Verse:Mwail/Ryooteq: Difference between revisions
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===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||
Relative clauses are formed by attaching the nominalizing clitic ''=in'' after the clause. On the other hand, verbal nouns are not used. | Relative clauses are formed by attaching the nominalizing clitic ''=in'' after the clause (one of the few exceptions to Wackernagel's law). On the other hand, verbal nouns are not used. | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
*''lisjhógy'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́c/ = 'I love you' > ''lisjhógyin'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́cɪ̀n/ = 'the fact that I love you' | *''lisjhógy'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́c/ = 'I love you' > ''lisjhógyin'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́cɪ̀n/ = 'the fact that I love you' | ||
*''shiilyohóokh'' = 'they pile up forming a line' > ''shiilyohóokhin'' = (a type of scale used in Sjowaázh music) | *''shiilyohóokh'' = 'they pile up forming a line' > ''shiilyohóokhin'' = (a type of scale used in Sjowaázh music) | ||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
Sjowaázh, in addition to native words, uses many loans from Naquic and Tsimulh languages. Borrowed words are almost all nouns. | Sjowaázh, in addition to native words, uses many loans from Naquic and Tsimulh languages. Borrowed words are almost all nouns. | ||