Noun phrases Sample Clauses

Noun phrases. Generally, modifiers follow the noun. In simple modified noun phrases, nouns can be modified by adjectives, adjectival verbs (in a small relative clause), qualifiers, demonstratives and other deictic elements (sections 4.2 and 4.3), question words (section 8.1), and numerals (see below). Compare the following examples: mu`ho´go` me´e´e´=ʔo` tA'a´T5w–e´ xxxxxxx Let’s dig out big.EXCL=1PL:OPT a huge cassava! dig_out-3O (Noun Adjective=subj/mod) he`so´ Tmaˆntsha` ba`ʔa´–s–eˆ ´–ŋ ŋ|ıˆŋ, they XXXX.xxxx big-BE-3-DEF.ATT meat Their major food was meat (Pronoun Noun Adjectival verb) ŋ|o`mo´so` hı´soˆn–so` ʔa`a` 5eˆ5eˆ, hı´soˆn–so` ʔa`a` 'a`5ı`me´ xxxxxx.XX other-PL CNJ2.3PL xxxxxx.XXX other-PL CNJ2.3PL xxxxxxx.XX Some people got on, others got off (the train). (Noun Qualifier) pı`ı`–na´ ha`p–a´a´ |aˆn–x–Tsu´ŋ ŋ o`o´ he`e´w` CNJ2.2SG-FOC you-SFOC see-BEN-1PL child DEM1.m And then you see this child for us. (Noun Demonstrative) hu`mbu` 5ı´so`x–a`a` |u´tshu´5u&`–wa` cow Two cows two-SFOC passed. pass-PL2 (Noun Numeral-subj focus) Modifiers that precede the noun are pragmatically marked, for example a demonstrative or question word. sa`a` he`e´su&` ŋ o`oˆ–n–su&` he`su´–5ı´–a´a´ 'a`5ı´ CNJ2.3fSG DEM1.f child-DEF-f she-TOP-SFOC (SV.)descend And as for this child, she descends as well. (Demonstrative Noun) ha`weˆŋ 5itabu which_one?.m book Which book? (Question word Noun) A complex nominal phrase is formed when a noun phrase or postpositional phrase is incorporated into a larger phrase. This type of phrase is characterized by a collective suffix or a gender/number marker after the incorporated noun phrase and a definiteness marker at the end of the larger phrase. The examples below show incorporation of the noun phrase tA'uˆŋ Aa´a´w` ‘right (lit. good hand)’, as opposed to the single noun 'e´5'a`na`na` ‘left’. tA'uˆŋ Aa´a´–w` –yeˆ–ŋ=5o` hand good-m -m-DEF=2SG:OPT 'a`a´ follow Follow the right one. (Noun Adjective-m-DEF=subj/mod) 'e´5'a`na`na` –yeˆ–ŋ=5o` left -m-DEF=2SG:OPT 'a`a´ follow Follow the left one. (Noun-m-DEF=subj/mod) Even postpositional phrases may be incorporated: tA'uˆŋ Aa´a´–w` –te`–yeˆ–n=sı&` ma`Ae´–e´ hand good-m -area-m-DEF=1SG choose-3O I have chosen the one (m.) of the right side. (Noun Adjective-PP-m-DEF=subj/mod) tA'uˆŋ Aa´a´–w` –te`–suˆ–n–su`=sı&` ma`Ae´–e´ hand good-m -area-f-DEF-f=1SG choose-3O I have chosen the one (f.) of the right side. (Noun Adjective-PP-f-DEF=subj/mod) tA'uˆŋ Aa´a´–w` –te`–soˆ–n–so`=sı&` ma`Ae´–ʔı´ŋ hand good-m -area-PL-DEF-PL...
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