Re: Do you speak english?
| From: | Donald Boozer <donaldboozer@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 27, 2006, 20:17 |
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Do you speak Elasin?
Formal: Vo uevakualith elasinam vo.
Pronunciation: [vo we.vA"kwA.liT e.lA"sIn.nAm vo]
Vo uevaku-a-li-th elasin-am vo
(INT particle) "understand"+present+li+2S+3S
"Elasin"+ACC (INT particle)
Literal: "? you understand Elasin ?"
Vo...vo = Interrogative marking particles. These
bracket a clause and mark it as a question.
uevaku = "understand, comprehend" uevaku carries with
it the sense of understanding something with the
ability to make use of that information.
-a- = present tense affix
-li- = nominative 2nd person singular pronoun affix
-th = accusative 3rd person singluar pronoun affix
elasin = "Elasin," formed from Elas (the nation)+in
(genitive case affix)
-am = accusative case affix
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