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''Katā yilāʻ yititelāʻinā''<br> | ''Katā yilāʻ yititelāʻinā''<br> | ||
<small>kata-a yi-lāʻ yi-ti~telā-ʻinā</small><br> | <small>kata-a yi-lāʻ yi-ti~telā-ʻinā</small><br> | ||
time.{{sc|pa-nom}} {{sc|c8}}-two {{sc|c8.gen-pl}}~change-{{sc|gen}}<br> | |||
''kilāʻ wewiʻakānia nuhuʻ kikaukaʻime,''<br> | ''kilāʻ wewiʻakānia nuhuʻ kikaukaʻime,''<br> | ||
<small>ki-lāʻ we~wiʻakāni-a nuhuʻ ki~kaukaʻi-me</small><br> | <small>ki-lāʻ we~wiʻakāni-a nuhuʻ ki~kaukaʻi-me</small><br> | ||
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! kanāti | ! kanāti | ||
| to sing|| '' | | to sing|| ''verbal noun, c8'' | ||
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! {{ | ! {{term|kaukaʻi}} | ||
| song bird || ''noun, c1'' | | song bird || ''noun, c1'' | ||
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| to swim, to fly || ''verb'' | | to swim, to fly || ''verb'' | ||
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! {{ | ! {{term|ʻūluna}} | ||
| ocean || ''noun, c6'' | | ocean || ''noun, c6'' | ||
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! ōna- | ! ōna- | ||
| {{sc|superlative}} || ''Denotes movement '''over''' something else.'' | | {{sc|superlative}} || ''Denotes movement '''over''' something else.'' This is an applicative of sorts, and thus fixed to the verb. | ||
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*[[Kiwi#Plural|Formation of the plural]] | *[[Kiwi#Plural|Formation of the plural]] | ||
*[[Kiwi#Classes and adjectivisation|What does c8, c6 and ADZ mean?]] | *[[Kiwi#Classes and adjectivisation|What does c8, c6 and ADZ mean?]] | ||
===Definiteness=== | |||
Kiwi makes no distinction in definiteness. There is an indefinite article, meaning "one", though. | |||
===Morphosyntactic alignment and copula=== | ===Morphosyntactic alignment and copula=== | ||
Kiwi is unusual in that it has a marked nominative morphosyntactic system, which means that the nominative is marked on nouns, but the accusative is not. The language also does not have a copula, but two arguments lacking a verb get connected. | Kiwi is unusual in that it has a marked nominative morphosyntactic system, which means that the nominative is marked on nouns, but the accusative is not. The language also does not have a copula, but two arguments lacking a verb get connected. | ||
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::''I am a girl'' | ::''I am a girl'' | ||
===VN: The verbal noun=== | ===VN: The verbal noun=== | ||
Kiwi makes use of verbal nouns when the subject and tense is unknown. Verbal nouns take many forms in English, in Kiwi, however, they all take the same form, the infinitive:: | Kiwi makes use of verbal nouns when the subject and tense is unknown, or when there is no direct object of the verb. Verbal nouns take many forms in English, in Kiwi, however, they all take the same form, the infinitive:: | ||
*'''''To err''' is human''. | *'''''To err''' is human''. | ||
*''I like '''singing'''. | *''I like '''singing'''. | ||
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{{Gloss | {{Gloss | ||
|phrase = {{ | |phrase = {{term|ʻūluna}} tāʻikulāʻ | ||
|IPA = /ʔuːluˈnɑ taːʔɪquˈlaːʔ/ | |IPA = /ʔuːluˈnɑ taːʔɪquˈlaːʔ/ | ||
|morphemes = ʻūluna tāʻi-kulāʻ | |morphemes = ʻūluna tāʻi-kulāʻ | ||
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In the Kiwi language, the object and subject of a transitive verb are both marked with one prefix, this is called [[Kiwi#Bipersonal agreement|bipersonal agreement]]. | In the Kiwi language, the object and subject of a transitive verb are both marked with one prefix, this is called [[Kiwi#Bipersonal agreement|bipersonal agreement]]. | ||
*A subject X acts upon an object Y. | *A subject X acts upon an object Y. | ||
===4=== | |||
Fourth person, 4, denotes an [[w:Obviation|obviate third person]]. | |||
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