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===Multiclausal sentences=== | ===Multiclausal sentences=== | ||
Multiclausal sentences are formed by simply placing clauses next to one another. | Multiclausal sentences are formed by simply placing clauses next to one another. Modifiers generally follow their heads. | ||
====Transitivity==== | |||
There is no explicit transitivity in Uoriuo. The direct object of a verb is frequently indicated with a clause containing '''jomijo''', which indicates that something is directly affected by another action. | |||
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====Definiteness==== | |||
There are no articles, but the subject of a clause is generally definite and the verb deals with something indefinite and swapping the subject | |||
====Location==== | |||
Locations are indicated with '''nataami'''. | |||
:{| class="graytable" | :{| class="graytable" | ||
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| colspan="20" | ''I eat the banana in the house.'' | | colspan="20" | ''I eat the banana in the house.'' | ||
|} | |||
==Experience verbs==== | |||
Verbs that don't result in something being directly affected (such as "love", "see") are often present in Uoriuo as passives and the experiencer is indicated as a perceiver. | |||
:{| class="graytable" | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | '''''Nemone viilove.''''' | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | <small>[ˈnemone ˈwiːlowe]</small> | |||
|- | |||
| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_e_o_e''' || perceive | |||
|- | |||
| '''v_l_v_''' || you || '''_ii_o_e''' || are (be)loved | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | ''I love you.'' | |||
|} | |||
:{| class="graytable" | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | '''''Nemone vailiva.''''' | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | <small>[ˈnemone ˈwai̯liwa]</small> | |||
|- | |||
| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_e_o_e''' || perceive | |||
|- | |||
| '''v_l_v_''' || you || '''_ai_i_a''' || are visible | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | ''I see you.'' | |||
|} | |||
====Subordination==== | |||
Subordination is frequently not overtly indicated syntactically, just as in English. | |||
:{| class="graytable" | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | '''''Nemano velove niimone.''''' | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | <small>[ˈnemano ˈwelowe ˈniːmone]</small> | |||
|- | |||
| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_e_a_o''' || know | |||
|- | |||
| '''v_l_v_''' || you || '''_e_o_e''' || perceive | |||
|- | |||
| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_ii_o_e''' || am (be)loved | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | ''I know <s>(that)</s> you love me.'' | |||
|} | |||
Subordination can, however, be indicated using the root '''gumina''' ("what I'm about to say is what I'm about to say"). In this following example, it is only necessary if one wishes to indicate that one's perception was visual | |||
:{| class="graytable" | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | '''''Nemone (gaimina) keemaxi mogiva.''''' | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | <small>[ˈnemone (ˈŋai̯mina) ˈkeːmaʔi ˈmoŋiwa]</small> | |||
|- | |||
| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_e_o_e''' || perceive | |||
|- | |||
| '''g_m_n_''' || what I'm about to say || '''_ai_i_a''' || is visible | |||
|- | |||
| '''k_m_x_''' || the monkey || '''_ee_a_i''' || eats | |||
|- | |||
| '''m_g_v_''' || the banana || '''_o_i_o''' || is directly affected | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | ''I see the monkey eat the banana.'' | |||
|} | |||
====Coordination==== | |||
Repetition of either a noun or a verb is used as an equivalent to "and". | |||
:{| class="graytable" | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | '''''Keemaxi neemani mogivo.''''' | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | <small>[ˈkeːmaʔi ˈneːmani ˈmoŋiwo]</small> | |||
|- | |||
| '''k_m_x_''' || the monkey || '''_ee_a_i''' || eats | |||
|- | |||
| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_ee_a_i''' || eat | |||
|- | |||
| '''m_g_v_''' || the banana || '''_o_i_o''' || is directly affected | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | ''The monkey and I eat the banana.'' | |||
|} | |||
:{| class="graytable" | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | '''''Keemaxi neemani mogivo.''''' | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | <small>[ˈkeːmaʔi ˈneːmani ˈmoŋiwo]</small> | |||
|- | |||
| '''k_m_x_''' || the monkey || '''_ee_a_i''' || eats | |||
|- | |||
| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_ee_a_i''' || eat | |||
|- | |||
| '''m_g_v_''' || the banana || '''_o_i_o''' || is directly affected | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="20" | ''The monkey and I eat the banana.'' | |||
|} | |} | ||