Miskito and English/Lexical selection - Revision history

Rvelasc1: /* Case 4 */

2021-05-17T16:26:51Z

‎Case 4

2021-05-16T18:51:11Z

‎Miq → Eng

2021-05-16T18:50:32Z

‎Miq → Eng

2021-05-16T18:49:57Z

‎Miq → Eng

2021-05-16T18:48:52Z

‎Miq → Eng

2021-05-16T18:48:35Z

‎Case 4

2021-05-16T18:48:00Z

‎Case 3

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‎Case 3

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2021-05-05T03:43:55Z

‎Miq → Eng

@@ Line 55: / Line 55: @@
 taya - skin; family
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-

@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 | Tuktan nani ba lî sangni disa. ||  The children drink clear water.
 |}
 Generalization for determining which translation is correct:
+ * The default translation is green.
-* The default translation is green.
+ * If ''sangni'' is preceded by the noun ''lî'' (water), then it should be translated as clear.
 ===Case 4===
@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 | Yang taiya tara kum brisna. ||  I have a big family.
 |}
 Generalization for determining which translation is correct:
+ * The default translation skin.
-* The default translation skin.
+ * If the noun is followed by size adjectives like ''tara'' (big), then it will be translated as family.
 [[ Category:Sp21_LexicalSelection ]] [[Category: Miskito]] [[Category:English]]

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 Generalization for determining which translation is correct:
-* If ''mani'' is followed by the adjective ''raya'' (new) or by the verb ''briaia'' (to have), then year is selected.
+ * If ''mani'' is followed by the adjective ''raya'' (new) or by the verb ''briaia'' (to have), then year is selected.
-* We set summer as the default select for ''mani'', but if it's followed by the noun ''piu'' (time/season), it must be summer.
+ * We set summer as the default select for ''mani'', but if it's followed by the noun ''piu'' (time/season), it must be summer.
 ===Case 2===

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 | Miskitu nani ba mani piuara insla irbisa. ||  The Miskitu prepare crops in the summer. (lit. The Miskitu tear apart farm with machete in summer.)
 |}
 Generalization for determining which translation is correct:
 * If ''mani'' is followed by the adjective ''raya'' (new) or by the verb ''briaia'' (to have), then year is selected.
 * We set summer as the default select for ''mani'', but if it's followed by the noun ''piu'' (time/season), it must be summer.

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 * If ''mani'' is followed by the adjective ''raya'' (new) or by the verb ''briaia'' (to have), then year is selected.
 * We set summer as the default select for ''mani'', but if it's followed by the noun ''piu'' (time/season), it must be summer.
 ===Case 2===

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 ===Case 3===
-maisa - waistline, food that grows after boiling/cooking (like rice), plentiful
+sangni- green, clear
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 44: / Line 44: @@
 ! Miskito Sentence !! English Translation
 |-
-| Upla ba ai maisara bilk wilkisa. ||  People fasten their skirts along their waistline.
+| Yang naikra yula sangni sa. ||  My pupils are green.
 |-
-| Rais pain ba maisa sa. ||  Good quality rice is highly productive.
+| Tuktan nani ba lî sangni disa. ||  The children drink clear water.
 |}
 Generalization for determining which translation is correct:
-* If the sentence contains foods that grow when cooking or heating, it refers to that. Otherwise, it refers to waistline.
+* The default translation is green.
-* If the sentence mentions words related to quantity, it refers to plentiful.
+* If ''sangni'' is preceded by the noun ''lî'' (water), then it should be translated as clear.
 ===Case 4===