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Word order is strictly SVO but OVS when the sentence includes a pronoun. | Word order is strictly SVO but OVS when the sentence includes a pronoun. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 4 September 2013
Background
Phonology
Vowels
Phonotactics
Orthography
Grammar
Pronouns
Nāqajt has six pronouns which inflect for five cases.
nom: dii, iqii, maa, diinit, qiinit, maanit
gen: diij, qiij, maaj, diijt, qiijt, maajt
acc: diin, qiin, maan, diinit, qiinit, maanit
abl: diit, qiit, maat, diidit, qiidit, maadit
loc: diik, qiik, maak, diigit, qiigit, maagit
Verbs
The pronominal endings for the verb in Nāqajt.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third |
| -di | -tiq | -ma | -dit | -tiqit | -majt |
Morphology
Syntax
Word order is strictly SVO but OVS when the sentence includes a pronoun.
E.g (Parass 2009:11).
- uqjadi dééngon tuglat ('I bring the reindeer from home') vs. dééngon tuglat uqjadi dii ('It is I who brings the reindeer from home')