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2. PNR Grammar
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Grammar for Pyr. Yeah.
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Pinyr has a consonant inventory. Look at it. Isn't it nice.
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
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Plosive | ||||||
voiceless | p | t | k | q | <ḥ> /ʔ/ | |
voiced | b | d | g | |||
implosive | <bb> /ɓ/ | <dd> /ɗ/ | <gg> /ɠ/ | |||
Nasal | n | |||||
Fricative | ||||||
voiceless | <f> /ɸ/ | s | h | |||
voiced | <v> /β/ | |||||
Approxmant | <r> /ɾ/ | w |
/n/ assimilates in POA with successive stop consonants.
/ʔ/ is lost initially before vowels (#_V), nasalising the following vowel
morphophonemic
/ʔ/ is lost before consonants with compensatory lengthening of the preceding vowel
Pinyr also has a vowel inventory. Look at it. Isn't it nice.
Front | Centre | Back | |
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Close | i | <í> /ɨ/ | |
Mid | <e> /ɛ/ | <o> /ɔ/ | |
Open | a |
(C, SW, S1s) V (V) ((R)(C), nS1)
- S is a stop consonant, excluding /q/
- S1 is a voiceless stop consonant, excluding /q/
- R is one of /s h w r n/
- W is one of /h w r/
- syllables without an onset can only have simple codas of S or /n/
- syllables containing a long vowel can also only have simple codas1
- implosives prohibited from being in any cluster or the coda
- geminates prohibited (e.g. nuclei of *ii, codas of *rr)
- if the coda is of the form nC, C cannot be any of W or /n/
1SFirst person singular (person) speaker, signer, etc.; I | 1PFirst person plural (person) we (inclusive or exclusive) | 2ASecond person animate (person) you (animate) | 2ASecond person animate (person) you (animate).HONHonourific indicates respect for the addressee1 | 2SSecond person singular (person) addressee (you).INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | 2PSecond person plural (person) addressee (plural) | 3SThird person singular (person) neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | 3SThird person singular (person) neither speaker nor addressee.INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | 3PThird person plural (person) neither speaker nor addressee, they/them | |
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Ø | |||||||||
1 the HONHonourific indicates respect for the addressee form is used for referring to someone older than yourself |
1SFirst person singular (person) speaker, signer, etc.; I | 1PFirst person plural (person) we (inclusive or exclusive) | 2ASecond person animate (person) you (animate) | 2ASecond person animate (person) you (animate).HONHonourific indicates respect for the addressee | 2SSecond person singular (person) addressee (you).INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | 2PSecond person plural (person) addressee (plural) | 3SThird person singular (person) neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | 3SThird person singular (person) neither speaker nor addressee.INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | 3PThird person plural (person) neither speaker nor addressee, they/them | |
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Ø |
dekmoŋía wes-eq ḥaeses-na?dɛkmɔɪa ɛsɛq ãɛsɛsna
be.DYNDynamic.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events LOCLocative (case)
'in, on, at' etc.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause-QInterrogative
question fishing_net=2ASecond person animate (person)
you (animate) Where is your fishing net? ín-ŋoq kadi-hes qabentíɪnɔq kadihɛs qabɛntɪ NEGNegative (polarity)
not-like.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis mother.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument=1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I.GENGenitive (case)
possessive PLPlural (number)
more than one/few-tan.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient My mother doesn't like the tanners.
Pyr marks three proximities; distal (DISTDistal (proximity)current\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events LOCLocative (case)
'in, on, at' etc.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause-QInterrogative
question fishing_net=2ASecond person animate (person)
you (animate) Where is your fishing net? ín-ŋoq kadi-hes qabentíɪnɔq kadihɛs qabɛntɪ NEGNegative (polarity)
not-like.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis mother.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument=1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I.GENGenitive (case)
possessive PLPlural (number)
more than one/few-tan.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient My mother doesn't like the tanners.
