Difference between revisions of "Munsee and English/Contrastive Grammar"
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=== Verb Animacy === | === Verb Animacy === | ||
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| + | Munsee marks possession on nouns, whereas English uses a separate possessive pronoun. | ||
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| + | === Verb Subjects === | ||
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| + | === Verb Objects === | ||
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| + | === Yes/No Questions === | ||
| + | ha => need "do" support | ||
=== Inclusive vs Exclusive "We" === | === Inclusive vs Exclusive "We" === | ||
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==== Noun Possession ==== | ==== Noun Possession ==== | ||
| + | * {{transferTest|umu|eng|amoxoolung|in the boat}} | ||
| + | *: {{transferMorphTest|umu|eng|amoxoolung{{tag|nn}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|loc}}|in{{tag|pr}} the{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} boat{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}} | ||
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==== Verbs ==== | ==== Verbs ==== | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 10 April 2025
Contents
umu-eng tests
Locative
Munsee uses a special locative suffix (-ung), which turns a noun into a location and adding meanings such as:
- "to the"
- "at the"
- "in the"
- "on the"
They also have contracted forms:
- ay + ung = eeng
- uy + ung = iing
- uw + ung = oong
This is different from English, which uses separate prepositional words (e.g. "at" "in" "on").
- (umu) amoxoolung → (eng) in the boat
- (umu) amoxoolung<nn><aa><sg><loc> → (eng) in<pr> the<det><def><sp> boat<n><sg>
Obviative
NOT A PROBLEM IN TRANSLATION IN THIS DIRECTION
Verb Animacy
NOT IN THIS TRANSLATION DIRECTION
Possession
Munsee marks possession on nouns, whereas English uses a separate possessive pronoun.
Verb Subjects
Verb Objects
Yes/No Questions
ha => need "do" support
Inclusive vs Exclusive "We"
Munsee differentiates between the inclusive (us and you) and exclusive (just us) first-person plural, whereas English does not. This applies to verbs, as well as the possession of nouns.
Noun Possession
- (umu) amoxoolung → (eng) in the boat
- (umu) amoxoolung<nn><aa><sg><loc> → (eng) in<pr> the<det><def><sp> boat<n><sg>
