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== Introduction ==
Minhast is a polysynthetic language that exhibits polypersonal cross-indexing on the verb, noun incorporation, and valence operations affixes.  Its morphological alignment is Ergative-Absolutive, and canonical word order is SOV.  The reader is advised to go to the [[Minhast]] wiki for details on valence operations, applicatives, noun incorporation, and antipassivation.  Also helpful will be the discussions on the Connectives ''min'' and ''wa=''.  In this text be on the lookout for noun incorporation and any operation that manipulates the S/O pivot.
== Minhast Text ==
== Minhast Text ==


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== Interlinear Gloss ==
== Interlinear Gloss ==


Ikkūne kurg-tah-an iħy-tah-an=mā<br/>
''Ikkūne kurg-tah-an iħy-tah-an=mā''<br/>
Chieftain be.strong-2S.ABS-INTRANS be.high-2S.ABS-INTRANS=SUBORD<br/>
Chieftain be.strong-2S.ABS-INTRANS be.high-2S.ABS-INTRANS=SUBORD<br/>


Dut-han-ktah-ar-u, ittah-yam-ek-an<br/>
''Dut-han-ktah-ar-u, ittah-yam-ek-an,''<br/>
DAT.APPL-come-1S.ABS+2S.ERG-PST-TRANS, have-sea-1S.ABS-INTRANS, <br/>
DAT.APPL-come-1S.ABS+2S.ERG-PST-TRANS, have-sea-1S.ABS-INTRANS, <br/>


Hakkum-m-an<br/>
''Hakkum-m-an.''<br/>
Be.far-3S.ANIM.ABS-INTRANS<br/>
Be.far-3S.ANIM.ABS-INTRANS<br/>


Taħ watturħa kungat-Ø-ar-ab-an=mā, ikšāk-Ø-ar=ampā<br/>
''Taħ watturħa kungat-Ø-ar-ab-an=mā, ikšāk-Ø-ar=ampā''<br/>
2S.ABS CONN=spirit look.forward.to.arrival-3S.ABS-PST-IMPF-INTRANS=SUBORD, request-3MS.ABS-PST-ANTIPASS+SUBORD<br/>
2S.ABS CONN=spirit look.forward.to.arrival-3S.ABS-PST-IMPF-INTRANS=SUBORD, request-3MS.ABS-PST-ANTIPASS+SUBORD<br/>


Wahēk, šuxtān min turħa kurg-Ø-an=aft, dut-ikšāk-nn-ar-u=mā<br/>
''Wahēk, šuxtān min turħa kurg-Ø-an=aft, dut-ikšāk-nn-ar-u=mā''<br/>
SEQUENTIAL.DISC, sky CONN spirit be.great-3S.ABS-INTRANS=NMLZ, DAT.APPL-request-3S.ABS+3S.ERG-PST-TRANS=SUBORD<br/>
SEQUENTIAL.DISC, sky CONN spirit be.great-3S.ABS-INTRANS=NMLZ, DAT.APPL-request-3S.ABS+3S.ERG-PST-TRANS=SUBORD<br/>


Wahēk, dut-hitt-payyar-knen-ar-u<br/>
''Wahēk, dut-hitt-payyar-knen-ar-u''<br/>
SEQUENTIAL.DISC, DAT.APPL-give-custom-1S.ABS+3MS.ERG-PST-TRANS<br/>
SEQUENTIAL.DISC, DAT.APPL-give-custom-1S.ABS+3MS.ERG-PST-TRANS<br/>


Ra'e, wa=hattā' hitt-nannankūy-Ø-ar-an=aft keħre=dāš ta-idammat-nannankūy-m-satt-ab-u<br/>
''Ra'e, wa=hattā' hitt-nannankūy-Ø-ar-an=aft keħre=dāš ta-idammat-nannankūy-m-satt-ab-u''<br/>
CONFIRM.EXPECT.DISC CONN=NEG give-silver-3MS.ABS-PST-INTRANS=NMLZ death=MAL NEG=protect-silver-3S.ABS+3S.INANIM.ERG-FUT-IMPF-TRANS<br/>
CONFIRM.EXPECT.DISC CONN=NEG give-silver-3MS.ABS-PST-INTRANS=NMLZ death=MAL NEG=protect-silver-3S.ABS+3S.INANIM.ERG-FUT-IMPF-TRANS<br/>


Wašia wa=kayyun-ar nt-kah-ešnuk-tar-Ø-ar-ampi, wammīn.<br/>
''Wašia wa=kayyun-ar nt-kah-ešnuk-tar-Ø-ar-ampi, wammīn.''<br/>
DISTAL.ADV CONN=tree-PST INTENS-INVERSE.VOLITIONAL-tip-DISTR-3S.ANIM.ABS-PST-ANTIPASS, CAUSAL.DISC<br/>
DISTAL.ADV CONN=tree-PST INTENS-INVERSE.VOLITIONAL-tip-DISTR-3S.ANIM.ABS-PST-ANTIPASS, CAUSAL.DISC<br/>


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# ERG - Ergative
# ERG - Ergative
# ABS - Absolutive
# ABS - Absolutive
# DAT - Dative
# MAL - Malefactive
# INTRANS - Intransitive
# INTRANS - Intransitive
# TRANS - Transitive
# TRANS - Transitive
# ANTIPASS - Antipassive
# ANTIPASS - Antipassive
# CONN - Connective particle or clitic.  Minhast has two kinds of Connectives: 'min' links two or more noun phrases (NP); 'wa=' links adjuncts with clauses
# CONN - Connective particle or clitic.  Minhast has two kinds of Connectives: ''min'' links two or more noun phrases (NP); ''wa='' links adjuncts with clauses.
# ANIM - Animate
# ANIM - Animate
# INANIM - Inanimate
# INANIM - Inanimate
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# CONFIRM.EXPECT.DISC - Confirmatory-Expective discourse particle which indicates that the speaker expects the listener to agree what the speaker just said.
# CONFIRM.EXPECT.DISC - Confirmatory-Expective discourse particle which indicates that the speaker expects the listener to agree what the speaker just said.
# CAUSAL.DISC - Discourse particle that indicates that the clause it is bound to was responsible for causing previous clauses to occur.  It has wide scope over extended discourse.
# CAUSAL.DISC - Discourse particle that indicates that the clause it is bound to was responsible for causing previous clauses to occur.  It has wide scope over extended discourse.
== Additional Notes ==
**** WATCH OUT for noun incorporation!
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