Difference between revisions of "Biak and English/Lexical selection"
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| + | * vark → live, lie | ||
| + | ** If "vark" is followed by a post verb it is likely to mean "lie" instead of "live" | ||
| + | ** Our rule identifies whether the verb is followed by a post verb and picks "lie" in that case, by default, "live" is chosen. | ||
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| + | ! Biak Sentence !! English Translation | ||
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| + | |'''Skovark''' ro mnu ine. || The three '''live''' in this village. | ||
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| + | | Ikakya '''vyark''' wark i. || The snake '''lay''' and guarded it. | ||
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| + | * bon → fruit, mountain | ||
| + | ** Our rule chooses mountain as a default, and fruit when accompanied by relevant words such as peeled, eat, coconut. | ||
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| + | ! Biak Sentence !! English Translation | ||
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| + | |Nja mop ine rya muma ro ai '''bon''' Arfak kero riwa mumra rya. || So this joke perhaps comes from mmm Arfak '''mountain''' towards the sea. | ||
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| + | |Mananarmakrdi pyauk mars '''bon''' anna ramnai ikofen wos na ramnai syo na be masen iwanda. | ||
| + | || Mananarmakeri peeled Mars '''fruits''', after that he said a few words, then, threw them seaward to the water. | ||
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* farkor → study, teach | * farkor → study, teach | ||
| + | ** Haven't developed rule for this yet. | ||
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|Fawawi evesya annane insamaido nufawi na kofawi na kam fa ras suine mre do '''kofarkor''' o roma kovansiwa. || We should have this training so that we know the program and in the future we can '''teach''' it to our students in Papua. | |Fawawi evesya annane insamaido nufawi na kofawi na kam fa ras suine mre do '''kofarkor''' o roma kovansiwa. || We should have this training so that we know the program and in the future we can '''teach''' it to our students in Papua. | ||
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| − | + | * marandan → life, trip | |
| − | + | ** Haven't developed rule for this yet. | |
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[[Category: Sp21_LexicalSelection]][[Category: Biak]][[Category: English]] | [[Category: Sp21_LexicalSelection]][[Category: Biak]][[Category: English]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:25, 15 April 2021
bhw → eng
- vark → live, lie
- If "vark" is followed by a post verb it is likely to mean "lie" instead of "live"
- Our rule identifies whether the verb is followed by a post verb and picks "lie" in that case, by default, "live" is chosen.
| Biak Sentence | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Skovark ro mnu ine. | The three live in this village. |
| Ikakya vyark wark i. | The snake lay and guarded it. |
- bon → fruit, mountain
- Our rule chooses mountain as a default, and fruit when accompanied by relevant words such as peeled, eat, coconut.
| Biak Sentence | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Nja mop ine rya muma ro ai bon Arfak kero riwa mumra rya. | So this joke perhaps comes from mmm Arfak mountain towards the sea. |
| Mananarmakrdi pyauk mars bon anna ramnai ikofen wos na ramnai syo na be masen iwanda. | Mananarmakeri peeled Mars fruits, after that he said a few words, then, threw them seaward to the water. |
- farkor → study, teach
- Haven't developed rule for this yet.
| Biak Sentence | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Sampe nkofur o rum nane ra nabro romawa nsya sfarkor. | After we built the houses, then the children began to study. |
| Fawawi evesya annane insamaido nufawi na kofawi na kam fa ras suine mre do kofarkor o roma kovansiwa. | We should have this training so that we know the program and in the future we can teach it to our students in Papua. |
- marandan → life, trip
- Haven't developed rule for this yet.
