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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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The basic morphology of '''Volapȕük nulíik''' encompasses only three categories: | |||
-Nouns | |||
-Verbs | |||
-Interjections | |||
Adjectives are predominantly nouns - they have a fixed position within the noun phrase and may function as nouns on their own. However, they may also function as a verb including the copula verb "binön": | |||
Binán klotéedat šerlíik. | |||
BE-pres.-3.sg.obj. LADYDRESS-demons.near expensive. | |||
Šerlikán klotéedat. | |||
[EXPENSIVE-adj.]verb-pres.-3.sg.obj. LADYDRESS-demons.near | |||
The first version is more common among speakers of a lower social status, whereas the second has a more official and literal style. The first version, however, may also be used by people of upper status, especially in situations in which a person wants to emphasise that the dress IS expensive. This is in contrast to languages like German or English not expressed on the intonational level but on the morphological. | |||
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