Siberian Yupik and English/Contrastive Grammar

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Noun Terminalis and Absolutive Cases

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

  • (ess) naayghamun → (eng) the mountain
    (ess) naayghamun<n><term><sg><impers> → (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>
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