Re: adj

On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Rik Roots wrote:

> > Using zeq (to go/travel) instead of ? (to run), the sentence examples
> > are:
> >
> > Roniu kwnt ma*d wc zeq    The dog runs quickly
> > /ronoU kunt mad uS ze:R/
> >
> > Roniu kwnt wcll ykk       The dog is fast
> > /ronoU kunt uSl: ix/
> >
> > Roniu wc kwnt zeq         The fast dog runs (as opposed to some other dog)
> > /ronoU uS kunt ze:R/
> >
> > Roniu kwnt wc zeq         The fast dog runs ('fast' is purely descriptive)
> > /ronoU kunt uS ze:R/
> >
> > Who will be next? <evil laughter>
In Chevraqis:

Note: all apostrophes indicate pitch-accent.

Kera rasjaíraz rasjaraz     The dog runs quickly
/ke'ra ra'SaIraZ ra'S@raZ/

Rasjaíras kera              The dog is fast.
/ra'SaIru- ke'ra/

Rasjaíraz kera rasjaraz.    The fast dog runs.
/ra'SaIraZ ke'ra ra'S@raZ/

Descriptive vs. "some other dog" are expressed the same way.

While word order is generally free, due to the fact that the dratted
adjectives agree with the *verb,* adjectives *must* occur in front of
what they modify.  There are no articles.