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
- “to the king”
- “onto the table”
- “with the first bear”
- 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”
- 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”
- 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”
- 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.
xiku dasi nukki na gusulumi (iv v-vi)
kaluxiku kuluna ’usi na ’aba (ii-iv v)
’adira qikannihisupi xaʔu (i-iii iv v)
julliga nuraqixa kasataqa ’ara (iv v-vii-viii)