Eighth edition lekma: Difference between revisions

  The structure is VP(who/what) V(does/has/is) NP(something to do) N(theme). Type is VOS.

  Derivations of a word which attached to a word stem, zero morpheme infinite form of noun or verb. -en finite verb. -o adverb. -e adnoun. uit or xlt, vowel shifting to take an accusative noun or an ergative noun before it.

  Glossing abbreviations: .0 zero morpheme, 1 first person, 2 second person, 3 third person, .acc accusative, adn adnoun, adv adverbial, caus causative, .com comitative, .dem demonstrative, .dim diminutive, .neg negative, n noun, lat lative, .loc locative, selfc self causative, ste stem, sub subject, ptc particle, rel relative, ss same subject, .top topic, v verb, .vi intransitive verb .vt transitive verb, .vol volitive.

{|  abbreviations, (such as gender in a language where the word does not show it)Aagent-like argument of canonical transitive ACC caseADVadverb(ial),  caseAPPappositionATTRattributiveCOM caseCVBconverbDATdative caseDEMDIMDURdurative aspect, continuous aspectFINfinite verbFOCfocusINS, INSTRinstrumental caseINTR, NTRintransitive LAT case LOC caseNEGnegation, OBJ, OBobject; objective casePARTparticiple (= PTCP,PCP);  (= PTCLPOS, POSSpossessive markerREL(izer)SBJ, SUBSTEM TOPTR, TRANStransitive verb,  caseV, VBverb or verbalVIverb, intransitiveVTverb, transitiveVOL moodSS markerU, CAUS  Type: VOS-Topic. very single word is a , right branching of a clause, left eement modifies that in rigt. Adjectifier is a . Nouns ith enclitics or VO phrases, are indicative moods.|}