Difference between revisions of "Eastern Burushaski and English/Lexical selection"

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* tis: "pit", "mistake"
 
* 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.
 
** "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.
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* e: "do! (imp.)", "I (erg.)"
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* -č- "do", "make"
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** "Make" before nouns, "do" after adjectives.
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** tis eču bo "She is making a mistake"
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** kuult̪o eer ečam "Today I will do (it) for him
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* baas "times", "falcon"
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** "Times" following numbers, "falcon" after determiners
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** alt̪o baas "two times"
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** ine gušpurate es baas basimi "that falcon sat on the prince"
  
 
[[Category:Sp19_LexicalSelection]] [[Category:Eastern Burushaski‏‎]][[Category:English]]
 
[[Category:Sp19_LexicalSelection]] [[Category:Eastern Burushaski‏‎]][[Category:English]]

Latest revision as of 23:09, 2 April 2019

bsk → eng

  • 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"