Noun Phrases

The full noun phrase is made up of these components in the following order:

adposition-
case marker-
number
relative clause
main noun
-determiner
-conjunction
-genitive marker

The highlighted component denotes the only one that is compulsory, i.e.: the main noun itself. The hyphens represent the lack of a word space in both the Tinellbian script and the transcription.

faluki fWK (v) journey

kukimilli (ii-v)

$KM;L

ku-kimilli

ablablative-king

“to the king”

diku’i’uja (i-ii-v)

D$iuj

di-ku-’i’uja

up-datdative-table

“onto the table”

harubijju nimalu (i-iii v)

hwB;Y / NmW

haru-bijju nimalu

with-first bear

“with the first bear”

xiku dasi nukki na gusulumi (iv v-vi)

X$ / dS / I;K / n / %zWM

xiku dasi nukki na gusu -lumi

relrelativiser eat strawberry prs;habpresent habitual person-several

“several people who eat strawberries”

kaluxiku kuluna ’usi na ’aba (ii-iv v)

kWX$ / >Wn / uS / n / ab

kalu-xiku ku-luna ’usi na ’aba

ablablative-relrelativiser datdative-moon see prs;habpresent habitual all

“because of everyone who looks at the moon”

’adira qikannihisupi xaʔu (i-iii iv v)

aDr /Qk;NHzP / x;u

’adi-ra qikanni-hisu-pi xaʔu

near-two dog-administer-pst;stapast stative child

“near the two children who had looked after dogs”

julliga nuraqixa kasataqa ’ara (iv v-vii-viii)

Y;Lg / IrQx / kstq / ar

julliga nura-qixa kasa -ta -qa ’ara

mother leave-pst;dynpast dynamic man-and-gengenitive face

the faces of the mothers and the men who left.