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*Pronouns distinguish animacy not natural gender and only those that are grammatically animate occur in singular/plural pairs. | *Pronouns distinguish animacy not natural gender and only those that are grammatically animate occur in singular/plural pairs. | ||
*Some words, e.g. "husband" and "man", are distinguished in Hantza only by their alienability. | *Some words, e.g. "husband" and "man", are distinguished in Hantza only by their alienability. | ||
*Inalienable words are given with the indefinite possessive prefix. | *Inalienable words are given with the indefinite possessive prefix. | ||
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Revision as of 17:34, 25 August 2014
This is an Swadesh list of words in English and Hantza.
List
Notes
- Bare personal pronouns are not usually employed in neutral sentences in Hantza, those provided above are "emphatic pronouns".
- Pronouns distinguish animacy not natural gender and only those that are grammatically animate occur in singular/plural pairs.
- Some words, e.g. "husband" and "man", are distinguished in Hantza only by their alienability.
- Inalienable words are given with the indefinite possessive prefix.
| The Hantza Language (V • T • E) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthography | Hantza alphabet (Latin script) | ||
| Phonology | IPA for Hantza • Phonology • Prosody | ||
| Grammar | Nouns • Numerals • Verbs • Particles • Syntax • Derivational morphology | ||
| Vocabulary | Basic phrases • Kinship • Swadesh list | ||
| Texts | Test Case Sentences • The North Wind and the Sun • The Lord's Prayer • The Tower of Babel | ||
| Other | Dialects • Ethnology • Demography | ||