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: ''kärui'' is the distal copula, it is used when describing an object far away from both the speaker and listener | : ''kärui'' is the distal copula, it is used when describing an object far away from both the speaker and listener | ||
===Correlatives=== | |||
Like Ancient Greek and Esperanto, Vairish also has a correlative system, based on 4 roles and 9 "qualifiers". | |||
====Roles==== | |||
The correlative's role is what indicates the function that it fulfills. Here are 4 roles of the correlatives : | |||
; Negative | |||
: The negative role corresponds to adding "no"/"not" before the qualifier | |||
; Interrogative | |||
: The interrogative role more or less corresponds to English interrogative pronouns | |||
; Universal | |||
: The universal role corresponds to adding "every" before the qualifier | |||
; Indefinite | |||
: The indefinite role corresponds to adding "some" before the qualifier | |||
====Qualifiers==== | |||
The qualifier of a correlative specifies the type of question it addresses or the kind of information it conveys. There are 9 qualifiers : | |||
;Reason | |||
:This qualifier corresponds to the question word "why", indicating a cause or explanation. | |||
;Time | |||
:This qualifier corresponds to the question word "when", indicating a point or period in time. | |||
;Individual | |||
:This qualifier corresponds to the question word "who", referring to a person or entity. | |||
;Object | |||
:This qualifier corresponds to the question word "what", reffering to an object | |||
;Place | |||
:This qualifier corresponds to the question word "where", reffering to locations | |||
;Amount | |||
:This qualifier corresponds to the question word "how much", reffering to quantities | |||
;Manner | |||
:This qualifier corresponds to the question word "how", indicating ways or methods | |||
;Frequency | |||
:This qualifier corresponds to the question word "how often", reffering to regularity or recurrence | |||
;Direction | |||
:This qualifier corresponds to the question word "which direction", indicating movement and orientation | |||
====Table==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
! !! Interrogative !! Negative !! Indefinite !! Universal | |||
|- | |||
! Reason | |||
| kirä<br>why ? || serä<br>for no reason || ürä<br>for some reasons || torä<br>for every reasons | |||
|- | |||
! Time | |||
| kidö<br>when ? || sedö<br>never || üdö<br>sometime || todö<br>always | |||
|- | |||
! Individual | |||
| kilda<br>who ? || selda<br>no one || ülda<br>someone || tolda<br>everyone | |||
|- | |||
! Object | |||
| kiňu<br>what ? || seňu<br>nothing || üňu<br>something || toňu<br>everything | |||
|- | |||
! Place | |||
| kijë<br>where ? || sejë<br>nowhere || üje<br>somewhere || tojë<br>everywhere | |||
|- | |||
! Amount | |||
| kipo<br>how much? || sepo<br>none || üpo<br>some || topo<br>all of it | |||
|- | |||
! Manner | |||
| kiki<br>how ? || seki<br>in no way || üki<br>in some way || toki<br>in every way | |||
|- | |||
! Frequency | |||
| kivü<br>how often ? || sevü<br>never || üvü<br>often || tovü<br>always | |||
|- | |||
! Direction | |||
| kiše<br>in which direction? || seše<br>in no direction || üše<br>in some direction || toše<br>in every direction | |||
|} | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||