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==1 - Nıq paı! - A new friend!== | ==1 - Nıq paı! - A new friend!== | ||
Mıao: {{T|Jadı. Mı Mıao jí. Chua hí súq?}} | Mıao: {{T|Jadı. Mı Mıao jí. Chua hí súq}}*{{T|?}} | ||
Nuaq: {{T|Jadı. Mı Nuaq jí. Foa súq hí?}} | Nuaq: {{T|Jadı. Mı Nuaq jí. Foa súq hí?}} | ||
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Night: I am eating an apple.}} | Night: I am eating an apple.}} | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Note that {{T|q}} is pronounced as the “ng” sound in “sing”. | |||
===Vocabulary=== | ===Vocabulary=== | ||
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=== 2.4 - Possession === | === 2.4 - Possession === | ||
Possessive words come after the nouns they modify. Compare “X of Y” (rather than “Y’s X”) for English. | |||
To make possessive forms of pronouns, add the suffix {{T|-bo}}. | |||
* {{T|kúne jıbo}} = “my dog” (“the dog of me”) | |||
* {{T|kúne suqbo}} = “your dog” (“the dog of you”) | |||
To make other things possessive, use {{T|po}}. | |||
* {{T|kúne po mı Nuaq}} = “Night’s dog” (“the dog of Night”) | |||
=== 2.5 - {{T|Hói}} over there! === | |||
The word {{T|hói}} is used for getting someone’s attention when saying their name. | |||
* {{T|Jadı mı Mıao}} ❌ | |||
* {{T|Jadı hói mı Mıao}} ✅ | |||