Difference between revisions of "Biak/Grammar"

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# Interjections <code>ij</code>
 
# Interjections <code>ij</code>
 
# Numerals <code>num</code>
 
# Numerals <code>num</code>
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# Conjunctions
 +
# Topic markers
 +
# Exclamations
 
Note the absence of adjectives in Biak
 
Note the absence of adjectives in Biak
  

Revision as of 21:38, 3 March 2021

Word Classes

  1. Nouns n
  2. Verbs v
  3. Pronouns prn
  4. Adverbs adv
  5. Prepositions pr
  6. Interjections ij
  7. Numerals num
  8. Conjunctions
  9. Topic markers
  10. Exclamations

Note the absence of adjectives in Biak

Alternations

Verb number/person inflection

Noun Specificity

Alienable Possession