far from speaker (and addressee)), medial (MEDMedial (proximity)
not too far from speaker; close to addressee), and proximal (PROXProximal (proximity)
close to speaker). Demonstratives must also agree with their heads in number and animacy. Here's a table:
SGSingular (number) one countable entity | PLPlural (number) more than one/few | |||
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ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | ANAnimate (gender/class) alive, moving | INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things | |
PROXProximal (proximity) close to speaker | ||||
MEDMedial (proximity) not too far from speaker; close to addressee | ||||
DISTDistal (proximity) far from speaker (and addressee) |
common, timeless truths), which the eventives do not have. Possession is marked using the same possession markers as discussed in the section on personal pronouns, although use a different structure. The possessor is placed first, followed by the possessed noun with the 3S animate or inanimate clitic attached to it, depending on the possessor's animacy.
tewaḥŋi katap-iŋ agiípihn veḥetɛaʔi katapqaɪ agiɪpihn̩ wɛʔɛ
sky potato=3SThird person singular (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.POSSGPossessed (case)
marks being owned cook-PTCPParticiple
adjectival form of a verb big.ATTAttributive
part of a noun or determiner phrase The big baked potato in the sky or The sky's big baked potato, cf. dokm katap-iŋ agiípihn veḥe tewaḥŋi padɔkm̩ katapi agiɪpihn̩ wɛʔɛ tɛaʔi pa be.DYNDynamic.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis potato=3SThird person singular (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.POSSGPossessed (case)
marks being owned cook-PTCPParticiple
adjectival form of a verb big.ATTAttributive
part of a noun or determiner phrase sky.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity in The big baked potato (that is) in the sky or The big baked potato is in the sky
Pyr has a number of auxiliaries that perform a wide range of functions. Here is a table because tables are fun.
neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.POSSGPossessed (case)
marks being owned cook-PTCPParticiple
adjectival form of a verb big.ATTAttributive
part of a noun or determiner phrase The big baked potato in the sky or The sky's big baked potato, cf. dokm katap-iŋ agiípihn veḥe tewaḥŋi padɔkm̩ katapi agiɪpihn̩ wɛʔɛ tɛaʔi pa be.DYNDynamic.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis potato=3SThird person singular (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.POSSGPossessed (case)
marks being owned cook-PTCPParticiple
adjectival form of a verb big.ATTAttributive
part of a noun or determiner phrase sky.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity in The big baked potato (that is) in the sky or The big baked potato is in the sky
Pinyr | Approximate English translation |
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psog | can (be capable of) |
--- | may (be allowed to) |
aqí | want |
íwa | need |
all question words | covered in questions section |
feohgis aqí mnor rosɸɛɔhgis aqɪ mnɔɾ ɾɔs
have.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events want goat.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity that.DISTDistal (proximity)
far from speaker (and addressee).ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity I want that goat. faohges aqí mnor rosɸaɔhgɛs aqɪ mnɔɾ ɾɔs have-PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I want goat.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity that.DISTDistal (proximity)
far from speaker (and addressee).ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity I want that goat!
All auxiliaries must have a supporting verb, they cannot stand alone. Because of this, phrases such as "I want water" are slightly more nuanced than in English. They can convey certain meanings depending on the precise supporting verb used,
current\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events want goat.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity that.DISTDistal (proximity)
far from speaker (and addressee).ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity I want that goat. faohges aqí mnor rosɸaɔhgɛs aqɪ mnɔɾ ɾɔs have-PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I want goat.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity that.DISTDistal (proximity)
far from speaker (and addressee).ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity I want that goat!
feohgis aqí poiḥɸɛɔhgis aqɪ pɔiʔ
have.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events want water.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity I want (to have) water. seŋs aqí poiḥseŋs aqí poiḥ
drink.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events want water.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity I want (to drink) water.
Pragmatically, feohgis aqí poiḥ would be somewhat odd, since it implies that the only reason you want the water is for the sake of having it.
All auxiliaries can be negated, using the negative prefix (í)n-.
current\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events want water.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity I want (to have) water. seŋs aqí poiḥ
current\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events want water.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity I want (to drink) water.
reíenmgeí n-íwa imne-giɾɛɪɛnm̩gɛɪ nɪa imnɛgi
take_off\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-1PFirst person plural (person)
we (inclusive or exclusive)\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events NEGNegative (polarity)
not-need clothes.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient-1PFirst person plural (person)
we (inclusive or exclusive) We don't have to take our clothes off.
