Thulean: Difference between revisions
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i) | i) | ||
jannatapik telli | |||
= anyone of the men | = anyone of the men | ||
yanak-ta-pik tin-li | |||
man-PL-ABL 3SG.ANIM.PRON-INDEF | |||
ii) | ii) | ||
qavampik mutli | |||
= any of the apples | = any of the apples | ||
pik | qavan-pik muk-li | ||
ABL-apples 3PL.INAN.PRON-INDEF | ABL-apples 3PL.INAN.PRON-INDEF | ||
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ii) | ii) | ||
tigki xinnunti | |||
= he sees himself | = he sees himself | ||
ki | tin-ki xintu-nti | ||
3SG.ANIM.PRON-INST see-3SG.ANIM.ABS | |||
VS | VS | ||
ligki xinnunti | |||
= he sees him | = he sees him | ||
ki | lin-ki xintu-nti | ||
4SG.ANIM.PRON-INST see-3SG.ANIM.ABS | |||
iii) | iii) | ||
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apples-SGV-4SG.ANIM.POS 3SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-4SG.INAN.ABS | apples-SGV-4SG.ANIM.POS 3SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-4SG.INAN.ABS | ||
5) | 5) Reciprocal Pronouns: | ||
There are no dedicated reflexive pronouns. Their functions are performed by a verbal suffix. | There are no dedicated reflexive pronouns. Their functions are performed by a verbal suffix. | ||
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EG: | EG: | ||
migkiksi teghannalli | |||
= she gives this to him | = she gives this to him | ||
ki | min-ki-ksi ten-hanta-lli | ||
3SG.INAN.PRON-INST-PROX.CIT 3SG.ANIM.ERG-give-4SG.ANIM.ABS | |||
b) Inanimate demonstrative pronouns can also encode the concepts of here and there. | b) Inanimate demonstrative pronouns can also encode the concepts of here and there. | ||
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EG: | EG: | ||
minnupsu kimpalka | |||
= you go there | = you go there | ||
nu | min-nu-psu kin-palka | ||
3SG.INAN.PRON-ALL-DIST.CIT 2SG.ERG.go | |||
8) Relative Pronouns: | 8) Relative Pronouns: | ||
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EG: | EG: | ||
kimex | kimex qavan lenqarxammu janakki xinnunti | ||
= the woman sees the man who eats the apples | = the woman sees the man who eats the apples | ||
Ø- | kimex-Ø qavan-Ø len-qarxa-mmu janak-ki qinnu-nti | ||
ABS | woman-ABS ABS-apples 4SG.ANIM.ERG-eat-3PL.INAN man-INST see-3SG.ANIM.ABS | ||
9) Interrogative Pronouns: | 9) Interrogative Pronouns: | ||