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

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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"

NOT REALLY A PROBLEM IN THIS DIRECTION 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>

Verbs