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===Exclamations=== | ===Exclamations=== | ||
As in most Talman languages, exclamations of the form 'how...!' usually use the vocative particle ''ha'' or ''hay'', in the construction ''ha(y) fi "ADJ-ness"'' (= 'how ADJ/ADV...') or ''ha(y) foang [clause]'' (= 'how [clause]/how much...'). | As in most Talman languages, exclamations of the form 'how...!' usually use the vocative particle ''ha'' or ''hay'', in the construction ''ha(y) fi "ADJ-ness"'' (= 'how ADJ/ADV...') or ''ha(y) foang [clause]'' (= 'how [clause]/how much...'). | ||
:'''''Ha | :'''''Ha fĭ hălfnărnach fĭ moșiew! Ha foang ies fnga sătsiet bang!''''' | ||
:VOC DEF NMLZ-awful DEF nature! VOC that_which she can teach we.INC! | :VOC DEF NMLZ-awful DEF nature! VOC that_which she can teach we.INC! | ||
:''How terrible nature is! How much she can teach us!'' (lit. O the terribleness of nature! O that which she can teach us!) | :''How terrible nature is! How much she can teach us!'' (lit. O the terribleness of nature! O that which she can teach us!) | ||
:'''''Hay | :'''''Hay fĭ hălwier moang ien lăleș mĭ yăgom!''''' | ||
:VOC DEF beauty REL he play_an_instrument LOC zither | :VOC DEF beauty REL he play_an_instrument LOC zither | ||
:''How beautifully he plays the zither!'' | :''How beautifully he plays the zither!'' | ||