Subordinate clauses are formed by a set of subordinators that precede the word they subordinate. When the subordinated phrase is only a single word, only the main subordinator is required and is assumed to subordinate only the word directly following it.
desired or possible events-1PFirst person plural (person)
we (inclusive or exclusive)\SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events NEGNegative (polarity)
not-need clothes.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient-1PFirst person plural (person)
we (inclusive or exclusive) We don't have to take our clothes off.
Opening subordinator | Closing subordinator | Function |
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wesɛs | any postposition, or sísɪ | locative subordinator (LOCLocative (case) 'in, on, at' etc.SRSubordinator marks subordinate clause) |
kníknɪ | hosíhɔsɪ, often shortened to just sísɪ | temporal subordinator (TEMPTemporal (case) specifying time (at one, on Monday, etc.).SRSubordinator marks subordinate clause) |
ikŋhɔik | sísɪ | causal subordinator (CAUCausal (case) 'because (of)'.SRSubordinator marks subordinate clause) |
gehogeí karei kní hab vodí [ho]sígɛhɔgɛɪ kaɾɛi knɪ hab wɔdɪ hɔsɪ
sleep\PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-1PFirst person plural (person)
we (inclusive or exclusive) finish.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis be_at.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause.( fall.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis sun.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument ).time-SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause We'll sleep until the sun goes down. fworgíav wes sisḥe ddiat-dia poiḥ síɸɔɾgɪaw ɛs sisʔɛ ddiatdia pɔiʔ sɪ swim.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-1PFirst person plural (person)
we (inclusive or exclusive).NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument-PASTPast tense (tense)
action occurred before moment of speech be_at.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause.( be_deep.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis more-AUGAugmentative
a bigger, greater, stronger etc. version water.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument ).SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause We went swimming where the water is the deepest.
All verbs can take a second verb, known as a complement verb. The complement verb indicates the final result of the primary verb. Phrases with a complement verb tend to take on a more perfect sense, drawing more attention to how the final result is relevant now. The primary verb also tends to just be inflected in the present.
current.SBJVSubjunctive mood (mood)
desired or possible events-1PFirst person plural (person)
we (inclusive or exclusive) finish.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis be_at.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause.( fall.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis sun.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument ).time-SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause We'll sleep until the sun goes down. fworgíav wes sisḥe ddiat-dia poiḥ síɸɔɾgɪaw ɛs sisʔɛ ddiatdia pɔiʔ sɪ swim.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-1PFirst person plural (person)
we (inclusive or exclusive).NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument-PASTPast tense (tense)
action occurred before moment of speech be_at.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause.( be_deep.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis more-AUGAugmentative
a bigger, greater, stronger etc. version water.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument ).SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause We went swimming where the water is the deepest.
gíeqes kea keantígɪɛqɛs kɛa kɛantɪ
make.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I burn.PFVPerfective (aspect)
completed action fire I made a fire [and I succeeded]. gíeqes sir keantígɪɛqɛs siɾ kɛantɪ make.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I go_out.PFVPerfective (aspect)
completed action fire I made a fire [but it went out].
There's a copula. Actually there's two. One for if you're a permanent feature, one for if you're not.
Translative phrases are expressed with dokmdɔkm̩ ... padpad, literally, 'be into'. These phrases can take all tense/aspect combinations.
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I burn.PFVPerfective (aspect)
completed action fire I made a fire [and I succeeded]. gíeqes sir keantígɪɛqɛs siɾ kɛantɪ make.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I go_out.PFVPerfective (aspect)
completed action fire I made a fire [but it went out].
dokmos aqí siehs paddɔkmɔs aqɪ siɛhs pad
be.DYNDynamic.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I want man.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient in-TRANSLTranslative (case)
becoming I want to become a man. dokmoŋií geíwb paddɔkmɔiɪ gɛɪb pad be.DYNDynamic-3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified<PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.CONTContinuative (tense/aspect)
continuous or durational action> tree.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient in-TRANSLTranslative (case)
becoming He's becoming a tree.
