• Syntax and Morphology

    Compounding:

    Maiq
    ​​yummy/good
    angen.
    feeling​​
    How could you?!

    Reduplication:

    Onyaq-onyaq.
    ​​be.careful-be.careful​​
    Be careful.
    Adeng-adeng.
    ​​slow-slow​​
    Slow down.

    Word Order:
    Intransitive

    Aku
    ​​I
    mangan.
    eat​​
    I eat.
    Mangan-ke.
    ​​eat-I​​
    I eat.

    Transitive:

    Aku
    ​​I
    kaken
    eat
    puntiq
    banana​​
    I eat a banana.
    Kaken-ke
    ​​eat-I
    puntiq
    banana​​
    I eat a banana.
    Puntiq
    ​​banana
    kaken-ke
    eat-I​​
    I eat a banana.

    Prepositions:

    Aku
    ​​I
    lalo
    go
    jok
    to
    sekòlah.
    school​​
    I go to school.

    Lalo-k
    ​​go-I
    jok
    to
    sekòlah.
    school​​
    I go to school.

    Jok
    ​​To
    sekòlah-ke
    school-I​​
    I go to school.
    Kamu
    ​​You
    lalo
    go
    jok
    to
    sekòlah
    school​​
    You go to school.

    Lalo-m
    ​​go-you
    jok
    to
    sekòlah
    school​​
    You go to school.

    Jok
    ​​To
    sekòlah-m.
    school-you​​
    You go to school.

    Wh-Questions:

    Intransitive:

    Sai
    ​​Who
    menang?
    won​​
    Who won?

    Sai
    ​​Who
    menang?
    win​​
    Who will win?    		 Transitive:

    Sai
    ​​Who
    gitaq-m
    see-you​​
    Who sees you?/Who do you see?

    Sai
    ​​Who
    siq-m
    that-you
    gitaq?
    see​​
    Who are you looking at?

    “no” marker:

    Ger-n
    ​​Fall-it
    puntiq
    banana
    no
    that​​
    The banana falls.
    *no marks that the banana fell itself and wasn’t caused by something else

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