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Syntax
Noun phrase: | Nemet longlong
Nemet longlong iru |
| snake black
snake black two |
| "a black snake" "two black snakes" |
Verb phrase:
| oj navij
Ghaen i koron noren ji
Ghunu |
| eat banana 3.SG 3 give food to 1.SG |
| "eat banana" "she gives me food" |
Prepositional phrase:
| ji naem sok
ji
naem sok Nekemerak |
| at house 1.SG.POSS
at house
1.SG.POSS
new |
| "at my house" "at my new house" |
Declarative sentence 1: (transitive)
| Ne oj navij ji naem sok |
| 1.SG eat banana at house 1.SG.POSS |
| "I eat banana at my house" |
Declarative Sentence 2: (intransitive)
| John i ma metur |
| John 3 PFV sleep |
| John slept. |
Yes/no questions:
| Ghaen
i metur sumu? |
| 3.SG 3 sleep today Q ? |
| "Does s/he sleeps today? |
| O be van ana das? |
| 2.SG want go to the sea Q? |
| "Do you want to go to the sea?" |
Content questions:
| Sena i metur? |
| who 3 slept? |
| "Who slept?" |
| Sena i Sakven lemsak neghe pante nani ko |
| who 3 climb up on tree coconut this? |
| Who climbed this coconut tree? |
| Nok less injet? |
| 2.SG see what? |
| What can you see? |
| Ghaen i van imbe? |
| 3.sg 3 go where? |
| Where is s(he) going? |
Noun phrase:
| Nuguli longlong i worat nenaf malek |
| Dog black 3 barks yesterday night |
| The black dog barks yesterday night |
Verb phrase:
| Ne kur khakha ruen nokmok |
| 1.SG cook yam and cabbage |
| I cook yam and cabbage |
Prepositional phrase:
| Tkepis ghinar i sef lale das |
| 3. PL these.human 3 swim PREP the sea |
| The children swim in the sea |
Command:
| Ale tur |
| Emphasis stand.up |
| Stand up |
Yes/no questions:
| Tate i ma tuk ninap? |
| Dad 3 PERF back yesterday? |
| Did dad came back yesterday? |
Content questions:
| Nok wer injet? |
| 2.SG say what? |
| What did you say? |