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6..1. Direct and indirect speech
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aqeza 'nayo wareru nanayaqo?' |
aqeza qu(za) nayo wareru nanaya |
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he-asks "man in-field he-is-do?" |
he-asks if man in-field he-is |
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He asks: "Is the man in the field?" |
He asks if the man is in the field |
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anawumanu 'wareru nayo andalunu' |
anawumanu qu wareru nayo andalanu |
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it-to me-say-you " in-field man him-see-I" |
it-to me-say-you if man in-field him-see-you |
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You say me: "I see the man in the field" |
Tell me if you see the man in the field |
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nuva 'numbu' |
nuva namba |
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he-says "I-come" |
he-says he-comes |
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He says: "I'm coming" |
He says (that) he's coming |
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nuva 'namba', 'namba' numa |
anuvusa namba |
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he-says "he-comes", "he comes" he says |
him-says-he he-comes |
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He says "He (another one) is coming" |
He says (that) he's coming |
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aqeza 'nâmbu vâyawu?' |
anuqezusa qu numbu qu(nta) uyawu |
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he-asks "you-come you-stay" |
it-to me-asks-he if I-come if(-or) I-stay |
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"Are you coming," he asks, "or are you staying?" |
He asks me whether I come or stay |
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umpomoru 'mu anda?' |
umpomoru / ampomorunu mu-nda |
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I-wondered "who he-is" |
I-wondered / him-wondered-I who-he-is |
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"Who is he?" I've wondered |
I've wondered who he could be |
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'vâmbâñu?' aqeneza |
anuqenezusa qu umbuñu |
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"you-will come" he-asked |
it-to me-asked-he if I-will come |
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"Will you come?" he has asked |
He has asked me if I would come |
6..2. Relative clauses
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nayon nenju alarampusa |
nayo angawundo nenju alarampusa |
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man book it-wrote-he |
man him-know-we book it-wrote-he |
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The man has written the book |
We know the man that has written the book |
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nenju angawundo nayon alarampusa |
nungawo nayon nenju alarampusa |
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book it-know-we man it-wrote-he |
we-know man book it-wrote-he |
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We know the book the man has written |
We know (that) the man has written the book |
6..3. Correlative clauses
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muya namba nâ andalunu |
(nâ) andalunu muya namba |
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when he-comes then him-see-I |
(then) him-see-I when he-comes |
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When(ever) he'll come, then I'll see him |
I'll see him when he come |
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muya namba nâ nunjo |
(nâ) namba muya nunjo |
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when he-comes then we-eat |
(then) he-comes when we-eat |
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When he comes, we eat/are eating |
He comes while we are eating |
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muya namba nâ nuwanjo |
(nâ) namba muya nuwanjo |
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when he-comes then we-have-eaten |
(then) he-comes when we-have-eaten |
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When he comes, we have eaten |
He comes while we have eaten |
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muya namba nunjuño |
(nâ) namba muya nunjuño |
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when he-come we-will-eat |
(then) he-come when we-will-eat |
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When he comes, we are going to eat |
He comes while we are going to eat |
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When he came, we were going to eat |
He came while we were going to eat |
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lare nanaya se ampuñambunu |
(se) ampuñambunu lare nanaya |
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where he-is there him-find-I |
(there) him-find-I where he-is |
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Wherever he is, I'll find him |
I'll find where he is |
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la ambaña se ampuñambunu |
seru vâxuqunu la vâmbâñu |
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where-to he-will go there him-find-I |
there-to you-follow-I where you-will go |
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Wherever he'll go, I'll find him |
I'll follow you wherever you'll go |
1. Script and phonetics
2. Nouns
3. Pronouns and adverbs
4. Numerals
5. Verbs
6. Syntax
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