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2. Madok Verbs
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3. noun morphology
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Yatxomring.
1S.PRS-eat-3S.OBJ
I eat it.
Yingtxainda keti pa ya.
1PE.FUT-shop katey and i
Katey and I will go shopping.
Mbwa kotxomri kkoraong ikaji.
dog 3S.PST-eat chicken cat-GEN
The dog ate the cat's chicken.
Tajiji kangxallu naganaganol kuwaji.
person-PL 3S.PRS-sleep eye-eye(DU)-LOC bear-GEN
The people sleep by the bear's eyes.
Yidzyotti xibali.
1S.FUT-meet.with shivali
I will meet up with Shivali.
Yongtxomring liwe pa kkoraong ndikainol.
1PE.PST-eat-3O noodles and chicken dinner-LOC
We ate noodles and chicken for dinner.
Yasunta ka xallu. *Biverbal clauses require the dependent verb to have the preposition 'ka'
1S.PRS-want INF sleep
I want to sleep.
Ba koxallu.
NEG 3S.PST-sleep
He didn't sleep.
Ndikai liwe.
dinner noodles
The dinner is noodles.
Ndikai ba liwe.
dinner NEG noodles
The dinner isn't noodles.
Ndikai o liwe.
dinner PST noodles
The dinner was noodles.
Ndikai oba liwe.
dinner PST.NEG noodles.
The dinner wasn't noodles.
Ba nasunta ka txomri liwe pa ba ya nge? *Double negative ba nasunta...ba ya... serves to emphasize negative
NEG 2S.PRS-want INF and i Q
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