Difference between revisions of "Kaingang and Portuguese/Contrastive Grammar"
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Five constrastive differences between Portuguese and Kaingang are: | Five constrastive differences between Portuguese and Kaingang are: | ||
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1) Portuguese has gendered nouns, and Kaingang does not. | 1) Portuguese has gendered nouns, and Kaingang does not. | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 4 April 2019
Five constrastive differences between Portuguese and Kaingang are:
1) Portuguese has gendered nouns, and Kaingang does not.
2) Kaingang has subject markers, and Portuguese does not.
3) Tense is expressed in the verb in Portuguese, and not in Kaingang.
4) Aspect is marked via a verb marker in Kaingang, and is expressed in the noun in Portuguese.
5) Kaingang has post-positions, Portuguese has pre-positions.
