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As relativizers, they can be translated as such: <code>COP = which is</code>, <code>POSS = which has</code>, <code>ACT = which does</code>, and <code>LOC = which is located</code>. | As relativizers, they can be translated as such: <code>COP = which is</code>, <code>POSS = which has</code>, <code>ACT = which does</code>, and <code>LOC = which is located</code>. | ||
As copula, <code>COP</code> equates a subject noun with another noun, possessive pronoun, color, or number; <code>POSS</code> equates a subject noun with an adjective that's not a possessive pronoun, color, or number; <code>ACT</code> doubles as a | As copula, <code>COP</code> equates a subject noun with another noun, possessive pronoun, color, or number; <code>POSS</code> equates a subject noun with an adjective that's not a possessive pronoun, color, or number; <code>ACT</code> doubles as a gnomic aspect particle; and <code>LOC</code> indicates the location of the subject. Since these are particles, the word order for these particular types of sentences appears to change to SVO and the accusative particle is omitted (this does not apply to objects of a gnomic verb). | ||
'''wizddaaniya va ggarimalun.''' | '''wizddaaniya va ggarimalun.''' | ||
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Wistania '''COP''' large.island | Wistania '''COP''' large.island | ||
"Wistania is a large island." | "Wistania is a large island." | ||
"Wistania, which is a large island,..." | |||
'''wizddaaniya na lazai.''' | '''wizddaaniya na lazai.''' | ||
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Wistania '''POSS''' great. | Wistania '''POSS''' great. | ||
"Wistania is great." (Lit. "Wistania has great.") | "Wistania is great." (Lit. "Wistania has great.") | ||
"Wistania, which is great,..." | |||
'''wizddaniya gaun liya.''' | '''wizddaniya gaun liya.''' | ||
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Wistania '''ACT''' fly. | Wistania '''ACT''' fly. | ||
"Wistania fares well" (Lit. "Wistania flies.") | "Wistania fares well" (Lit. "Wistania flies.") | ||
"Wistania, which fares well,..." | |||
'''wizddaniya ddal vimanbbaggu''' | '''wizddaniya ddal vimanbbaggu''' | ||
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Wistania LOC sky -SUBE. | Wistania LOC sky -SUBE. | ||
"Wistania is under the sky." | "Wistania is under the sky." | ||
"Wistania, which is located under the sky,..." | |||
Technically, these are incomplete sentences, indicating only a noun and a relative clause without a compliment. However, they are considered perfectly viable sentences. | Technically, these are incomplete sentences, indicating only a noun and a relative clause without a compliment. However, they are considered perfectly viable sentences. | ||
Some relative clauses do not begin with a relativizer, especially those which require a non-gnomic verb, such as in the sentence: *"The man *that I saw today* said hello." In these cases, the phrase would begin with the verb phrase, conjugated as a modifier. | |||
'''yigai daz, inilwa yau auv zun id, aa "auyi".''' | |||
yiga -i daz, '''in-''' ilu-a yau auv zun id, aa "auyi". | |||
speak-TEL man, '''MOD-'''see-ATEL 1S.NOM during day PROX, ACC "hello". | |||
"The man that I saw today said hello." / "The man seen by me said hello." | |||
====Coordinating Particles==== | ====Coordinating Particles==== | ||