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. | ||
:''''' | :'''''Lameiteitutu.''''' | ||
:la-mei-teit-utu | :la-mei-teit-utu | ||
:merely-INFERRED-child-COP.PRES.3PL | :merely-INFERRED-child-COP.PRES.3PL | ||