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Re: Góquim

From:Apollo Hogan <apollo@...>
Date:Tuesday, August 5, 2003, 18:49
In Dozhu:n, we have the following:

On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Nikhil Sinha wrote:

> Here are some sentences in Góquim: > > 1. Three birds are flying.
Ka:ftabel (gu:k) qih:ded-repe:. [kA:ftAbel gu:k ?1:ded repe:] ka:fta -bel (gu:k) qih:d -ed - repe: bird -TRIAL (three) go -AGENT - flyingly "Three birds go flyingly."
> 2. Goquim is a simple language.
Go:kwim coxko:yoxh do:zhun. [go:kwim coxko:joh do:Zun] go:kwim coxko: -yVxh do:zh -un goquim easy -ily speak -INSTR "Goquim speaks-with easily."
> 3. There were many beautiful trees in the garden.
Bo-xa:gas-ji:q le:vzoghe be:lazh je:n-xkazhe:. [boxA:gAs ji:? le:vzoGe be:lAZ je:n xkAZe:] bo- xa:g -as - j -i: -q le:vzo -ghe be:lazh je:n -xkazhe: NATURAL- garden -LOC - AMONG-STATIVE-(-) pretty -MANY tree be.state -standingly the- garden -LOC - in pretty -MANY tree are standing "In the garden many beautiful trees are being standingly (are standing)."
> 4. I am learning Goquim. > 5. My name is Nikhil Sinha.
Si:nhaqap ni:khilap nihghzha:ko. [si:nhA?Ap ni:khilAp n1GZA:ko] si:nha -ap ni:khil -ap nih- ghzha:k -o Sinha -MANNER Nikhil -MANNER NEG- call/name -1 "By Nikhil I am not called" Eh:palowqap qighzha:ko. [@:pAlow?Ap ?iGZA:ko] eh:palow -qap qi- ghzha:k -o Apollo -MANNER HABIT- call/name -1 "By Apollo I am called"
> 6. Where is the book?
Xeh:shshas pah-bo:k jih:ker. [x@:SSAs pabo:k j1:ker] xeh:shsh -as pah- bo:k jih:k -er QUESTION -LOC ARTIFACT- book be.state -THEME
> 7. You are coming with me.
Zi-mo:yux viqih:gu. [zimo:jux vi?1:gu] zi- mo: -y -ux vi- qih:g -u SENTIENT- 1stp -SING -COMIT CONT- go -2 "You are accompanying me."
> 8. Are you coming with me?
Zi-mo:yux mihqih:gu? [zimo:jux m1?1:gu] zi- mo: -y -ux mih- qih:g -u SENTIENT- 1stp -SING -COMIT INTERR- go -2 "Are you accompanying me?" *. You are accompanying me! Zi-mo:yux sihqih:gu? [zimo:jux s1?1:gu] zi- mo: -y -ux sih- qih:g -u SENTIENT- 1stp -SING -COMIT IMPER- go -2 "You are accompanying me!"
> 9. What is the name of that city?
Xeh:shshap pah-gu:q pah-do:log qighzha:kuk? [x@:SSAP pagu:? pado:log ?iGZA:kuk] xeh:shsh -ap pah- gu:q pah- do:log qi- ghzha:k -uk QUESTION -MANNER ART- yonder ART- city HABITUAL- call/name -RECIP "In what manner is that city called?" --Apollo Hogan