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==Lexical Selection==
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==gug → wbp==
 
* (gug) ahy'o → (wbp) ngukarna "throat"; lirra "voice"
 
* (gug) ahy'o → (wbp) ngukarna "throat"; lirra "voice"
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* (gug) ha'anga → (wbp) japirdimi "threaten"; walaparrirni "imitate"
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** Rule: Select "lirra" (Eng: voice) as the translation of "ahy'o" when it is followed by "tyapu" (Eng: loud) or "kirirĩ" (Eng: quiet). Select "ngukarna" (Eng: throat) as the translation of "ahy'o" when it is followed by "rasy" (Eng: sore). Otherwise, select "lirra" as the default.
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** Ha'e ahy'o tyapu ("His/Her loud voice")
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** Ha'e oguereko ahy'o rasy ("He/she/they have a sore throat")
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* (gug) ajúra → (wbp) japirdimi "collar"; waninja "neck"
 
* (gug) ajúra → (wbp) japirdimi "collar"; waninja "neck"
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* (wbp) rdaka → (gug) avatisoka "hand"; po "five"
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** Rule: Select "japirdimi" (Eng: collar) as the translation of "ajúra" when it is followed by color words such as "pytã" (Eng: red), "chovy" (Eng: blue) or "aky" (Eng: green). Select "waninja" (Eng: neck) as the translation of "ajúra" when it is followed by "puku" (Eng: long) or "koli" (Eng: short). Otherwise, select "waninja" as the default.
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** Ajúra puku ("long neck")
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** Ajúra pytã ("red collar")
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==wbp → gug==
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* (wbp) muru-pinyi → (gug) mboy'u "swallow"; kuapyti "insert"
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** Rule: select "mboy'u" if "muru-pinyi" is followed by food or drink words: "ngapa" (water/grog), "pama" (liquor), "jirnarri" (food), and "mangarri" (vegetable). In other cases, select "kuapyti".
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**Kurdu-ngku muru-pinyi ngapa. (Eng: The child is swallowing water/grog.)
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**muru-pinyi walya (Eng: insert in the ground)
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* (wbp) kirdirrpa → (gug) itakua "cave"; ka'irãi "jail"
 
* (wbp) kirdirrpa → (gug) itakua "cave"; ka'irãi "jail"
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** Rule: We couldn't come up with a good way to solve this problem. We decided to select "itakua" as the default, because it appears to be more common.
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**Kurdu-ngku nyanyi kirdirrpa. (Eng: The child is looking for the cave.)
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**Wati-ngku jarda-jarrimi kirdirrpa-rla (Eng: The man sleeps in the jail.)
  
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* (gug) ha'anga → (wbp) japirdimi "threaten"; walaparrirni "imitate"
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** Oha'anga jaguape ("He/she/they imitate the dog")
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* (wbp) rdaka → (gug) avatisoka "hand"; po "five" Note:
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**Jarntu-rdaka-pala yanu. (Eng: Five dogs went.)
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**Kurdu-ngku ka-ju rdaka-ngku pakarni ngaju. (Eng: The child is striking me with his/her hand.)
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Latest revision as of 01:34, 31 March 2017

gug → wbp

  • (gug) ahy'o → (wbp) ngukarna "throat"; lirra "voice"
    • Rule: Select "lirra" (Eng: voice) as the translation of "ahy'o" when it is followed by "tyapu" (Eng: loud) or "kirirĩ" (Eng: quiet). Select "ngukarna" (Eng: throat) as the translation of "ahy'o" when it is followed by "rasy" (Eng: sore). Otherwise, select "lirra" as the default.
    • Ha'e ahy'o tyapu ("His/Her loud voice")
    • Ha'e oguereko ahy'o rasy ("He/she/they have a sore throat")
  • (gug) ajúra → (wbp) japirdimi "collar"; waninja "neck"
    • Rule: Select "japirdimi" (Eng: collar) as the translation of "ajúra" when it is followed by color words such as "pytã" (Eng: red), "chovy" (Eng: blue) or "aky" (Eng: green). Select "waninja" (Eng: neck) as the translation of "ajúra" when it is followed by "puku" (Eng: long) or "koli" (Eng: short). Otherwise, select "waninja" as the default.
    • Ajúra puku ("long neck")
    • Ajúra pytã ("red collar")

wbp → gug

  • (wbp) muru-pinyi → (gug) mboy'u "swallow"; kuapyti "insert"
    • Rule: select "mboy'u" if "muru-pinyi" is followed by food or drink words: "ngapa" (water/grog), "pama" (liquor), "jirnarri" (food), and "mangarri" (vegetable). In other cases, select "kuapyti".
    • Kurdu-ngku muru-pinyi ngapa. (Eng: The child is swallowing water/grog.)
    • muru-pinyi walya (Eng: insert in the ground)
  • (wbp) kirdirrpa → (gug) itakua "cave"; ka'irãi "jail"
    • Rule: We couldn't come up with a good way to solve this problem. We decided to select "itakua" as the default, because it appears to be more common.
    • Kurdu-ngku nyanyi kirdirrpa. (Eng: The child is looking for the cave.)
    • Wati-ngku jarda-jarrimi kirdirrpa-rla (Eng: The man sleeps in the jail.)