Difference between revisions of "Siberian Yupik and English/Contrastive Grammar"

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Nouns with the absolutive cases translate to "the {noun} in english .

(ess) naayghaq → (eng) the mountain
(ess) naayghaq<n><abs><sg> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> mountain<n><sg>

(ess) iqalluq → (eng) the fish
(ess) iqalluq<n><abs><sg> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> fish<n><sg>

Verbs tagged with both the optative mood and 1st person dual case get translated to "let's {verb}" in english.

(ess) mayultung → (eng) let's go up
(ess) mayultung<v><iv><du1><opt> → (eng) let<vblex><imp> prpers<prn><obj><p1><mf><pl> go<vblex><pres> up<adv>
(ess) qiyaltung → (eng) let's cry
(ess) qiyaltung<v><iv><du1><opt> → (eng) let<vblex><imp> prpers<prn><obj><p1><mf><pl> cry<vblex><pres>

Nouns tagged with first person singular case translate to "my {noun}" in english.

(ess) anngama → (eng) my brother
(ess) anngama<n><sg1><rel> → (eng) my<det><pos><sp> brother<n><sg>
(ess) qayama → (eng) my kayak
(ess) qayama<n><sg1><rel> → (eng) my<det><pos><sp> kayak<n><sg>

Interrogative terms like the word for "when" in future and past tenses get words added so they translate to "when will" and "when did"

(ess) qakun → (eng) when will
(ess) qakun<adv><int><fut> → (eng) when<adv> will<vblex><pres>

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 * {{transferTest|ess|eng|qayama|my kayak}}
 *: {{transferMorphTest|ess|eng|qayama{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg1}}{{tag|rel}}|my{{tag|det}}{{tag|pos}}{{tag|sp}} kayak{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}
+==Interrogative Terms==
+Interrogative terms like the word for "when" in future and past tenses get words added so they translate to "when will" and "when did"
+* {{transferTest|ess|eng|qakun|when will}}
+*: {{transferMorphTest|ess|eng|qakun{{tag|adv}}{{tag|int}}{{tag|fut}}|when{{tag|adv}} will{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|pres}}}}
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