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Morphology
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| Marker/Description of Process: Atu | Meaning: Future indicative tense | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Hau atu ba basa'r aban 1.S FUT go market tomorrow "I will go to the market tomorrow" |
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| Marker/Description of Process: sei | Meaning: Future subjunctive tense | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Nia sei ba tasi ohin? 3.S FUT.SUBJ go beach today 'He/she might go the beach today?' |
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| Comments: Only for pronouns | ||
| Marker/Description of Process: liu | Meaning: comparative | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Ai ne'e bo'ot liu ida neba tree DEM big COMP one DEI.DEM This tree is bigger than that one |
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| Marker/Description of Process: nia | Meaning: Possessive | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Sira nia uma kapa'as 3.PL POSS house beautiful "their house is beautiful" |
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| Marker/Description of Process: kik | Meaning: Diminutive | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Livo
kik
ne'e iha meza leten Book DIM DEM _?_ table on "This small book is on the table." |
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| Marker/Description of Process: la | Meaning: Negative | |
| Example:
Original Gloss Translation |
Sira nia uma la
kapa'as 3.PL POSS house NEG beautiful "Their house is not beautiful" |
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