dog. | ||
= layout = | |||
*Introduction | |||
*Phonology | |||
*Writing | |||
*Verbal morphology - | |||
*Nominal morphology - | |||
*Adjectives - | |||
*Articles - | |||
*Pronouns - | |||
*Derivational morphology | |||
*Syntax | |||
*The use of the verb | |||
*The use of the noun | |||
*The noun phrase | |||
*Anaphora | |||
*Prepositions | |||
*Sentences | |||
*Transformations |
Revision as of 06:28, 17 February 2016
1) SOV ((subject)-(object)-verb)
- tlaka ke mita anya
- man O dog see
- (The) man(or men) see(s) (the) dog(s).
2) Nouns are followed by their modifiers
- tlaka ke mita malo anya
- man O dog brown see
- (The) man(or men) see(s) (the) brown dog(s).
3) Pronouns functioning as subject can be dropped
- (na) ke mita malo anya
- (1sg) O dog brown see
- (I) see(s) (the) brown dog(s).
4) New words can be formed by combining roots
- yamato
- mountain-method
- mountaineering
5) Most words can have more than one part of speech
- mita ke anya ta'o yoha
- dog O eye two have
- (The/A) dog(s) has two eyes.
6) Subjects can have more than one verb with different objects each
- ha ma'a muku ke kutsu tela
- 3sg with knife O meat cut
- She cut the meat with a knife.
7) Possession can be shown in more than one way
- mita te mikelo or mita mikeloyo
- dog of Michael or dog Michael-GEN
- Micheal's dog.
layout
- Introduction
- Phonology
- Writing
- Verbal morphology -
- Nominal morphology -
- Adjectives -
- Articles -
- Pronouns -
- Derivational morphology
- Syntax
- The use of the verb
- The use of the noun
- The noun phrase
- Anaphora
- Prepositions
- Sentences
- Transformations