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01_Subject Verb
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: ami eshe-ch-i Gloss: 1.SG.NOM come.PRF-PRS-1 Translation: I have come Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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02_Verb Subject
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
OK under contrastive focus interpretation on verb. |
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03_Verb Object
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
OK under contrastive focus interpretation. |
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04_Object Verb
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: ami boi-ta pore-ch-i Gloss: 1.SG.NOM book-CLF read.PRF-PRS-1 Translation: I have read the book Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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05_Subject Verb Object
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
OK under contrastive focus interpretation. |
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06_Subject Object Verb
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: ami am-ta kheye-ch-i Gloss: 1.SG.NOM mango-CLF eat.PRF-PRS-1 Translation: I have eaten the mango Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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07_Verb Subject Object
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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08_Verb Object Subject
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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09_Object Subject Verb
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
OK under contrastive focus interpretation. |
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11_Adposition Noun_Phrase
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No |
Satarupa Das |
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12_Noun_Phrase Adposition
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: boi-ta tebil-er opor ach-e Gloss: book-CLF table-GEN on be-3.PRES Translation: The book is on the table Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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13_Adjective Noun
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: lomba chele Gloss: tall boy Translation: tall boy Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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15_Numeral Noun
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: char bochor Gloss: four year Translation: four years Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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Words: chO-Ta chele Gloss: six-CLF boy Translation: six boys Contributor: Priyanka Biswas |
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16_Noun Numeral
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Yes |
Priyanka Biswas |
OK with nouns of temporal duration, e.g., day, month, week, year etc. For example, din(day) dui(two) 'two days'. OK for definites |
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17_Demonstrative Noun
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: oi meye-ta Gloss: that girl-CLF Translation: that girl Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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18_Noun Demonstrative
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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19_Possessor Noun
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: am-ar boi Gloss: 1.SG-GEN book Translation: my book Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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Words: ram-er chele Gloss: Ram-GEN/POSS son Translation: Ram's son Contributor: Priyanka Biswas |
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20_Noun Possessor
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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21_Pronominal Possessor Noun
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Yes |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Words: ta-r chele Gloss: s/he-GEN/POSS son Translation: his/her son Contributor: Priyanka Biswas |
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22_Noun Pronominal Possessor
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
OK under kinship inversion. |
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A 01_Attributive Adjective Agreement
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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A 02_Predicate Adjective Agreement
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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A 03_Degree Adjective
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: khoob bhalo Gloss: very good Translation: very good Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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C 01_Complementizer Clause
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: Ram dekh-l-o je Sita kha-cch-e Gloss: Ram.NOM see-PST-3 COMP Sita.NOM eat-PROG-3 Translation: Ram saw that Sita is eating Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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C 02_Clause Complementizer
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No |
Satarupa Das |
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C 03_Adverbial_Subordinator Clause
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: ami am-ta kha-b-o karon am-ar khide peye-ch-e Gloss: 1.SG.NOM mango-CLF eat-FUT-1SG because 1SG-GEN hunger get.PERF-PRES-3 Translation: I will eat the mango because I am hungry Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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C 04_Clause Adverbial Subordinator
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No |
Satarupa Das |
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N2 01_Numeral Noun (indefinite)
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Yes |
Priyanka Biswas |
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N2 02_Noun Numeral (indefinite)
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Yes |
Priyanka Biswas |
OK with nouns of temporal duration, e.g., day, month, week, year etc., optionally followed with a vague 'one'. For example, din (day) dui-(ek) (two-one) 'two days'. Always indefinite |
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N2 03_Numeral Noun (definite)
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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N2 04_Noun Numeral (definite)
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Yes |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Words: chele chO-Ta Gloss: boy six-CLF Translation: the six boys Contributor: Priyanka Biswas |
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N2 07_Definite NP (Num N, N Num) lacks a definite article or demonstrative
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Yes |
Priyanka Biswas |
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N2 10_The Numeral has a different form in Definite and Indefinite (Num N, N Num) contexts
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Neg 02_Standard Negation is Particle that Follows the verb
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Yes |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Words: ami ja-b-o na Gloss: I go-FUT-1 NEG Translation: I shall not go Comment: 'na' is the standard negation marker. The 'be' and 'have' auxiliaries inflect with negation. Contributor: Priyanka Biswas |
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Neg 03_Standard Negation is Prefix
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
Negating prefixes (mostly derived from Sanskrit) exist in nouns and adjectives, for example, na-raj 'unwilling', a-niyam 'disorder', nir-upay 'helpless'. |
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Neg 04_Standard Negation is Suffix
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
Negating suffixes exist, e.g., bhasha-hin 'speechless'. |
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Neg 05_Standard Negation is Negative Auxiliary verb
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
'be' and 'have' auxiliaries inflect with negation. For example, hOy 'is' vs. nOy 'is not', ache 'have' vs. nei 'doesn't have'. |
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Neg 06_Standard Negation is Higher verb
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Neg 07_Standard Negation is Tone
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Neg 08_Standard Negation is Tone plus Other Modification
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Neg 09_Standard Negation is Reduplication
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Neg 10_Standard Negation is Infix
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Order N3 01_ Demonstrative Adjective Noun
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: ei lal gari-ta Gloss: this red car-CLF Translation: this red car Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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Order N3 02_Demonstrative Noun Adjective
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
Not to confuse with the order in ei(this) chele-Ta(boy-CLF) duSTu(naughty) 'This boy is naughty'. |
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Order N3 03_ Noun Adjective Demonstrative
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Order N3 04_Noun Demonstrative Adjective
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Order N3 05_Adjective Demonstrative Noun
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No |
Satarupa Das |
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Order N3 06_Adjective Noun Demonstrative
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No |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: *lal boi-ta oi Gloss: red book-CLF that Translation: that red book Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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Order N3 07_Demonstrative Numeral Noun
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
not with definite interpretation, but good as indefinite: Words: ei chO-Ta chele Gloss: this six-CLF boy Translation: these six boys Comment: Indefinite |
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Words: ei chO-Ta chele Gloss: this six-CLF boy Translation: these six boys Comment: Indefinite (the definition calls for a definite interpretation for yes) Contributor: Hilda Koopman |
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Order N3 08_Demonstrative Noun Numeral
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Yes |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Words: ei chele chO-Ta Gloss: this boy six-CLF Translation: these six boys Comment: Definite Contributor: Priyanka Biswas |
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Order N3 09_ Noun Numeral Demonstrative
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Order N3 10_Noun Demonstrative Numeral
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
OK with indexical interpretation. For example, apel(apple) ei(this) tin-Te(three-CLF) dao(give-IMP) 'Give (me) these three apples'. |
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Order N3 11_Numeral Demonstrative Noun
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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Order N3 12_Numeral Noun Demonstrative
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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V2 01_Declarative Verb-Second
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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V2 02_Interrogative Verb-Second
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No |
Priyanka Biswas |
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