Difference between revisions of "Adjectives and Adverbs"
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vej'am apax |
vej'am apax |
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| − | I swim well |
+ | <br> I swim well |
wa gam a vej' apax |
wa gam a vej' apax |
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| − | I can swim well |
+ | <br> I can swim well |
nan gam vej'a leg leg |
nan gam vej'a leg leg |
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| − | I swim from time to time / often. |
+ | <br> I swim from time to time / often. |
nan gam jawa leg leg |
nan gam jawa leg leg |
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| − | I cook from time to time / often. |
+ | <br> I cook from time to time / often. |
nan gam jawa ondik |
nan gam jawa ondik |
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| − | I cook a little / sometimes. |
+ | <br> I cook a little / sometimes. |
a jala apax || a jala amaak || a jala tok |
a jala apax || a jala amaak || a jala tok |
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| − | He laughs loudly. || He laughs loudly (lit. big). || He laughs loudly (lit. up) |
+ | <br> He laughs loudly. || He laughs loudly (lit. big). || He laughs loudly (lit. up) |
Revision as of 20:40, 22 October 2012
Adjectives
Nouns with adjectival modifiers and articles
| -------------Gloss------------- | Unmodified Art-N (sg.) | Unmodified Art-N (pl.) | Modified singular | Modified plural | Session | Sound 1 | Sound 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the tall/long fence | a ding a ciig a le | a ding a ciig a ke | OAD_074 | ||||
| the iron fence | a ding jelem a le | a ding a celem a ke | OAD_074 | ||||
| the wooden fence | a ding a tex a le | a ding a tex a ke | OAD_047 | ||||
| the fat pig | ruul ke | a tuul a ke | ruul mak le, ruul mak nu le |
atuul a mak a ke | OAD_047 | ||
| the pretty insect | jejet ne | jejet ke | jejet o mosu le jejet farj'u le |
jejet mosu ke jejet parj'u ke |
OAD_047 | ||
| the vicious rumor | o nan o le | xa nan a xe | o nan o farj'u le | xa nan xa par du xe | OAD_047 | ||
| the bright light | leer le | xa leer a xe | leer leru le | xa leer xa leeru xe | OAD_047 |
Possessive Paradigms
| Gloss | Bare | -------------My------------ | ------------Your----------- | ------------His/her/its------------ | ------------Our------------ | ------------Your.pl------------ | ------------Their------------ | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig | ruul a tuul |
ruul es le a tuul es (ke?) |
ruul lof le a tuul of a ke |
ruul lum le a tuul lum a ke |
ruul in le a tull in a ke |
ruul den le a tuul den a ke |
OAD_047 |
Nouns with adjectival modifiers and possessors
Comparatives and Superlatives
Adverbs
vej'am apax
I swim well
wa gam a vej' apax
I can swim well
nan gam vej'a leg leg
I swim from time to time / often.
nan gam jawa leg leg
I cook from time to time / often.
nan gam jawa ondik
I cook a little / sometimes.
a jala apax || a jala amaak || a jala tok
He laughs loudly. || He laughs loudly (lit. big). || He laughs loudly (lit. up)
