Difference between revisions of "Khasi/Disambiguation"

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=Initial Evaluation of Ambiguity=
 
=Initial Evaluation of Ambiguity=
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* The initial ambiguity level is 1.3, or 1543/1183
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* Two ambiguous terms:
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** ba: a conj (that, for, inasmuch, as, since) and a verb (to light)
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*** hinrei ba um tip ei-ei; but because he knows nothing.
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*** ka leilieh ka ba; the lightning lights
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** la: a past tense marker or a reflexive, possessive pronoun
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*** u la leit sha la ing; He went to his (own) house. (This sentence contains both uses of 'la;' the first is as a past tense marker, the second is as a possessive reflexive pronoun)
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[[Category:Khasi]] [[Category:Sp17_Disambiguation]]
 
[[Category:Khasi]] [[Category:Sp17_Disambiguation]]

Revision as of 04:44, 28 February 2017

Initial Evaluation of Ambiguity

  • The initial ambiguity level is 1.3, or 1543/1183
  • Two ambiguous terms:
    • ba: a conj (that, for, inasmuch, as, since) and a verb (to light)
      • hinrei ba um tip ei-ei; but because he knows nothing.
      • ka leilieh ka ba; the lightning lights
    • la: a past tense marker or a reflexive, possessive pronoun
      • u la leit sha la ing; He went to his (own) house. (This sentence contains both uses of 'la;' the first is as a past tense marker, the second is as a possessive reflexive pronoun)