Limbu and English
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lif → eng initial evaluation
- Coverage (monolingual): 67.9%
- Coverage (bilingual): 60.1%
Additions
- Added 11 Interrogative Pronouns
- Added 1 Comparative and 1 Postpositions
- Added all numerals upto 100 and their variations
- Added numeral morphology
- Added several bible-specific nouns, toponyms etc.
- Added twol rule for collectivity (ph becomes bh if preceded by a nasal consonant or a vowel)
- Added 5 rlx rules for abs and genitive and nominative cases.
- Added rlx rule for special subordination case
- Updated nouns and verbs
- Added emphasis markers
- Added the suffixal "to be" form
- Added more verbs
- Added more twol rules to deal with verb conjugation
- Added more bible specific words
lif final evaluation
- Coverage: 48.83%
Sentences
1) ᤛᤣᤘᤠᤖᤥ॥
Hello.
^ᤛᤣᤘᤠᤖᤥ<ij>/hello<ij>$^॥<sent>/.<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
hello.
2) ᤋᤖ ᤂᤧᤏᤡ ᤂᤶᤓ ᤕᤠ᤹ ᤖᤠ᤺ᤰᤛᤧ ᤁᤧᤒᤣᤃᤡᤀᤠᤱ ᤁᤧᤍᤧᤀᤡᤸᤗᤧ ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤁᤧᤀᤡᤵᤛᤡ॥
But you all, when you've gone dancing and you come back, nowadays you go to bed.
^ᤋᤖ<cnjcoo>/but<cnjcoo>$ ^ᤂᤧᤏᤡ<prn><pers><p2><pl>/you all<prn><subj><p2><mf><pl>$ ^ᤂᤶᤓ<adv>/thus<adv>$ ^ᤕᤠ᤹<n><sg>/paddy<n><sg>$ ^ᤖᤠ᤺ᤰᤔᤠ<v><past>/dance<vblex><past>$ ^ᤐᤣ᤺ᤰᤔᤠ<v><s_2><o_pl1i>/go<vblex><s_2><o_pl1i>$ ^ᤀᤠᤱ<adv>/also<adv>$ ^ᤋᤠ᤺ᤔᤠ<v><past><s_2><o_pl1i>/come<vblex><past><s_2><o_pl1i>$ ^ᤀᤡᤸᤗᤧ<erg>/$ ^ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ<adv>/thus<adv>$ ^ᤀᤡᤶᤔᤠ<v><s_2><o_pl1i>/sleep<vblex><s_2><o_pl1i>$^॥<sent>/.<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
but you all thus paddy danced #go also #come thus #sleep.
3) ᤀᤠᤐᤠ, ᤀᤠᤔᤠᤖᤧ ᤔᤧᤏᤡᤛᤢᤖ ᤕᤠ᤹ ᤖᤠ᤺ᤰᤛᤧ ᤁᤧᤒᤣᤃᤡᤀᤠᤱ ᤕᤠᤶᤔᤢ ᤁᤧᤍᤧᤀᤡ॥
With the knowledge of your parents, you go dancing and then you come back.
^ᤀᤠᤐᤠ<n><sg>/father<n><sg>$^,<cm>/,<cm>$ ^ᤀᤠᤔᤠ<n><sg><erg>/mother<n><sg><erg>$ ^ᤖᤧ<erg>/$ ^ᤏᤡᤔᤠ<v><s_3><o_sg3><prog>/see<vblex><s_3><o_sg3><prog>$ ^ᤕᤠ᤹<n><sg>/paddy<n><sg>$ ^ᤖᤠ᤺ᤰᤔᤠ<v><past>/dance<vblex><past>$ ^ᤐᤣ᤺ᤰᤔᤠ<v><s_2><o_pl1i>/go<vblex><s_2><o_pl1i>$ ^ᤀᤠᤱ<adv>/also<adv>$ ^ᤕᤠᤶᤔᤢ<adv>/again<adv>$ ^ᤋᤠ᤺ᤔᤠ<v><past><s_2><o_pl1i>/come<vblex><past><s_2><o_pl1i>$^॥<sent>/.<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
father, #mother #see paddy danced #go also again #come.
4) ᤋᤖ ᤀᤖᤢ ᤁᤢᤈᤢᤶᤜᤠ᤹ ᤖᤳ ᤔᤧᤘᤠ᤹॥
Only her friends are there.
^ᤋᤖ<cnjcoo>/but<cnjcoo>$ ^ᤀᤖᤢ<det>/other<det>$ ^ᤁᤢ<prn><pers><p3><sg>/they<prn><subj><p3><mf><sg>$ ^ᤆᤢᤶ<n><pl>/friend<n><pl>$ ^ᤖᤳ<adv>/only<adv>$ ^ᤘᤠᤔᤠ<v><s_3>/be<vbser><s_3>$^॥<sent>/.<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
but #other #they friends only #be.
5) ᤂᤶᤓᤧᤀᤠᤱ ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤛᤧ᤺ᤖᤡᤃᤧ - ᤂᤴᤄᤠᤏᤢᤱ ᤆᤱ॥
But we broke up with them.
