Roshterian: Difference between revisions
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To express "is an X", the copula ''-puan'' is suffixed to the bare stem of X; X plus the copula then goes to the normal stem slot for purposes of verb inflection. The noun itself doesn't go into the plural even when the subject is plural. | To express "is an X", the copula ''-puan'' is suffixed to the bare stem of X; X plus the copula then goes to the normal stem slot for purposes of verb inflection. The noun itself doesn't go into the plural even when the subject is plural. | ||
:''''' | :'''''Lamiteitutu.''''' | ||
:la-mei-teit-utu | :la-mei-teit-utu | ||
:merely-INF-child-3PL.PRED.PRES | :merely-INF-child-3PL.PRED.PRES | ||