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====Questions==== | ====Questions==== | ||
'too' preceding a phrase marks it as a question. | ''too'' preceding a phrase marks it as a question. | ||
====Negation==== | ====Negation==== | ||
'le' negates whatever element of a sentence it precedes. | ''le'' negates whatever element of a sentence it precedes. | ||
====Commands==== | ====Commands==== | ||
'tay' precedes a verb to form a command. <br> | ''tay'' precedes a verb to form a command. <br> | ||
'let' or 'letay' precedes a verb to form a negative command. | ''let'' or ''letay'' precedes a verb to form a negative command. | ||
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===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
Adjectives follow the noun, and a locational preposition may precede it. | |||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
Adverbs follow verbs and a few particles may precede them. | |||
===Dependent clauses=== | ===Dependent clauses=== | ||
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burn+PAST I+CAUSAL letter+OBJ [tis] come+PAST out-of city+LOC.*<br> | burn+PAST I+CAUSAL letter+OBJ [tis] come+PAST out-of city+LOC.*<br> | ||
Tscchyo lodo nnijass tis kcdyo goa abe'afe. | Tscchyo lodo nnijass tis kcdyo goa abe'afe. | ||
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I have my own way of writing a gloss since, until recently, I have been the only person to ever look at them. I know it isn't the typical way you might see a linguist do it. Let me know if you want an explanation.* | I have my own way of writing a gloss since, until recently, I have been the only person to ever look at them. I know it isn't the typical way you might see a linguist do it. Let me know if you want an explanation.* | ||
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===Conjunction ''a''=== | |||
The conjunction ''a'', often translates well as "that." it joins two verbs (and the verbs must be adjacent to ''a'' on both sides), for example: | |||
I think that we will run in the park. <br> | |||
I+SUBJ think [a] run+FUT we+SUBJ park+LOC. <br> | |||
lo zide a kidya mo qopeafe. | |||
I know that he likes cheese.<br> | |||
I+SUBJ know [a] like he/she cheese+OBJ.<br> | |||
Lo luusi a ine ke bajass. | |||
==Writing System== | |||
Meoka is written vertically, using an alphabet, top to bottom, left to right. | |||
==Numbers== | |||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||