Scots Norse: Difference between revisions
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| be.PRES Scots_Norse West_Norse of the Hebrides | | be.PRES Scots_Norse West_Norse of the Hebrides | ||
| Scots Norse is a West Nordic language spoken in the Hebrides | | Scots Norse is a West Nordic language spoken in the Hebrides | ||
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===Questions and answers=== | |||
Scots Norse lacks a true equivalent to "no", the closest thing being "è(gh)" ("not"), which can often be used on it's own when a form of "be" + "not" suffices for an answer, as in: | |||
{{interlinear|lang=snon|number=(2) | |||
| vàrth mèlir tù vid mic? | |||
| Q speak.PRES 2sg with 1sg | |||
| Will you speak with me? | |||
}} | |||
{{interlinear|lang=snon|number= (2.1)|indent=6 | |||
| ègh | |||
| NEG | |||
| I won't | |||
}} | |||
Following this usage of "ègh", "ghià" (Old Norse "já") is often used as an affirmative, as in: | |||
{{interlinear|lang=snon|number=(3) | |||
| vàrth èthist tù màenhmhàth vid mic? | |||
| Q speak.FUT 2sg dinner with 1sg | |||
| Will you eat dinner with me? | |||
}} | |||
{{interlinear|lang=snon|number= (3.1)|indent=6 | |||
| ghià! | |||
| AFF | |||
| I will! | |||
}} | }} | ||