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!colspan=8 style="text-align: left;"| ''Ru le yite me li-la triya | !colspan=8 style="text-align: left;"| ''Ru le yite me li-la triya djentotcu burta (ya) fra viliku Djana…'' | ||
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| '''''[[Contionary: li-la#Europic|li-la]]''''' | | '''''[[Contionary: li-la#Europic|li-la]]''''' | ||
| '''''[[Contionary: triya#Europic|triya]]''''' | | '''''[[Contionary: triya#Europic|triya]]''''' | ||
| '''''[[Contionary: | | '''''[[Contionary: djentotcu#Europic|djentotcu]] [[Contionary: burta#Europic|burta]] ([[Contionary: ya#Europic|ya]]¹)''''' | ||
| '''''[[Contionary: fra#Europic|fra]] [[Contionary: vilu#Europic|vil]][[Contionary: -ik-#Europic|-iku]]''''' | | '''''[[Contionary: fra#Europic|fra]] [[Contionary: vilu#Europic|vil]][[Contionary: -ik-#Europic|-iku]]''''' | ||
| '''''[[Contionary: Djanu#Europic|Djan]][[Contionary: -a#Europic|-a]]''''' | | '''''[[Contionary: Djanu#Europic|Djan]][[Contionary: -a#Europic|-a]]''''' | ||
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Identity clauses are those that use a copula (“to be”) to join a noun or pronoun to another noun that identifies it. These may seem “backwards” in Europic: Their structure is similar to the construction in Welsh, for example. Rather than “I am a writer,” the phrase would normally be rendered as “Writer am I” (Welsh: ''Awdur ydw i''). | Identity clauses are those that use a copula (“to be”) to join a noun or pronoun to another noun that identifies it. These may seem “backwards” in Europic: Their structure is similar to the construction in Welsh, for example. Rather than “I am a writer,” the phrase would normally be rendered as “Writer am I” (Welsh: ''Awdur ydw i''). | ||
* I am a writer. ''[[Contionary: grafantu#Europic|Grafantu]] [[Contionary: se#Europic|se]] [[Contionary: mu#Europic|mu]].'' | * I am a writer. ''[[Contionary: grafantu#Europic|Grafantu]] [[Contionary: se#Europic|se]] [[Contionary: mu#Europic|mu]].'' | ||
* He is a poor man. ''[[Contionary: | * He is a poor man. ''[[Contionary: djentu#Europic|Djentu]] [[Contionary: povra#Europic|povra]] [[Contionary: se#Europic|se]] [[Contionary: ru#Europic|ru]].'' | ||
In the case where one element is a pronoun and the other is a noun, the noun usually comes first. If the pronoun is expletive, it may be dropped entirely. | In the case where one element is a pronoun and the other is a noun, the noun usually comes first. If the pronoun is expletive, it may be dropped entirely. | ||
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When a pronominal interrogative is used as the subject of an identity clause, they follow the verb (usually ''[[Contionary: se#Europic|se]]''). | When a pronominal interrogative is used as the subject of an identity clause, they follow the verb (usually ''[[Contionary: se#Europic|se]]''). | ||
* '''What''' is your question? ''[[Contionary: ta#Europic|Ta]] [[Contionary: frasku#Europic|frasku]] [[Contionary: se#Europic|se]] '''[[Contionary: kwasu#Europic|kwasu]]'''?'' (“Your question is '''what-thing'''?”) | * '''What''' is your question? ''[[Contionary: ta#Europic|Ta]] [[Contionary: frasku#Europic|frasku]] [[Contionary: se#Europic|se]] '''[[Contionary: kwasu#Europic|kwasu]]'''?'' (“Your question is '''what-thing'''?”) | ||
* '''Who''' is that woman? ''[[Contionary: laru#Europic|Laru]] [[Contionary: | * '''Who''' is that woman? ''[[Contionary: laru#Europic|Laru]] [[Contionary: djentinu#Europic|djentinu]] [[Contionary: se#Europic|se]] '''[[Contionary: kwaru#Europic|kwaru]]'''?'' (“That woman is '''what-person'''?”) | ||
=====Pronominal Interrogative as Subject with Object===== | =====Pronominal Interrogative as Subject with Object===== | ||