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 (v) へをき journey

kukimilli (ii-v)

くきみっえ

ku-kimilli

abl-king

“to the king”

diku’i’uja (i-ii-v)

でくいうぢ

di-ku-’i’uja

up-dat-table

“onto the table”

harubijju nimalu (i-iii v)

はるびっよにまを

haru-bijju nimalu

with-first bear

“with the first bear”

xiku dasi nukki na gusulumi (iv v-vi)

しくだせぬっきなぐすをみ

xiku dasi nukki na gusu-lumi

rel eat strawberry prs;hab person-several

“several people who eat strawberries”

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

かをしくくをなうせなあば

kalu-xiku ku-luna ’usi na ’aba

abl-rel dat-moon see prs;hab all

“because of everyone who looks at the moon”

’adira qikannihisupi xaʔu (i-iii iv v)

あでら・ねかっにひすぴざっう

’adi-ra qikanni-hisu-pi xaʔu

near-two dog-administer-pst;sta child

“near the two children who had looked after dogs”

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

よっえがぬらねざかさたげあら

julliga nura-qixa kasa-ta-qa ’ara

mother leave-pst;dyn man-and-gen face

the faces of the mothers and the men who left.