Limbu and English/Contrastive Grammar

Grammatical Differences

Limbu is an SOV language, whereas English is SVO.
Pronouns are often left out as prefixes are added to the verbs.
No definite articles (a, an, the).]
Prepositions are always placed at the beginning ?
The article thus is used a lot in place of other adverbs such as but or even and seemingly without reason/translation.

(lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤃᤧᤔᤠᤛᤢᤶ॥ → (eng) You've lost a little of the Limbu language.
(lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ<n><sg><nom> ᤐᤠᤴ<n><sg><nom> 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>

(lif) ᤌᤥ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) Our friend up above takes out two rupees.
(lif) ᤌᤥ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) Our<det><pos><sp> friend<n><sg> up<adv> above<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>

(lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤃᤧᤔᤠᤛᤢᤶ॥ → (eng) You've lost a little of the Limbu language.
(lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ<n><sg><nom> ᤐᤠᤴ<n><sg><nom> 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>

(lif) ᤌᤥ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) Our friend up above takes out two rupees.
(lif) ᤌᤥ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) Our<det><pos><sp> friend<n><sg> up<adv> above<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>

(lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤆᤥᤀᤠᤱ ᤆᤥᤃᤢᤀᤠᤱ॥ → (eng) The Limbu eats, and he works.
(lif) ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤶᤒᤠ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤆᤠᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl3><os_sg><o_sg>+ᤀᤠᤱ<cj> ᤆᤥ᤺ᤰᤔᤠ<vbdo><nonpast><s_pl3><o_3><o_sg>+ᤀᤠᤱ<cj> → (eng) The<det><def><sp> Limbu<n><sg> eat<vblex><pres><p3><sg> and<cnjcoo> prpers<prn><subj><p3><m><sg> work<vblex><pres><p3><sg>

(lif) ᤏᤠ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) The one over here takes out two rupees.
(lif) ᤏᤠ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) The one<prn><dem><mf><sg> over here<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>

(lif) ᤌᤥ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) Our friend up above takes out two rupees.
(lif) ᤌᤥ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) Our<det><pos><sp> friend<n><sg> up<adv> above<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>

(lif) ᤏᤠ ᤆᤢᤔᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤏᤧᤜᤡ ᤗ᤺ᤳᤋᤢ॥ → (eng) The one over here takes out two rupees.
(lif) ᤏᤠ<pr> ᤆᤢᤶ<n><sg><nom>+ᤀᤧᤸᤗᤧ<erg> ᤏᤧᤜᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤗ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl1><o_3><incl> → (eng) The one<prn><dem><mf><sg> over here<adv> take# out<vblex><sep><pres><p3><sg> two<num><pl> rupee<n><pl>

(lif) ᤂᤶᤓᤧᤀᤠᤱ ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤛᤧ᤺ᤖᤡᤃᤧ ᤂᤴᤄᤠᤏᤢᤱ ᤆᤱ॥ → (eng) But we broke up with them.
(lif) ᤂᤶᤓᤧ<adv>+ᤀᤠᤱ<cj> ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ<adv> ᤛᤧᤶᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_du1><os_pl><excl> ᤂᤴ<prn><pers><dem><pl><com> ᤆᤱ<n><sg><nom> → (eng) But<cnjcoo> prpers<prn><subj><p1><mf><pl> break<vblex><past> up<adv> with<pr> prpers<prn><obj><p3><mf><pl>

(lif) ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ ᤀᤠᤓᤣᤍᤠᤱᤒᤠ ᤐᤥᤰᤛᤧ ᤂᤧᤏᤡ ᤐᤧᤏᤡ ᤐᤠᤴ ᤆᤡᤕᤸᤗᤡᤰ ᤁᤧᤒᤠ᤹ᤖᤡ॥ → (eng) But now, what's happened, you all speak a little more Nepali [when speaking Limbu].
(lif) ᤀᤧᤶᤓᤧᤸᤗᤧ<adv> ᤀᤠᤓᤣᤍᤠᤱᤒᤠ<adv> ᤐᤥ᤺ᤱᤔᤠ<v><past><s_pl1><os_sg><incl> ᤂᤧᤏᤡ<prn><pers><p2><pl> ᤐᤧᤏᤡ<n><sg><nom> ᤐᤠᤴ<n><sg><nom> ᤆᤡ<adj><sg>+ᤕᤸᤗᤡᤰ<det> ᤐᤠ᤺ᤵᤔᤠ<v><nonpast><s_pl2><os_pl> → (eng) But<cnjcoo> now<adv> what<prn><itg><mf><sp>+be<vbser><pres><p3><sg> happen<vblex><past> you all<prn><subj><p2><mf><pl> speak<vblex><pres> a little<adv> more<adv> Nepali<n><sg>