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1. Noun Classes
2. Pronouns
3. Syntax
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I am big = llusa cukaa (lit. I [of] size, also means "the big me")
my size = cukaallu (lit. size-me)
The house is big = kaatlaaru cukaa (lit. house [of] size)
The size of the house = cukaasa kaatlaaru (lit. size-it [of] house)
The cow is not big = vasuu k'uu cukaa (lit. cattle NEG [of] size)
The cow's size = cukaaku vasuu (lit. size-it [of] cow)
Is the cow big? = vasuu cukaa k'uu cukaa? (lit. cattle [of] size NEG size?)
My mouth is big = ngamaallu cukaa (lit. my mouth [of] size)
The size of my mouth = cukaati ngamaallu (lit. size-it [of] mouth-me)
***** maybe cukaallu ngamaallu, introduce agreement in some way, "my size of my mouth"
I have a big mouth = llusa ngamaa cukaa (lit. I [of] mouth [of] size), could also mean "I am loud"
You/He/She/They have a big mouth = tisa ngamaa cukaa
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