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* No definite articles (a, an, the).]
 
* No definite articles (a, an, the).]
 
* Prepositions are always placed at the beginning ?
 
* Prepositions are always placed at the beginning ?
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* The article thus is used a lot seemingly without reason/translation.
  
 
==lif-eng tests==
 
==lif-eng tests==
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* {{transferTest|lif|eng|ᤏᤠ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥|The one over here takes out two rupees.}}
 
* {{transferTest|lif|eng|ᤏᤠ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥|The one over here takes out two rupees.}}
 
*: {{transferMorphTest|lif|eng|ᤏᤠ{{tag|pr}} ᤆᤢᤶ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|nom}}+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ{{tag|erg}} ᤏᤧᤜᤡ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|nom}} ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ{{tag|v}}{{tag|nonpast}}{{tag|s_pl1}}{{tag|o_3}}{{tag|incl}}|The one{{tag|prn}}{{tag|dem}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sg}} over here{{tag|adv}} take# out{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|sep}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} two{{tag|num}}{{tag|pl}} rupee{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}}}
 
*: {{transferMorphTest|lif|eng|ᤏᤠ{{tag|pr}} ᤆᤢᤶ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|nom}}+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ{{tag|erg}} ᤏᤧᤜᤡ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|nom}} ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ{{tag|v}}{{tag|nonpast}}{{tag|s_pl1}}{{tag|o_3}}{{tag|incl}}|The one{{tag|prn}}{{tag|dem}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sg}} over here{{tag|adv}} take# out{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|sep}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} two{{tag|num}}{{tag|pl}} rupee{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}}}
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===5===
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* {{transferTest|lif|eng|ᤂᤶᤓᤧᤀᤠᤱ ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤛᤧ᤺ᤖᤡᤃᤧ ᤂᤴᤄᤠᤏᤢᤱ ᤆᤱ॥|But we broke up with them.}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|lif|eng|ᤂᤶᤓᤧ{{tag|adv}}+ᤀᤠᤱ{{tag|cj}} ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ{{tag|adv}} ᤛᤧᤶᤔᤠ{{tag|v}}{{tag|nonpast}}{{tag|s_du1}}{{tag|os_pl}}{{tag|excl}} ᤂᤴ{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|dem}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|com}} ᤆᤱ{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|nom}}|The one{{tag|prn}}{{tag|dem}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sg}} over here{{tag|adv}} take# out{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|sep}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} two{{tag|num}}{{tag|pl}} rupee{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}}}
  
 
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[[Category:Limbu]][[Category:English]][[Category:Sp25_ContrastiveGrammars]]

Revision as of 21:21, 10 April 2025

Grammatical Differences

  • Limbu is an SOV language, whereas English is SVO.
  • Pronouns are often left out as prefixes are added to the verbs.
  • No definite articles (a, an, the).]
  • Prepositions are always placed at the beginning ?
  • The article thus is used a lot seemingly without reason/translation.

lif-eng tests

1

  • (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤃᤧᤔᤠᤛᤢᤶ॥ → (eng) You've lost a little of the Limbu language.
    (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ<n><sg><nom> ᤐᤠᤴ<n><sg><nom> ᤆᤡ<adj><sg> ᤔᤠ᤺ᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl2><o_3><o_sg><incl> → (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>
  • (lif) ᤌᤥ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) Our friend up above takes out two rupees.
    (lif) ᤌᤥ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) Our<det><pos><sp> friend<n><sg> up<adv> above<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>

2

  • (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤃᤧᤔᤠᤛᤢᤶ॥ → (eng) You've lost a little of the Limbu language.
    (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ<n><sg><nom> ᤐᤠᤴ<n><sg><nom> ᤆᤡ<adj><sg> ᤔᤠ᤺ᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl2><o_3><o_sg><incl> → (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>
  • (lif) ᤌᤥ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) Our friend up above takes out two rupees.
    (lif) ᤌᤥ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) Our<det><pos><sp> friend<n><sg> up<adv> above<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>

3

  • (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤆᤥᤀᤠᤱ ᤆᤥᤃᤢᤀᤠᤱ॥ → (eng) The Limbu eats, and he works.
    (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤠ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤆᤠᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl3><os_sg><o_sg><incl>+ᤀᤠᤱ<cj> ᤆᤥ᤺ᤰᤔᤠ<vbdo><nonpast><s_pl3><o_3><o_sg><incl>+ᤀᤠᤱ<cj> → (eng) The<det><def><sp> Limbu<n><sg> eat<vblex><pres><p3><sg> and<cnjcoo> prpers<prn><subj><p3><m><sg> work<vblex><pres><p3><sg>
  • (lif) ᤏᤠ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) The one over here takes out two rupees.
    (lif) ᤏᤠ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) The one<prn><dem><mf><sg> over here<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>

4

  • (lif) ᤌᤥ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) Our friend up above takes out two rupees.
    (lif) ᤌᤥ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) Our<det><pos><sp> friend<n><sg> up<adv> above<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>
  • (lif) ᤏᤠ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) The one over here takes out two rupees.
    (lif) ᤏᤠ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) The one<prn><dem><mf><sg> over here<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>

5

  • (lif) ᤂᤶᤓᤧᤀᤠᤱ ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤛᤧ᤺ᤖᤡᤃᤧ ᤂᤴᤄᤠᤏᤢᤱ ᤆᤱ॥ → (eng) But we broke up with them.
    (lif) ᤂᤶᤓᤧ<adv>+ᤀᤠᤱ<cj> ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ<adv> ᤛᤧᤶᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_du1><os_pl><excl> ᤂᤴ<prn><pers><dem><pl><com> ᤆᤱ<n><sg><nom> → (eng) The one<prn><dem><mf><sg> over here<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>