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

Revision as of 17:21, 19 February 2025

Parts of Speech

Nouns

  • Animate Nouns
  • Inanimate Nouns
  • Pronouns
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