Aaron's Kazakh: Difference between revisions

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==Kazakh Applied to English==
==Kazakh Applied to English==
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12:56:42 AM devnullpenguin: jonw do_homework eat_cookie bribe pretend trick_into_doing sit
abraver: jonw do_homework eat_cookie bribe pretend trick_into_doing sit
12:56:55 AM devnullpenguin: that means "homework cookie"
abraver: that means "homework cookie"
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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

abraver: jonw do_homework eat_cookie bribe pretend trick_into_doing sit
abraver: that means "homework cookie"