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===wam-->kha=== | ===wam-->kha=== | ||
*meequn "feather, pen" => sner "feather", khulom "pen", khulom-sner "feather pen" | *meequn "feather, pen" => sner "feather", khulom "pen", khulom-sner "feather pen" | ||
| + | **if bird, arrow near meequn, select sner | ||
| + | **if write, paper, book near meedun, select khulom | ||
*keesuk "sky, a day" => sngi "day, sun", bneng "sky" | *keesuk "sky, a day" => sngi "day, sun", bneng "sky" | ||
| + | **if color-word near keesuk, choose bneng | ||
| + | **if countable-word, plural near keesuk, choose sngi | ||
| + | *nupâus "sun, month" => sngi "day, sun", bnai "moon, month" | ||
| + | ** if rise, set near nupâus, select sngi !!!Does Wôpanâak have words for rise and set? | ||
| + | ** else default to bnai | ||
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| + | ====Examples==== | ||
| + | *In "monatash keesukash" ("many days"), "keesuk" should be translated to "sngi" | ||
| + | *In "ayum God keesuk kah ahkee" ("God creates the heavens and the earth"), "keesuk" should be translated to "bneng". | ||
===kha-->wam=== | ===kha-->wam=== | ||
* kjat "foot/leg" => -ukhôt "leg", -seet "foot" | * kjat "foot/leg" => -ukhôt "leg", -seet "foot" | ||
| − | * ngi "we (1st person plural pronoun)" => neenawun "we (exclusive)", keenawun "we (inclusive)" This is reflective of a deeper grammatical ambiguity with regards to first person plural forms throughout the languages. | + | ** default to -seet |
| + | * sngi "day, sun" => keesuk "sky, day", nupâus "sun, month" | ||
| + | ** if what, which, long, short, PLURAL near sngi, select keesuk | ||
| + | ** if rise, set (sep) near sngi, select nupâus | ||
| + | * OLD - for reference for later: ngi "we (1st person plural pronoun)" => neenawun "we (exclusive)", keenawun "we (inclusive)" This is reflective of a deeper grammatical ambiguity with regards to first person plural forms throughout the languages. | ||
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| + | ====Examples==== | ||
| + | *In "bad ia ki sngi" ("and days"), "sngi" should be translated to "keesuk" | ||
| + | *In "ka sngi ka la mih la slem" ("the sun was up long ago"), "sngi" should be translated to "nupâus" | ||
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[[Category:Sp17_LexicalSelection]] | [[Category:Sp17_LexicalSelection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:25, 11 April 2017
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wam-->kha
- meequn "feather, pen" => sner "feather", khulom "pen", khulom-sner "feather pen"
- if bird, arrow near meequn, select sner
- if write, paper, book near meedun, select khulom
- keesuk "sky, a day" => sngi "day, sun", bneng "sky"
- if color-word near keesuk, choose bneng
- if countable-word, plural near keesuk, choose sngi
- nupâus "sun, month" => sngi "day, sun", bnai "moon, month"
- if rise, set near nupâus, select sngi !!!Does Wôpanâak have words for rise and set?
- else default to bnai
Examples
- In "monatash keesukash" ("many days"), "keesuk" should be translated to "sngi"
- In "ayum God keesuk kah ahkee" ("God creates the heavens and the earth"), "keesuk" should be translated to "bneng".
kha-->wam
- kjat "foot/leg" => -ukhôt "leg", -seet "foot"
- default to -seet
- sngi "day, sun" => keesuk "sky, day", nupâus "sun, month"
- if what, which, long, short, PLURAL near sngi, select keesuk
- if rise, set (sep) near sngi, select nupâus
- OLD - for reference for later: ngi "we (1st person plural pronoun)" => neenawun "we (exclusive)", keenawun "we (inclusive)" This is reflective of a deeper grammatical ambiguity with regards to first person plural forms throughout the languages.
Examples
- In "bad ia ki sngi" ("and days"), "sngi" should be translated to "keesuk"
- In "ka sngi ka la mih la slem" ("the sun was up long ago"), "sngi" should be translated to "nupâus"
