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(I think **muıbo** / **semıo** might make more sense in the heads of some people (including me). So I think it should be written.) |
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== Tones == | == Tones == | ||
=== Rising tone {{tone|2}} === | === Rising tone {{tone|2}} === | ||
Makes a noun phrase out of a verb: | Makes a noun phrase out of the first slot of a verb: | ||
{{t|pỏq}} = ___ is a person => {{t|póq}} = "the person(s)" | |||
{{t|cả}} = ___ causes ___ => {{t|cá}} "the cause(s)" | |||
If the second slot is needed, use {{t|mú}} and the verb form of the word. | |||
{{t|cả}} => {{t|mú cả}} "the thing(s) that was caused" | |||
=== Rising-creaky tone {{tone|3}} === | === Rising-creaky tone {{tone|3}} === | ||
Attaches a relative clause to a preceding noun. | Attaches a relative clause to a preceding noun. | ||
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{{t|roı}} is special, and ''combines'' nouns it connects: | {{t|roı}} is special, and ''combines'' nouns it connects: | ||
* {{t|Rẻı <u>súq roı jí</u> múao.}} = "You '''and''' I (together) surround the tree." | * {{t|Rẻı <u>súq roı jí</u> múao.}} = "You '''and''' I '''(together)''' surround the tree." | ||
== Quotations and names == | == Quotations and names == |
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