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* {{transferTest|miq|eng| Aras nani ba| The horses}} | * {{transferTest|miq|eng| Aras nani ba| The horses}} | ||
*: {{transferMorphTest|miq|eng| Aras{{tag|n}} nani{{tag|det}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|def}} ba{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|dst}} | The{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}} horses{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}}} | *: {{transferMorphTest|miq|eng| Aras{{tag|n}} nani{{tag|det}}{{tag|pl}}{{tag|def}} ba{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|dst}} | The{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}} horses{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:37, 29 April 2021
Contents
Grammatical Differences
Miq-Eng tests
Object Order
- (miq) Yang wal wîna kalila piras. → (eng) I do not eat meat and chicken
- (miq) yang<prn><p1> wîna<n> kalila<n> piras<v><p1><neg> → (eng) I<prn><p1> eat<vblex><p1><pres> meat<n> and<cnjcoo> chicken<n>
Adjective Order
- (miq) aras ba sirpi sa → (eng) The horse is small
- (miq) aras<n> ba<det><def><dst> sirpi<adj> kaia<v><pres><p3> → (eng) The<det> horse <n> be<vbser><pres><p3><sg> small<adj>
Subject Deletion
- (miq) wapri → (eng) I walked
- (miq) wapri<v><past><p1> → (eng) I<prn><p1> walked<vblex><past>
Plurals
In Miskito, plurality is created by adding the word nani after the noun.
- (miq) Aras nani ba → (eng) The horses
- (miq) Aras<n> nani<det><pl><def> ba<det><def><dst> → (eng) The<det><def> horses<n><pl>
Possessives
- (miq) man araskam → (eng) Your horse
- (miq) man<prn><p2> araskam<n><px2sg> → (eng) your<det><px2sg> horse<n>