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Morphology
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| Marker/Description of Process: i | Meaning: 3 person agreement |
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| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Nuguli i val Dog 3 run 'The dog is running' |
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| Marker/Description of Process: be | Meaning: Future | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Nuguli i be val Dog 3 FUT run 'The dog is going to run' |
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| Comments: Only for pronouns | ||
| Marker/Description of Process: ma | Meaning:
Perfective aspect |
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| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Nuguli i ma val Dog 3 PFV run The dog ran |
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| Marker/Description
of Process: be...te |
Meaning: Negation |
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| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Ghaen i be van te He/she 3 NEG go NEG-COMP She's not going |
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| Marker/Description of Process: | Meaning: Causatives |
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| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Ne worat meten Ghaen i rup Ngunu I cry CAUS he/she 3 hit me I was crying because s(he) was hitting me. |
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