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:'''''Es to bris mi?''''' | :'''''Es to bris mi?''''' | ||
:''Q TO language this'' | |||
:''Is this a language?'' | :''Is this a language?'' | ||
:'''''Ni to lennos mi.''''' (< lenn 'smoke' + ''*-ás'' (?) 'instrument') | :'''''Ni to lennos mi.''''' (< lenn 'smoke' + ''*-ás'' (?) 'instrument') | ||
:''NEG TO smoking_pipe this'' | |||
:''This is not a pipe.'' | :''This is not a pipe.'' | ||
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:'''''Va lennos mi.''''' | |||
:''VA pipe this'' | |||
:''This is a pipe.'' | |||
Determiners can be omitted in elevated language. | Determiners can be omitted in elevated language. | ||