Difference between revisions of "Munsee/Grammar"

Revision as of 17:21, 19 February 2025

Used to distinguish between 3rd person participants
Noun without obviative ending (eg: 'al') is the proximate noun that is at the center of the discourse
This allows for variation in word order to not cause confusion

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+== Parts of Speech ==
+=== Nouns ===
+* Animate Nouns
+* Inanimate Nouns
+* Pronouns
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Personal Pronouns
+|-
+! Pronoun !! Uses !!
+|-
+| nii || me, my, I
+|-
+| kii || you, your
+|-
+| neeka || him, her     his, her     he,she
+|-
+| niilóona || us, our, we
+|-
+| kiilóona || us, our, we
+|-
+| kiilóowa|| your, ye
+|-
+| neekáawa|| their, them, they
+|}
+=== Verbs ===
+* Inanimate Intransitive Verbs (VIIs)
+* Animate Intransitive Verbs (VAIs)
+* Transitive Inanimate Verbs (VTIs)
+* Transitive Animate Verbs (VTAs)
+== Productive Grammar Rules (Brainstorm) ==
+=== Plural ===
+* To make an animate noun plural, add 'ak'
+* To make an inanimate noun plural, add 'al'
+=== Obviative Endings ===
+* Used to distinguish between 3rd person participants
+* Noun without obviative ending (eg: 'al') is the proximate noun that is at the center of the discourse
+* This allows for variation in word order to not cause confusion
 [[Category: sp25_GrammarDocumentation]] [[Category: Munsee]]