Stopping being something can be expressed by using iodiɔd instead of pad, literally 'to be out of'.
a common form of realis.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I want man.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient in-TRANSLTranslative (case)
becoming I want to become a man. dokmoŋií geíwb paddɔkmɔiɪ gɛɪb pad be.DYNDynamic-3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee.TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified<PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.CONTContinuative (tense/aspect)
continuous or durational action> tree.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient in-TRANSLTranslative (case)
becoming He's becoming a tree.
dokmos aqí siehs ioddɔkmɔs aqɪ siɛhs iɔd
be.DYNDynamic.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I want man.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient out-TRANSLTranslative (case)
becoming I want to stop being a man.
Questions are formed with a generic question particle, eqɛq. The particle by default comes after the verb, but can be moved to follow any sentence element in order to question that specific element.
The question words when, where, and why are formed by placing the appropriate opening subordinator (discussed in the section on subordination) after the verb and then questioning that. A closing subordinator is not required.
a common form of realis.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I want man.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient out-TRANSLTranslative (case)
becoming I want to stop being a man.
wesoíw kní-eq tenŋ?ɛsɔɪ knɪɛq tɛn
be_at.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified TEMPTemporal (case)
specifying time (at one, on Monday, etc.).SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause=QInterrogative
question here.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity When were you here? wesoíw wes-eq?ɛsɔɪ ɛsɛq be_at.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified LOCLocative (case)
'in, on, at' etc.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause=QInterrogative
question Where are you? hegíw ikŋ-eq?hɛgɪ ikɛq be.STATStative (case)
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified CAUCausal (case)
'because (of)'.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause=QInterrogative
question What is your purpose? (lit. why are you?)
Who and what are expressed as nominalised forms of the question particle. The particle can be nominalised using the inanimate and animate agentive nominals, rendering who and what respectively. Due to the fact that there is no animate/inanimate distinction in the patientive nominal, who and what merge when derived that way. The agentive nominals must be used as the subject of the sentence, whereas the patientive nominal must be the subject.
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified TEMPTemporal (case)
specifying time (at one, on Monday, etc.).SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause=QInterrogative
question here.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity When were you here? wesoíw wes-eq?ɛsɔɪ ɛsɛq be_at.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified LOCLocative (case)
'in, on, at' etc.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause=QInterrogative
question Where are you? hegíw ikŋ-eq?hɛgɪ ikɛq be.STATStative (case)
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified CAUCausal (case)
'because (of)'.SRSubordinator
marks subordinate clause=QInterrogative
question What is your purpose? (lit. why are you?)
SUBSubject (argument) | OBJObject (argument) | |
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Who | entíɛntɪ | egírɛgɪɾ |
What | ebesɛbɛs |
hegíw egír?hɛgɪ ɛgɪɾ
be.STATStative (case)
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified who.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient Who are you? heg oske egír?hɛg ɔskɛ ɛgɪɾ be.STATStative (case)
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis that.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.DISTDistal (proximity)
far from speaker (and addressee) what.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient What's that?
And in case you didn't feel like saying all those words, there are fused forms with the copula.
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified who.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient Who are you? heg oske egír?hɛg ɔskɛ ɛgɪɾ be.STATStative (case)
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis that.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.DISTDistal (proximity)
far from speaker (and addressee) what.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient What's that?
dokmdɔkm̩ (eventive)
| heghɛg (stative)
|
hegíroíw?hɛgɪɾɔɪ
be_who.STATStative (case)
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument Who are you? heges oske?hɛgɛs ɔskɛ be_who.STATStative (case)
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument that.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.DISTDistal (proximity)
far from speaker (and addressee) What's that?
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis.ACCAccusative (case)
TRANS direct object; patient-2Second person (person)
addressee (you).TRNTransnumeral (number)
number is unspecified.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument Who are you? heges oske?hɛgɛs ɔskɛ be_who.STATStative (case)
attribute assignment.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.INDIndicative mood (mood)
a common form of realis.NOMNominative (case)
TRANS subject, INTR argument that.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving.DISTDistal (proximity)
far from speaker (and addressee) What's that?
There's an imperative conjugation, This should probably be under morphology or something.
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