Ngehu - Revision history

Nicomega: adding categories

2021-02-08T14:32:17Z

adding categories

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:32, 8 February 2021
Line 834:		Line 834:
	===Names===		===Names===
	===Numerals===		===Numerals===

			[[Category:Languages]]
			[[Category:Conlangs]]

Imralu: /* Interrogative */

2019-09-09T00:44:58Z

Interrogative

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:44, 9 September 2019
Line 435:		Line 435:
	\| colspan="4" \| '''''Wa i <span style="color:blue">lu ma</span>?'''''		\| colspan="4" \| '''''Wa i <span style="color:blue">lu ma</span>?'''''
	\|-		\|-
	\| wa \|\| i \|\| ~~hwa~~ \|\|ma		\| wa \|\| i \|\| lu \|\|ma
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2s \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| located.<small>E</small> \|\| what/who		\| 2s \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| located.<small>E</small> \|\| what/who

Imralu: /* Interrogative */

2019-09-07T23:01:34Z

Interrogative

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:01, 7 September 2019
Line 442:		Line 442:
	\|}		\|}


			Other interrogative meanings such as "why" and "how" are formed by the use of '''ma''' in conjunction with generic nouns such as '''zye''' 'reason', 'cause', '''nde''' 'reason', 'goal' and '''ndo''' 'manner'.


			:{\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="7" \| '''''<span style="color:blue">Ma i nde</span> zyu wa i luwa?'''''
			\|-
			\| ma \|\| i \|\| nde \|\| zyu \|\| wa \|\| i \|\| luwa
			\|-
			\| what \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| goal \|\| <small>GEN.C</small> \|\| 2S \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| located.by.2S.<small>E</small>
			\|-
			\| colspan="4" \| ''<span style="color:blue">Why</span> are you here?''
			\|-
			\| colspan="4" \| ''<span style="color:blue">What</span> are you here <span style="color:blue">for</span>?''
			\|}


			:{\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="8" \| '''''De i ngu zyi <span style="color:blue">u ndo i ma</span>?'''''
			\|-
			\| de \|\| i \|\| ngu \|\| zyi \|\| u \|\| ndo \|\| i \|\| ma
			\|-
			\| <small>DEF.E</small> \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| kill.<small>AG</small> \|\| <small>GEN.DEF</small> \|\| <small>ADV</small> \|\| manner/method \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| what
			\|-
			\| colspan="4" \| ''<span style="color:blue">How</span> did he kill it?''
			\|}

	====Demonstratives====		====Demonstratives====

Imralu: /* Indefinite */

2019-09-07T22:50:50Z

Indefinite

@@ Line 290: / Line 290: @@
 =====Indefinite=====
-Indefinite pronouns are, in many cases, simply omitted.
+Indefinite pronouns are, in many cases such as in the subject, able to be simply omitted, owing to the propensity of subjectless sentences to be interpreted as containing an unspoken indefinite subject.
 :{|
@@ Line 305: / Line 304: @@
 | colspan="3" | ''Someone/something is coming.''
 |}
 The three most important words that are frequently used as indefinite pronouns are:
@@ Line 317: / Line 315: @@
 * '''ya mbwo''' → '''mbyo''' = of some, of a substance
-In addition, the nouns '''ngo''' 'person' and '''nu''' 'thing' may be used indefinitely to mean "somebody/someone" and "something" respectively. However, due to the tendency of most nouns to be interpreted as definite when they are in the subject, these are frequently either replaced by the more explicitly indefinite '''nwango''' 'someone' and '''nwanu''' 'something' respectively, or used in the predicate of the sentence.
+In addition to these, generic nouns such as '''ngo''' 'person' and '''nu''' 'thing' may be used indefinitely.
@@ Line 333: / Line 333: @@
 |-
 | colspan="5" | ''<span style="color:blue">There is a person who</span> is coming.''
 |}

Imralu: /* Indefinite */

2019-09-07T22:15:04Z

Indefinite

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:15, 7 September 2019
Line 290:		Line 290:

	=====Indefinite=====		=====Indefinite=====
			Indefinite pronouns are, in many cases, simply omitted.


