Biak and English/Contrastive grammar

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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

locative

plural

subject is implicit

possessives

bhw-eng Tests