Due March 1, 2000
Study the sentences from the following two languages and write in the words that correspond to the English translations. Also, answer the questions concerning the basic word order (use letters such as S (subject), O (object), and V (verb)).
[Note: In this web version, C stands for an alveopalatal affricate, E stands for schwa, L stands for a lateral fricative, ? stands for a glottal stop, and N stands for a velar nasal.]
I. Lummi
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1. |
XCits cE swEy?qE? sE sLeni? |
‘The man knows the woman.’ |
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2. |
XCits sE sLeni? cE swEy?qE? |
‘The woman knows the man.’ |
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3. |
leNnEs sE sCEtxwEn cE swEy?qE? |
‘The bear saw the man.’ |
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4. |
leNnEs sE sLeni? cE swi?qo?EL |
‘The woman saw the boy.’ |
What part of the Lummi sentences above translate the following:
1. man _______________________________
2. woman _______________________________
3. bear _______________________________
4. boy _______________________________
5. know _______________________________
6. saw _______________________________
7. the _______________________________
Basic Word Order _____________
II. Yaqui
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1. |
Peo kutata chuka |
‘Pete is chopping wood.’ |
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2. |
Peo miisita temuk |
‘Pete kicked the cat.’ |
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3. |
Vempo uka karita veetak |
‘They burned the house.’ |
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4. |
Huan Peota temuk |
‘Juan kicked Pete.’ |
What part of the Yaqui sentences above translate the following:
1. Pete _______________________________
2. Juan _______________________________
3. they _______________________________
4. wood _______________________________
5. cat _______________________________
6. kicked _______________________________
7. the house _______________________________
8. chopping _______________________________
9. burned _______________________________
Basic Word Order _____________
Bonus Question:
What do you think the function of the –ta marker is?