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===Auxiliaries=== | ===Auxiliaries=== | ||
{{PAGENAME}} has an auxiliary verb system similar to Colloquial Welsh. In addition, there is a T-V distinction: the 2nd person plural ''u'' is also used as a polite pronoun. | {{PAGENAME}} has an auxiliary verb system similar to Colloquial Welsh. In addition, there is a T-V distinction: the 2nd person plural ''u'' is also used as a polite pronoun. | ||
The choice of preposition before the lexical verb also controls the tense: | |||
*''Im ođ heđ'' = I eat/I am eating (lit. I am at eating) | *''Im ođ heđ'' = I eat/I am eating (lit. I am at eating) | ||
*''Im pho heđ'' = I have eaten (lit. I am after eating) | |||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="greentable lightgreenbg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;" | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="greentable lightgreenbg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;" | ||
|+ Various auxiliaries in {{PAGENAME}} | |+ Various auxiliaries in {{PAGENAME}} | ||