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Resources for machine translation between Khasi and Wôpanâak

Differences in Grammar

Wôpanâak has an animate/inanimate distinction for verbs, while Khasi does not

• Wôpanâak: ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg><create>
• Khasi: thaw<v><create>

Wôpanâak has a transitive/intransitive distinction for verbs, while Khasi does not

• Wôpanâak: ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg><create>
• Khasi: thaw<v><create>

Wôpanâak has morphology determining person and number for verbs, while Khasi does not

• Wôpanâak: ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg><create>
• Khasi: thaw<v><create>

Wôpanâak has morphology determining tense, while Khasi has a separate particle

• Wôpanâak: mô<v><indef><past>
• Khasi: la<past marker> long<v><be>

Wôpanâak is VSO while Khasi is SVO

• Wôpanâak: ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg><create> God<n><aa><sg> keesuk<n><nn><sg><heaven> kah<conj><and> ahkee<n><nn><sg><earth>
• Khasi: U<art><m><sg> Blei <‘God’><n> u<art><m><sg> la<past><particle> thaw<‘create’><v> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> bneng<‘heavens’><n> bad<‘and’><conj> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> khyndew<‘earths’><n>.

Kha-Wam tests

(kha) U Blei la thaw ia ka bneng bad ia ka khyndew → (wam) ayum God keesuk kah ahkee

(kha) U<art><m><sg> Blei<n> la<pastPar> thaw<v> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> bneng<n> bad<coocnj> ia<dirObj> ka<art><f><sg> khyndew<n> → (wam) ayum<v><aa><tv><3><sg> God<n><aa><sg> keesuk<n><nn><sg> kah<coocnj> ahkee<n><n><sg>

• English gloss: God created heaven and earth

(kha) U Blei u la ong, to long ka jingshai, bad ka jingshai ka la long → (wam) nȣwau God wequaiach kah mô wequai

(kha) U<art><m><sg> Blei<n> u<art><m><sg> la<pastPar> ong<v> to<imp><v> long<v> ka<art><f><sg> jingshai<n> bad<coocnj> ka<art><f><sg> jingshai<n> ka<art><f><sg> la<pastPar> long<v> → (wam) nȣwau<v><aa><iv><3><sg> God<n><aa><sg> wequaiach<v><nn><imp><3><sg> kah<coocnj> mô<v><indef><past> wequai<n><nn><sg>

• English gloss: God said, “Let [there] be light,” and light was.