Difference between revisions of "Eastern Burushaski and English/Lexical selection"
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* -č- "do", "make" | * -č- "do", "make" | ||
** "Make" before nouns, "do" after adjectives. | ** "Make" before nouns, "do" after adjectives. | ||
| − | ** tis eču bo " | + | ** tis eču bo "She is making a mistake" |
** kuult̪o eer ečam "Today I will do (it) for him | ** kuult̪o eer ečam "Today I will do (it) for him | ||
* baas "times", "falcon" | * baas "times", "falcon" | ||
Revision as of 23:09, 2 April 2019
xyz → abc
- tis: "pit", "mistake"
- "Pit" doesn't appear in our stories, and "mistake" is probably a more common word in general. Right now "pit" is the default, and we'll make "mistake" the default.
- -č- "do", "make"
- "Make" before nouns, "do" after adjectives.
- tis eču bo "She is making a mistake"
- kuult̪o eer ečam "Today I will do (it) for him
- baas "times", "falcon"
- "Times" following numbers, "falcon" after determiners
- alt̪o baas "two times"
- ine gušpurate es baas basimi "that falcon sat on the prince"
