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Present tense: subject + ''ha'' + verb + object (the verb is usually etymologically a VN) | Present tense: subject + ''ha'' + verb + object (the verb is usually etymologically a VN) | ||
:'''''Li dean ha qyšnaz, xatoj kve | :'''''Li dean ha qyšnaz, xatoj kve maliť.''''' | ||
:1SG NEG PRES obey, when that | :1SG NEG PRES obey, when that bad | ||
:''I do not obey when it's wrong.'' | :''I do not obey when it's wrong.'' | ||
== Derivation == | == Derivation == | ||
Revision as of 01:56, 17 September 2021
Modern Vernacular Netagin (VNtg) exists in a state of diglossia with Modern Standard Netagin (MSNtg). It exists in a sprachbund with Modern Windermere, Gwnax and other Bjeheondian languages.
Grammatical changes from Classical Netagin include:
- SAuxVO word order
- Loss of grammatical gender
- Loss of verbal binyan inflection, and use of verb-derived nouns (both old verbal nouns and less direct derivations, including reborrowings from CNtg) as verbs
- Relative clauses are resumptive
- As a result of Jespersen's cycle, negation uses a negative absolutive marker dean derived from the Classical connegative determiner de.
- SEA style serial verbs
- Emphatic -nk (< miek)
Modern Netagin people usually have Classical Netagin names
This article treats Bjeheondian Netagin; Tumhanian Netagin is tonal or Khmerized.
Phonology
Parts of speech
Pronouns
VNtg has only one set of pronouns.
| 1sg | 2sg | 3sg | 1pl | 2pl | 3pl | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | n. | exclusive | inclusive | ||||
| li | dů | naj | nas | nis | ťů | ťiem | nybi | nus |
Syntax
Present tense: subject + ha + verb + object (the verb is usually etymologically a VN)
- Li dean ha qyšnaz, xatoj kve maliť.
- 1SG NEG PRES obey, when that bad
- I do not obey when it's wrong.