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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
Bemé does not mark grammatical [[w:Grammatical number|number]], [[w:Grammatical gender|gender]] or [[w:Grammatical case|case]]. | Bemé does not mark grammatical [[w:Grammatical number|number]], [[w:Grammatical gender|gender]] or [[w:Grammatical case|case]] in most places. | ||
===Demonstratives=== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=2 | Proximal !! colspan=2 | Distal | |||
|- | |||
! det. !! pron. !! det. !! pron. | |||
|- | |||
! Singular | |||
| rowspan=2 | ''dis'' || ''dis'' || rowspan=2 | ''dat'' || ''dat'' | |||
|- | |||
! Plural | |||
| ''dis dem'' || ''dat dem'' | |||
|} | |||
Demonstratives in Bemé only inflect on number as [[w:Pronoun|pronouns]]; demonstrative [[w:Determiner|determiners]] are not inflected on anything apart from proximity. | |||
===Personal pronouns=== | ===Personal pronouns=== | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | ||
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====Copula==== | ====Copula==== | ||
The Bemé copula is ''bi'', from English ''be'', though this can be turned into an existential verb by placing ''eh'' before the copula. In ''kriyal'' varieties, it is customary to omit the copula in most cases, especially before an adjective. However, the copula is never omitted in ''tak''. | The Bemé copula is ''bi'', from English ''be'', though this can be turned into an existential verb by placing ''eh'' before the copula. In ''kriyal'' varieties, it is customary to omit the copula in most cases, especially before an adjective. However, the copula is never omitted in ''tak''. | ||
===Polysemants=== | |||
<small>''See'' [[:Category:Bemé polysemants]] ''for a full list of polysemants.''</small><br> | |||
"'''Polysemants'''" (Bemé: ''polisemang'', not to be confused with ''{{bm|polisimang}}'' "police officer") in Bemé refer to various common lemmas in the Bemé language whose morphological categorisation are vague due to their wide uses and applications; thus, they are broadly categorised as "polysemants", literally meaning "words with various meanings". The most common polysemant by far is ''{{bm|eh}}''. The etymology of most polysemants are unknown; however, one exception is ''{{bm|bela}}'', which comes from [[Ketaserang]] ''beela'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈbɛːlɐ]]] "I agree". | |||
===Word derivation=== | ===Word derivation=== | ||
Bemé only has specific word derivation rules when deriving a word from an already existing word of a different class; for example, from a verb to a noun. In that case, the prefix ''e-''(possibly derived from English indefinite article ''a'') is added, as in ''shwim'' "to swim" > ''eshwim'' "pool". | Bemé only has specific word derivation rules when deriving a word from an already existing word of a different class; for example, from a verb to a noun. In that case, the prefix ''e-''(possibly derived from English indefinite article ''a'') is added, as in ''shwim'' "to swim" > ''eshwim'' "pool". | ||