Aaron's Kazakh: Difference between revisions
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jonw: is the word camel + accusative case, and then 5 light verbs strung together, the last one "conjugated" | jonw: is the word camel + accusative case, and then 5 light verbs strung together, the last one "conjugated" | ||
abraver: ?! | abraver: ?! | ||
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abraver: for serious? | abraver: for serious? | ||
jonw: camel-ACC eat-PastPART put-PresPART almost_do-PastPART come-PresPART lie-e.g.,1st.sg | jonw: camel-ACC eat-PastPART put-PresPART almost_do-PastPART come-PresPART lie-e.g.,1st.sg | ||
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==Kazakh Applied to English== | ==Kazakh Applied to English== | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 4 August 2005
Massive Light-Verbage
jonw: is the word camel + accusative case, and then 5 light verbs strung together, the last one "conjugated" abraver: ?! abraver: FIVE light verbs? abraver: camel eat walk sit stand run do abraver: = abraver: "i'm hungry" jonw: wow, that's a good guess abraver: for serious? jonw: camel-ACC eat-PastPART put-PresPART almost_do-PastPART come-PresPART lie-e.g.,1st.sg
Kazakh Applied to English
12:56:42 AM devnullpenguin: jonw do_homework eat_cookie bribe pretend trick_into_doing sit 12:56:55 AM devnullpenguin: that means "homework cookie"
