Difference between revisions of "Mixe and English/Lexical selection"
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− | mto) Verb stem ''pö’ö'' | + | mto) Verb stem ''pö’ö'' |
eng) Verb "break" and noun "sand" | eng) Verb "break" and noun "sand" | ||
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**: town sand 3S.DEP=PAS-EDGE-load-APL.R-ICPL.DEP | **: town sand 3S.DEP=PAS-EDGE-load-APL.R-ICPL.DEP | ||
**: "The sand is carried to the municipality." | **: "The sand is carried to the municipality." | ||
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+ | This one's straightforward. If ''pö’ö'' is tagged as a noun, it translates to "sand". | ||
== va'an == | == va'an == |
Revision as of 15:26, 10 May 2022
Contents
mto -> eng
Source: mto Destination: English ie. We're translating from Mixe into English.
pö’öj
- eng) plant and germinate
- mto) pö’öj (p186 of 312)
- The verb root is the same. pö’öj "plant" is always transitive, whereas pö’öj can be transitive or intransitive. When intransitive, you have:
- NP PERSON-pö’öj-APL.R-INV-(in)dependent.aspect NP
- The transitive form doesn't have APL.R or INV morphemes, and isn't followed by a noun phrase.
- NP PERSON-pö’öj-(IN)DEPENDENT.ASPECT
If there's a personal pronoun, pö’öj translates to "plant".
pö’ö
mto) Verb stem pö’ö eng) Verb "break" and noun "sand"
- Translates to "break"
- Translates to "sand"
- kumöön pöꞌö yäkpätsïmjä
- town sand 3S.DEP=PAS-EDGE-load-APL.R-ICPL.DEP
- "The sand is carried to the municipality."
This one's straightforward. If pö’ö is tagged as a noun, it translates to "sand".
va'an
mto) Verb stem va'an
eng) Verbs "speak" and "say"
- Translates to "speak"
- ꞌùmükeꞌe tùꞌk jë yaaꞌtyëjk vyaꞌany
- then=QUO=FOC one DET man 3A=say-D.ICPL
- "So then a man spoke."
- Translates to "say"
- ꞌax paaꞌtyük tseꞌe jè vintsën vyaajny: "ꞌaj ꞌax veꞌemts nꞌit dü moꞌyumda ꞌapëjkin juuꞌ maas müjit."
- now well=QUO ASRT DET owner 3A=say-D.CPL now yes=ASRT 1E=exist-D.ICPL 3E=give-1PL-PL container which more big-VAR
- “Now the boss said: 'Ah, I'd better given them containers which are bigger.'”
If inflected va'an isn't followed by any other words, it should translate to "speak". Otherwise, it should translate to "says".