^ᤂᤶᤓᤧ<adv>/thus<adv>$ ^ᤀᤠᤱ<cj>/$ ^ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ<adv>/thus<adv>$ ^ᤛᤧᤶᤔᤠ<v><o_pl1ex>/separate<vblex><o_pl1ex>$ - ^ᤂᤴ<prn><pers><dem><sg><pl><com>/that<prn><dem><mf><sg><pl><com>$ ^ᤆᤱ<n><sg>/top<n><sg>$^॥<sent>/.<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
thus thus #separate - #that top.
6) ᤋᤖ ᤀᤠᤏᤡ ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤠᤖᤧ ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤠᤏᤢᤱ ᤐᤧᤏᤡᤸᤗᤧ ᤀᤠᤰᤂ᤹ᤕᤠᤖᤡᤰ ᤒᤡᤆᤠᤖ ᤁᤧᤈᤥᤃᤢ᥅
Now, what's your opinion concerning us Limbus and the Nepalis?
^ᤋᤖ<cnjcoo>/but<cnjcoo>$ ^ᤀᤠ<prn><pers><p1><pl><incl>/we<prn><subj><p1><mf><pl>$ ^ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤠ<n><sg><erg>/Limbu<n><sg><erg>$ ^ᤖᤧ<erg>/$ ^ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤠ<n><sg><com>/Limbu<n><sg><com>$ ^ᤐᤧᤏᤡ<n><sg>/Brahmin<n><sg>$ ^ᤀᤡᤸᤗᤧ<erg>/$ ^ᤀᤠᤰᤂᤣ<adj><sg>/how much<adj><sg>$ ^ᤕᤠᤖᤡᤰ<n><sg>/extent<n><sg>$ ^ᤒᤡᤆᤠᤖ<n><sg>/thought<n><sg>$ ^ᤆᤥ᤺ᤰᤔᤠ<vbdo><s_2><o_sg3>/do<vbdo><s_2><o_sg3>$^᥅<sent>/?<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
but we #Limbu #Limbu Brahmin #how much extent thought #do?
7) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤆᤥᤀᤠᤱ ᤆᤥᤃᤢᤀᤠᤱ॥
The Limbu eats, and he works.
^ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤠ<n><sg>/Limbu<n><sg>$ ^ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg>/$ ^ᤆᤠᤔᤠ<v>/eat<vblex>$ ^ᤀᤠᤱ<adv>/also<adv>$ ^ᤆᤥ᤺ᤰᤔᤠ<vbdo><o_sg3>/do<vbdo><o_sg3>$ ^ᤀᤠᤱ<adv>/also<adv>$^॥<sent>/.<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
- Limbu #eat also #do also.
8) ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤀᤠᤓᤣᤍᤠᤱᤒᤠ ᤐᤥᤰᤛᤧ ᤂᤧᤏᤡ ᤐᤧᤏᤡ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤕᤸᤗᤡᤰ ᤁᤧᤒᤠ᤹ᤖᤡ॥
But now, what's happened, you all speak a little more Nepali [when speaking Limbu].
^ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ<adv>/thus<adv>$ ^ᤀᤠᤓᤣᤍᤠᤱᤒᤠ<adv>/how<adv>$ ^ᤐᤥ᤺ᤱᤔᤠ<v><past>/become<vblex><past>$ ^ᤂᤧᤏᤡ<prn><pers><p2><pl>/you all<prn><subj><p2><mf><pl>$ ^ᤐᤧᤏᤡ<n><sg>/Brahmin<n><sg>$ ^ᤐᤠᤴ<n><sg>/speech<n><sg>$ ^ᤆᤡ<adj><sg>/a little<adj><sg>$ ^ᤕᤸᤗᤡᤰ<det>/much<det>$ ^ᤐᤠ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><s_2><o_pl1i>/speak<vblex><s_2><o_pl1i>$^॥<sent>/.<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
thus how became you all Brahmin speech #a little #much #speak.
9) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤃᤧᤔᤠᤛᤢᤶ॥
You've lost a little of the Limbu language.
^ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ<n><sg>/Limbu<n><sg>$ ^ᤐᤠᤴ<n><sg>/speech<n><sg>$ ^ᤆᤡ<adj><sg>/a little<adj><sg>$ ^ᤔᤠ᤺ᤔᤠ<v><s_2><s_sg3>/lose<vblex><s_2><s_sg3>$^॥<sent>/.<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
- Limbu speech #a little #lose.
10) ᤌᤥ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ, ᤏᤠ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥
Our friend up above takes out two rupees, the one over here takes out two rupees.
^ᤌᤥ<pr>/up<pr>$ ^ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg>/friend<n><sg>$ ^ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg>/$ ^ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg>/two<n><sg>$ ^ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><o_sg3>/take out<vblex><o_sg3>$^,<cm>/,<cm>$ ^ᤏᤠ<pr>/across<pr>$ ^ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg>/friend<n><sg>$ ^ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg>/$ ^ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg>/two<n><sg>$ ^ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><o_sg3>/take out<vblex><o_sg3>$^॥<sent>/.<sent>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
up friend #two #take out, across friend #two #take out.
