Difference between revisions of "Miskito/Grammar"
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==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||
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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, | 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, | ||
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* {{morphTest|aras{{tag|n}}{{tag|det}}|aras ba}} if the horse is distant, or | * {{morphTest|aras{{tag|n}}{{tag|det}}|aras ba}} if the horse is distant, or | ||
* {{morphTest|aras{{tag|n}}{{tag|det}}|aras na}} if the horse is nearby. | * {{morphTest|aras{{tag|n}}{{tag|det}}|aras na}} if the horse is nearby. | ||
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| + | ===Plurals=== | ||
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| + | The plural marker is "nani". To make a noun plural, "nani" should be used after the noun. For example, | ||
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| + | * {{morphTest|aras{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|det}}|aras nani ba}} | ||
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==Verbs in past tense== | ==Verbs in past tense== | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 4 March 2021
Nouns
Determiners/Articles
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 if the horse is distant, or
- aras<n><det> ↔ aras na if the horse is nearby.
Plurals
The plural marker is "nani". To make a noun plural, "nani" should be used after the noun. For example,
- aras<n><pl><det> ↔ aras nani ba