			:{\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="3" \| '''''I nye zowa.'''''
			\|-
			\|i \|\| nye \|\| zowa
			\|-
			\|<small>COP</small> \|\| current.<small>E</small> \|\| move.to.2S.<small>AG</small>
			\|-
			\| "is" \|\| "current one" \|\| "one who comes to you"
			\|-
			\| colspan="3" \| ''Someone/something is coming.''
			\|}


			The three most important words that are frequently used as indefinite pronouns are:
			* '''nwa''' = one, something, someone [countable, singular]
			* '''we''' = some, plural, more than one [countable, plural]
			* '''mbwo''' = some, substance [uncountable]

			Each of these has its own genitive contraction:
			* '''ya nwa''' → '''mbya''' = of one, of something, of someone
			* '''ya we''' → '''vye''' = of some, of plural, of more than one
			* '''ya mbwo''' → '''mbyo''' = of some, of a substance

			In addition, the nouns '''ngo''' 'person' and '''nu''' 'thing' may be used indefinitely to mean "somebody/someone" and "something" respectively. However, due to the tendency of most nouns to be interpreted as definite when they are in the subject, these are frequently either replaced by the more explicitly indefinite '''nwango''' 'someone' and '''nwanu''' 'something' respectively, or used in the predicate of the sentence.


			:{\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="5" \| '''''<span style="color:blue">I ngo ye</span> nye zowa.'''''
			\|-
			\|i \|\| ngo \|\| ye \|\| nye \|\| zowa
			\|-
			\|<small>COP</small> \|\| person \|\| ATTR \|\| current.<small>E</small> \|\| move.to.2S.<small>AG</small>
			\|-
			\| "is" \|\| "person" \|\| "that is" \|\| "current one" \|\| "one who comes to you"
			\|-
			\| colspan="5" \| ''<span style="color:blue">Someone</span> is coming.''
			\|-
			\| colspan="5" \| ''<span style="color:blue">There is a person who</span> is coming.''
			\|}

	=====Interrogative=====		=====Interrogative=====

Imralu: /* Nouns */

2018-08-26T02:05:32Z

Nouns

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:05, 26 August 2018
Line 78:		Line 78:
	\|na \|\| i \|\| ngegyo \|\| ya \|\| ndyolya		\|na \|\| i \|\| ngegyo \|\| ya \|\| ndyolya
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1s \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| write.<small>AG</small> \|\| <small>GEN</small>~~.each_other~~		\| 1s \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| write.<small>AG</small> \|\| <small>GEN</small> \|\| book
	\|-		\|-
	\| "I" \|\| "am" \|\| "writer" \|\| "of" \|\| "book"		\| "I" \|\| "am" \|\| "writer" \|\| "of" \|\| "book"

Imralu: /* Nouns */

2018-08-26T02:03:51Z

Nouns

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:03, 26 August 2018
Line 82:		Line 82:
	\| "I" \|\| "am" \|\| "writer" \|\| "of" \|\| "book"		\| "I" \|\| "am" \|\| "writer" \|\| "of" \|\| "book"
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="4" \| ''~~We love~~ <span style="color:blue">~~each other~~</span>.''		\| colspan="4" \| ''I <span style="color:blue">write</span> a book.''
			\|-
			\| colspan="4" \| ''I am <span style="color:blue">a writer of</span> a book.''
	\|}		\|}

Imralu: /* Nouns */

2018-08-26T02:02:55Z

Nouns

Show changes

Imralu: /* Predicate clauses */

2018-08-26T00:45:52Z

Predicate clauses

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:45, 26 August 2018
Line 443:		Line 443:
	\| <small>PL</small>.<small>E</small> \|\| sago_cake \|\| <small>GEN</small>.1s \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| <small>PASS</small>-consume.<small>AG</small>		\| <small>PL</small>.<small>E</small> \|\| sago_cake \|\| <small>GEN</small>.1s \|\| <small>COP</small> \|\| <small>PASS</small>-consume.<small>AG</small>
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="5" \| "My sago cakes are/were/have been eaten."		\| colspan="5" \| ''My sago cakes are/were/have been eaten.''
	\|}		\|}

Imralu at 03:18, 21 August 2018

2018-08-21T03:18:44Z

Show changes