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==Grammar== | ==Grammar Briefly== | ||
Rinap is a nominative-accusative language so the subjects of transitive and agents of intransitive verbs are treated as the same. Transitive verb objects are declined into the objective case: 'Zodoih phe '''nik''' pemozt'''ek''' doile'''ke''' knoi'''k'''?' (¿See you the bird beautiful that?) 'Do you see those beautiful birds?' This 'naphuk' or 'k-language' is the formal way of speaking so in casual situations and dialects the postfixes are often omitted. | |||
Primary word order is VSO, and since verbs conjugate, the pronouns can be dropped off in simple sentences: 'Neym geva.' 'I'm here.' Interrogative sentences always begin with interrogative 'zo'-words or verbs formed with 'zo'-prefix such as in the first example above. If interrogative word is at the beginning, verb comes the second: 'Zowa neo do?' or simply 'Zowa neo?' meaning 'Where is it?' | |||
Relative clauses are being avoided although relative pronouns exist and are recommended for use. They can be used similarly to question words altering the word order: 'Zoze nei Narok sohi zuo si Laha?' translated to 'Where is Narek who comes from Laha?' If the relative pronoun is left out, spoken sentence can be shortly paused or in written language marked with comma: 'Zoze nei Narok, zuo si Laha?' In this specific example, past participle can be used: 'Zoze nei Narok, si Laha '''nazut'''.' but this almost means 'To where has Narok from Laha come?' | |||
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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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