Aoma: Difference between revisions
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====Relative==== | ====Relative==== | ||
There are no proper relative pronouns in Aoma so other ways of joining clauses are in use. The word order can be changed into VOS to separate the referent, demonstrative pronouns are added or clauses are expressed with participles: | |||
''Solase nalax tymy, tolin (sysh) rolax.'' Come-FUT.3SG tomorrow-TEMP man-NOM, see-PST.1SG (PN.3SG.M.ACC) yesterday-TEMP. or more poetic ''Tolin tymys rolax, solase cy nalax.'' See-PST.1SG man-NOM yesterday-TEMP, come-FUT.3SG DEM.PROX tomorrow-TEMP The man I saw yesterday will come tomorrow. | |||
''Peko dokik zuee henu ''tel sish''/''sor tellupo''.'' Give-3SG object-ACC PN.3SG.F.DAT woman-NOM ''have.3SG PN.3SG.N.ACC''/''PN.3SG.N.GEN have-PRESP''. or ''Peko henu ''dokir tellupo''/''dokik tel'' sish zuee'' Give-3SG woman-NOM ''object-GEN have-PRESP''/''object-ACC have.3SG'' PN.3SG.N.ACC PN.3SG.F.DAT. Woman owning the object gives it to her. | |||
====Conditional==== | ====Conditional==== | ||