1 - Parents and children
Punctuation Marks
,, - weak period (end of a phrase)
. - strong period (end of a statement or paragraph)
, - comma
? - question mark
! - weak exclamation mark (confident assertion)
Who is Who?
nunu nunu /ˈnunu/n.mother lamu lamu /ˈlamu/n.father nunatllamu nunatllamu /ˈnunatɬamu/n.parent (mother and father) no no /no/interrog. pron.who⚠️ Not found: be.PRSte te /te/conj.and, also, furthermore
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Jetllin ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSNunu.
jetllin nunu.
Yetllin is the mother.
Tac ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSLamu.
tash lamu.
Tash is the father.
No ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSNunu? Jetllin.
no nunu? jetllin.
Who is the mother? Yetllin.
No ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSLamu? Tac.
no lamu? tash.
Who is the father? Tash.
No ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSJetllin Te Tac?
no jetllin te tash?
Who are Yetllin and Tash?
Jetllin Te Tac ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSNo?
jetllin te tash no?
Who are Yetllin and Tash?
Jetllin Te Tac ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSNunatllamu!
jetllin te tash nunatllamu!
Yetllin and Tash are the parents (lit. mother-father)!
- The verb [⚠️ Not found: be.PRS] forms phrases like “something is something.”
- Question words, such as [ no no /no/interrog. pron.who], are placed either in the beginning of the sentence or in the position of the sentence element being asked about.
Yes and No
men men /men/ptcl.yes jo jo /jo/ptcl.not, no maj maj /maj/ptcl.yes, yeah, indeed
Jetllin ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSLamu?
jetllin lamu?
Is Yetllin the father?
Jo, Jetllin ⚠️ Not found: be.PRS.NEGLamu.
jo, jetllin lamu.
No, Yetllin is not the father.
Ibi Tac ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSLamu?
ibi tash lamu?
Is it really true that Tash is the father?
Men, Tac ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSLamu Maj.
men, tash lamu maj.
Yes, Tash is indeed the father.
- The verb [⚠️ Not found: be.PRS] has a special form for negation: [⚠️ Not found: be.PRS.NEG].
- The particle [ ibi ibi /ˈibi/ptcl.whether (interrogative marker)] is optional but can be used at the beginning of a sentence to intensify the question.
- The particle [ maj maj /maj/ptcl.yes, yeah, indeed] is also optional. It modifies a specific word to emphasize it.
Grandparents
huhu huhu /ˈhuhu/n.grandmother hamu hamu /ˈhamu/n.grandfather huhattamu huhattamu /ˈhuhattamu/n.grandparents vi vi /vi/conj.and
Qibi ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSHuhu Vi Tendo ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSHamu.
chibi huhu vi tendo hamu.
Chibi is the grandmother, and Tendo is the grandfather.
Qibi Te Tendo ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSHuhattamu.
chibi te tendo huhattamu.
Chibi and Tendo are the grandparents (lit. grandmother-grandfather).
- The conjunction [ vi vi /vi/conj.and] has a coordinating function but connects clauses and is not used for linking homogeneous members. For this purpose, the conjunction [ te te /te/conj.and, also, furthermore] is used.
Children and grandchildren
ejdi ejdi /ˈejdi/n.child töl'di twljdi /tølʲdi/n.grandchild nevi nevi /ˈnevi/n.girl glovi glovi /ˈglovi/n.boy nzi nzi /nzi/prep.of, genetive marker
Milji ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSEjdi Nzi Jetllin.
mil'i ejdi nzi jetllin.
Mily is Yetllin's child.
Milji ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSEjdi Glovi Nzi Jetllin?
mil'i ejdi glovi nzi jetllin?
Is Mily Yetllin's son (lit. child-boy)?
Jo! Milji ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSEjdi Nevi Nzi Jetllin.
jo! mil'i ejdi nevi nzi jetllin.
No! Mily is Yetllin's daughter (literally, child-girl).
Jetllin ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSEjdi Nzi Qibi Vi Milji ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSTwljdi Nzi Qibi.
jetllin ejdi nzi chibi vi mil'i töl'di nzi chibi.
Yetllin is Chibi's child, and Mily is Chibi's grandchild.
- [ nzi nzi /nzi/prep.of, genetive marker] marks possessive relationships.
- 🍀 The word [ töl'di twljdi /tølʲdi/] literally means “after-child.”
Brother and sister
ajta ajta /ˈajta/n.brother una una /ˈuna/n.sister
Verek ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSEjdi Glovi Nzi Tac Vi Milji ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSEjdi Nevi Nzi Tac.
verek ejdi glovi nzi tash vi mil'i ejdi nevi nzi tash.
Verek is Tash's son, and Mily is Tash's daughter.
Milji ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSUna Nzi Verek,, Verek ⚠️ Not found: be.PRSAjta Nzi Milji.
mil'i una nzi verek,, verek ajta nzi mil'i.
Mily is Verek's sister; Verek is Mily's brother.