Miskito and English/Contrastive Grammar

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

• (miq) Aras<n> nani<pl> ba<det><def><prx> → (eng) The<det><def> horses<n><pl>