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‘That was a very good dog,’ would be literally, ‘That (one) dog very good was.’ | ‘That was a very good dog,’ would be literally, ‘That (one) dog very good was.’ | ||
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|colspan=5| '''''[[Contionary: tèku#Modern Standard Imperial|Tèku]] [[Contionary: bagè#Modern Standard Imperial|bagè]] [[Contionary: | |colspan=5| '''''[[Contionary: tèku#Modern Standard Imperial|Tèku]] [[Contionary: bagè#Modern Standard Imperial|bagè]] [[Contionary: kashkì#Modern Standard Imperial|kashkì]] [[Contionary: savati#Modern Standard Imperial|savati]] [[Contionary: gan#Modern Standard Imperial|gan]].''''' | ||
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| that (onw) || dog|| very || good || was | | that (onw) || dog|| very || good || was | ||
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| one-that || dog || <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">aug</span> || good || <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">pst.cop</span> | | one-that || dog || <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">aug</span> || good || <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">pst.cop</span> | ||
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| ''tèku'' || ''bagè'' || '' | | ''tèku'' || ''bagè'' || ''kashkì'' || ''savati'' || ''gan'' | ||
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Alternatively, because of the copula-optional nature of the language as concerns adjectives, it is also correct to render this as: '' | Alternatively, because of the copula-optional nature of the language as concerns adjectives, it is also correct to render this as: ''kashkì hati savati bagè ku''. (“Very was good dog that.”) | ||
====Verb Phrases==== | ====Verb Phrases==== |