English and Nivkh/Contrastive Grammar

niv-eng tests

• Future tag becomes "will"
• cvb_nar should turn into "-ing"
• We make verbs without future tag past tense
• Nivkh is SOV and English is SVO
• Make relative clauses work

Examples

• (niv) иф иғдь. → (eng) He killed him

  (niv) иф<prn><pers><p3><sg> иғ<v><tv><ind> → (eng) prpers<prn><p3><m><subj><sg> kill<vblex><ind> prpers<prn><p3><m><obj><sg>

• (niv) иф иғныдь. → (eng) He will kill him

  (niv) иф<prn><pers><p3><sg> иғ<v><tv><fut><ind> → (eng) prpers<prn><p3><m><subj><sg> will<vbmod><pres> kill<vblex><inf> prpers<prn><p3><m><obj><sg>

• (niv) нивхӄʼатумгу пʼудь. → (eng) the woman who scolded the man went out.

  (niv) нивх<n> ӽат<v><tv> умгу<n> пʼу<v><iv><ind> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> woman<n><sg> who<prn><rel><an><mf><sp> scold<vblex><past> the<det><def><sp> man<n><sg> go out<vblex><past>