Difference between revisions of "Limbu and English/Contrastive Grammar"

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* Limbu is an SOV language, whereas English is SVO.
 
* Limbu is an SOV language, whereas English is SVO.

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Grammatical Differences

  • Limbu is an SOV language, whereas English is SVO.


    • lif-eng tests**
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    • (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤃᤧᤔᤠᤛᤢᤶ॥ → (eng) You've lost a little of the Limbu language.
      (lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ<n><sg> ᤐᤠᤴ<n><sg> ᤆᤡ<adj><sg> ᤔᤠ᤺ᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl2><o_3><o_sg> → (eng) prpers<prn><subj><p2><mf><sp>+have<vbhaver><pres> lose<vblex><pp> a little<adj> of<pr> the<det><def><sp> Limbu<n><sg> language<n><sg>