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/ˈʔəʔkʷa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈkəʔɲəʔ/ | /ˈʔəʔkʷa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈkəʔɲəʔ/ | ||
[ˈʔʊkːʷa | [ˈʔʊkːʷa ʎɪˈkətːa ˈkɪʔɲɪʔ] | ||
1PS.SG.AGT ATEL-bite 3PS.PAT | 1PS.SG.AGT ATEL-bite 3PS.PAT | ||
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/kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | /kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | ||
[kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ | [kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ ʎɪˈkətːa ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ] | ||
dog-ERG ATEL-bite bone.ABS | dog-ERG ATEL-bite bone.ABS | ||
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/kʷəʔˈta ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | /kʷəʔˈta ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | ||
[kʷʊˈtːa | [kʷʊˈtːa ʎɪˈkətːa ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ] | ||
dog ATEL-bite bone.ABS | dog ATEL-bite bone.ABS | ||
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/ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta/ | /ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta/ | ||
[ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ | [ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ ʎɪˈkətːa] | ||
bone.ABS dog-ERG ATEL-bite | bone.ABS dog-ERG ATEL-bite | ||
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/ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | /ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | ||
[ | [ʎɪˈkətːa ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ] | ||
ATEL-bite bone.ABS | ATEL-bite bone.ABS | ||
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/kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ | /kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ | ||
[kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ | [kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ ʎɪˈkətːa ˈʂɑnsəʔ/ | ||
dog-ERG ATEL-bite boss.ABS | dog-ERG ATEL-bite boss.ABS | ||
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/kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ɲəʔ ˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ | /kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ɲəʔ ˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ | ||
[kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ | [kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ ʎɪˈkətːa ɲɪʔ ˈʂɑnsəʔ] | ||
dog-ERG ATEL-bite boss.ABS | dog-ERG ATEL-bite boss.ABS | ||
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However, the Thangha' word for "first" is irregular. Whilst the numeral for "one" is /faⁿ/, the word for "first" is /wəʔˈnaⁿ/. | However, the Thangha' word for "first" is irregular. Whilst the numeral for "one" is /faⁿ/, the word for "first" is /wəʔˈnaⁿ/. | ||
==Questions== | |||
===Polar Questions=== | |||
A statement is turned into a polar question using the particle /ba/. It comes at the beginning of the sentence, except if a noun is topicalised, in which case it follows that noun e.g. | |||
/ˈʂaⁿsəʔ mʲaɲəʔ-ˈɫʷuːʂa/ | |||
[ˈʂɑnsəʔ mʲæɲɵʔ-ˈɫʷoːʂɑ] | |||
boss.TOP TEL-fall | |||
The boss dropped to the ground (where the main point of the sentence is to say what the boss did) | |||
/ˈʂaⁿsəʔ ba mʲaɲəʔ-ˈɫʷuːʂa/ | |||
[ˈʂɑnsəʔ ba mʲæɲɵʔ-ˈɫʷoːʂɑ] | |||
boss.TOP Q TEL-fall | |||
Did the boss drop to the ground? | |||
/mʲaɲəʔ-ˈɫʷuːʂa ˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ | |||
[mʲæɲɵʔ-ˈɫʷoːʂɑ ˈʂɑnsəʔ] | |||
TEL-fall boss.ABS | |||
The boss dropped to the ground (where the main point of the sentence is to say who dropped to the ground). | |||
/ba mʲaɲəʔ-ˈɫʷuːʂa ˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ | |||
[ba mʲæɲɵʔ-ˈɫʷoːʂɑ ˈʂɑnsəʔ] | |||
Q TEL-fall boss.ABS | |||
Did the boss drop to the ground? (or was it somebody else). | |||
/kʷəʔˈta ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | |||
[kʷʊˈtːa ʎɪˈkətːa ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ] | |||
dog-TOP ATEL-bite bone.ABS | |||
The dog was biting the bone (where the main emphasis of the speaker is to describe what the dog was doing) | |||
/kʷəʔˈta ba ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | |||
[kʷʊˈtːa ba ʎɪˈkətːa ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ] | |||
dog.TOP Q ATEL-bite bone.ABS | |||
Was the dog biting the bone? | |||
/kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | |||
[kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ ʎɪˈkətːa ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ] | |||
dog-ERG ATEL-bite bone.ABS | |||
The dog was biting the bone (where the main emphasis of the speaker is to point out that the dog was biting the bone, and not a cat) | |||
/ba kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ/ | |||
[ba kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ ʎɪˈkətːa ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ] | |||
Q dog-ERG ATEL-bite bone.ABS | |||
Was the dog biting the bone? (or was it something else) | |||
/ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta/ | |||
[ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ ʎɪˈkətːa] | |||
bone.TOP dog-ERG ATEL-bite | |||
The bone was being bitten by the dog. | |||
/ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ ba kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ʎə-ˈkəʔta/ | |||
[ˈʁʷɔtːʷʊʔ ba kʷʊˈtːæ-ɟæ ʎɪˈkətːa] | |||
bone.TOP Q dog-ERG ATEL-bite | |||
Was the bone being bitten by the dog? | |||