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====Simple Sentences==== | ====Simple Sentences==== | ||
The basic word order for Cumbraek is [Verb] + [Subject] + [Direct Object] + [Indirect Object/Adverbial]. | The basic word order for Cumbraek is [Verb] + [Subject] + [Direct Object] + [Indirect Object/Adverbial]. | ||
* ''Gwelas Pedir Neven'' "Peter saw Neven" | * ''Gwelas Pedir Neven'' <br /> "Peter saw Neven" | ||
* ''Le Tomas livir amm er Ayr Voar'' "Tomas is reading a book about the Great War" | * ''Le Tomas livir amm er Ayr Voar'' <br /> "Tomas is reading a book about the Great War" | ||
The verb may be preceded by a particle. | The verb may be preceded by a particle. | ||
* ''Ru welas Pedir Neven'' "Peter has seen Neven" | * ''Ru welas Pedir Neven'' <br> "Peter has seen Neven" | ||
* ''Edh edew er wrek'' "The woman was leaving" | * ''Edh edew er wrek'' <br /> "The woman was leaving" | ||
Pronoun subjects are encoded within the verb itself and may be dropped, affixed to the end of a verb for clarity or placed before the verb (replacing the particle ''edh'') with no particular emphasis: | Pronoun subjects are encoded within the verb itself and may be dropped, affixed to the end of a verb for clarity or placed before the verb (replacing the particle ''edh'') with no particular emphasis: | ||
* ''E hoolyen avory'' | * ''E hoolyen avory'' or ''E hoolyen-ni avory'' or ''Ni hoolyen avory'' <br /> "We're sailing tomorrow" | ||
Pronoun objects (direct) must be attached to a preverbal particle: | Pronoun objects (direct) must be attached to a preverbal particle: | ||
* ''Eth dhuges'' "I carried you" | * ''Eth dhuges'' <br /> "I carried you" | ||
* ''Rus celas-ev'' "He has hidden her" | * ''Rus celas-ev'' <br /> "He has hidden her" | ||
Simple sentences are negated with the preverbal particle ''ne''<sup>S</sup> (''n''' before vowels, ''ned'' before vowel-initial forms of ''bot'' and ''munet''). | Simple sentences are negated with the preverbal particle ''ne''<sup>S</sup> (''n''' before vowels, ''ned'' before vowel-initial forms of ''bot'' and ''munet''). | ||
* ''Ned oov ri Alban'' "I am not the king of Scotland" | * ''Ned oov ri Alban'' <br /> "I am not the king of Scotland" | ||
* ''Neth gar-hi'' "She doesn't love you" | * ''Neth gar-hi'' <br /> "She doesn't love you" | ||
* ''Ne cassam er Gral Glan'' "We didn't find the Holy Grail" | * ''Ne cassam er Gral Glan'' <br /> "We didn't find the Holy Grail" | ||
====Coordinate Sentences==== | ====Coordinate Sentences==== | ||