Difference between revisions of "Biak and English/Contrastive grammar"

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* {{transferTest|bhw|eng|mnu ine|this village}}  
 
* {{transferTest|bhw|eng|mnu ine|this village}}  
 
*: {{transferMorphTest|bhw|eng|mnu{{tag|n}} i{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|spc}}+ne{{tag|det}}{{tag|dem}}|this{{tag|det}}{{tag|dem}}{{tag|sg}}}} village{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}
 
*: {{transferMorphTest|bhw|eng|mnu{{tag|n}} i{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|spc}}+ne{{tag|det}}{{tag|dem}}|this{{tag|det}}{{tag|dem}}{{tag|sg}}}} village{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}
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* {{transferTest|bhw|eng|rusa anine|this deer}}
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*: {{transferMorphTest|bhw|eng|rusa{{tag|n}} i{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|spc}}+ne{{tag|det}}{{tag|dem}}|this{{tag|det}}{{tag|dem}}{{tag|sg}}}} deer{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}
  
 
=== locative ===
 
=== locative ===

Revision as of 14:41, 22 April 2021

Grammatical Differences

article comes after the noun

  • (bhw) ras anya → (eng) the day
    (bhw) ras<n> i<prn><pers><p3><sg><spc> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> day<n><sg>
  • (bhw) rum nane → (eng) the houses
    (bhw) rum<n> na<prn><pers><p3><pl><inan><spc> → (eng) the<det><def><sp> house<n><pl>

verb tenses

indicating demonstrative from ending

  • (bhw) mnu ine → (eng) this village
    (bhw) mnu<n> i<prn><pers><p3><sg><spc>+ne<det><dem> → (eng) this<det><dem><sg> village<n><sg>
  • (bhw) rusa anine → (eng) this deer
    (bhw) rusa<n> i<prn><pers><p3><sg><spc>+ne<det><dem> → (eng) this<det><dem><sg> deer<n><sg>

locative

plural

subject is implicit

possessives

bhw-eng Tests