Difference between revisions of "Limbu and English/Contrastive Grammar"

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==lif-eng tests==
 
==lif-eng tests==
 
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** {{transferTest|lif|eng|ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤃᤧᤔᤠᤛᤢᤶ॥|You've lost a little of the Limbu language.}}
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* {{transferTest|lif|eng|ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤃᤧᤔᤠᤛᤢᤶ॥|You've lost a little of the Limbu language.}}
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**: {{transferMorphTest|lif|eng|ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}} ᤐᤠᤴ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}} ᤆᤡ{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sg}} ᤔᤠ᤺ᤔᤠ{{tag|v}}{{tag|nonpast}}{{tag|s_pl2}}{{tag|o_3}}{{tag|o_sg}}|prpers{{tag|prn}}{{tag|subj}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sp}}+have{{tag|vbhaver}}{{tag|pres}} lose{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|pp}} a little{{tag|adj}} of{{tag|pr}} the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} Limbu{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}} language{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|lif|eng|ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}} ᤐᤠᤴ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}} ᤆᤡ{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sg}} ᤔᤠ᤺ᤔᤠ{{tag|v}}{{tag|nonpast}}{{tag|s_pl2}}{{tag|o_3}}{{tag|o_sg}}|prpers{{tag|prn}}{{tag|subj}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sp}}+have{{tag|vbhaver}}{{tag|pres}} lose{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|pp}} a little{{tag|adj}} of{{tag|pr}} the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} Limbu{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}} language{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}
  
  

Revision as of 16:04, 10 April 2025

Grammatical Differences

  • Limbu is an SOV language, whereas English is SVO.


lif-eng tests

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  • (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤃᤧᤔᤠᤛᤢᤶ॥ → (eng) You've lost a little of the Limbu language.
    (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ<n><sg> ᤐᤠᤴ<n><sg> ᤆᤡ<adj><sg> ᤔᤠ᤺ᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl2><o_3><o_sg> → (eng) prpers<prn><subj><p2><mf><sp>+have<vbhaver><pres> lose<vblex><pp> a little<adj> of<pr> the<det><def><sp> Limbu<n><sg> language<n><sg>