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In Toaq, everything in the dictionary is | In Toaq, everything in the dictionary is an '''atomic verb''' ({{t|jeotoa}}, a.k.a. verb word, predicate word), except for [[particle]]s and [[interjection]]s. There is no lexical distinction between nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs. | ||
For example, {{t|maı}} is a verb meaning “to love”, {{t|meı}} is a verb meaning “to be a mountain”, and {{t|mıo}} is a verb meaning “to be blue”. | For example, {{t|maı}} is a verb meaning “to love”, {{t|meı}} is a verb meaning “to be a mountain”, and {{t|mıo}} is a verb meaning “to be blue”. | ||
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Toaq verbs can be juxtaposed to create [[serial verb]]s. | Within the broader category of possibly-multiple-word [[verb]]s, these single-word atomic verbs are opposed to [[analytic verb]]s. | ||
Toaq verbs (atomic or analytic) can be juxtaposed to create [[serial verb]]s. | |||
== What about all the other parts of speech? == | == What about all the other parts of speech? == | ||