Difference between revisions of "Miskito/Grammar"
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| − | In Miskito, the determiner follows the noun rather than precedes it like in English. For example, | + | In Miskito, the determiner follows the noun rather than precedes it like in English. In Miskito, ba and na are used as articles interchangeably depending on the proximity of the noun. "Na" is used if the noun is closeby. For example, |
* {{morphTest|aras{{tag|n}}{{tag|det}}|aras ba}} | * {{morphTest|aras{{tag|n}}{{tag|det}}|aras ba}} | ||
==Verbs in past tense== | ==Verbs in past tense== | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 4 March 2021
Nouns
In Miskito, the determiner follows the noun rather than precedes it like in English. In Miskito, ba and na are used as articles interchangeably depending on the proximity of the noun. "Na" is used if the noun is closeby. For example,
- aras<n><det> ↔ aras ba
