A few weeks ago I looked at negation in Kharulian. This week, it’s yes/no questions! Shel tsamzo shezh chichiit igui? [ʃɛɫsh-elINAN.SG-this ˈtsam.zotsamz-ovillage-ACC ʃɛʒsh-ezhINAN.SG-in tʃiˈtʃiːtchi-chiit2s-be.born ˈi.ɡʷi]ig-uiQ–PFV Were you born in this… Read more »
A happy little sentence from the Syntax Test Cases: Ofloytota ofloytota pepehe otmoyk’e. [ˈo.flɔjˌto.taofloyto-tagrow-3p ˈo.flɔjˌto.taofloyto-tagrow-3p ˈpe.pɛ.həpe~pehePL~flower ˈot.mɔj.kʼə]otmoy-k’elovely-PLNT Lovely flowers are growing everywhere. Gloss provided by Gloss My Gloss This sentence… Read more »
These four consecutive sentences from the Syntax Test Cases are phrased quite differently in English: Let’s go! You should go. I will be happy to go. He will arrive soon…. Read more »
When doing the Syntax Test Cases for a new language, I find an early stumbling block in sentence number 8, “The sun shines brightly”. This sentence is clearly designed to… Read more »
I’m going through the Syntax Test Cases to help nail down a variety of constructions in my languages. I’ll be giving examples of these translations for the next few weeks…. Read more »