| nIkka |
nIkkĩ
|
‘children’
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(boys and
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girls)
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| 1 |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
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|
gero
|
d€
|
geri
|
It
|
aya
|
‘Boy
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and
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the
|
girl
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came
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here’
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(mas.pl.)
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1
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
5 |
4 |
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|
hũ
|
ya
|
wo
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‘I
|
or
|
he’
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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| |
|
 s€n
|
ya
|
 slm
|
‘Hussain
|
or
|
Aslam’
|
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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Some adjective phrases are used in place of noun phrase i.e. in that
the noun head is optionally deleted and the phrase functions as noun
phrase only. Such phrases are formed around / r/
‘more’ etc. adjectives in the language. Examples are :
|
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mInna
|
kÚj
|
r
|
lo є |
‘I
|
want
|
some thing
|
more’
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
|
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as also
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| |
|
mInna
|
kÚj
|
r
|
s do
|
loє
|
‘I
|
want
|
some
|
more/other
|
thing’
|
|
1
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
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Two or more adjectives can form the adjective phrase which occur as
modifiers of the noun or noun phrase in the sentence. In the language
adjective phrases mainly function as complement in the copula sentences.
All the modifiers describes above help in forming the adjective phrases
which always agree with the gender-number of the
nouns which they modify. The order of adjectives is also the same as
described. Qualitative adjective will always be the head in case the other
members are quantitative, numeral, genitival or demonstrative. A few
examples are :
|
Numeral+Quantitative adjective as head (such as words for different
measures)
|
| ek
|
ng |
‘equal to
one finger (long)’ |
|
| |
| car
|
ng |
‘equal to
four times a finger (long)’ |
|
| |
| ek
|
gIţh |
‘equal to
one spreaded hand’ |
|
| |
|
|
| |
| Is
|
kagt |
gi |
lmai |
‘The |
length |
of |
this |
paper |
is |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
| |
| car |
ng |
 |
equal |
to |
four |
fingers’ |
| 5
|
6 |
7 |
|
|
5 |
6 |
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| |
| Quantitative+Qualitative Adj. |
|
| |
| bi
|
karigi |
‘very |
fine’ |
| 1
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
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| |
| mUc
|
cngo |
‘very |
good’ |
| 1
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
| |
|
|
| |
| ya
|
geri |
bi |
karigi |
|
‘This |
girl |
is |
very |
fine’ |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
Adjective Phrases with nominal or infinitive modifiers :
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There are also phrases in which the head of the phrase is the adjective
preceded by infinitive oblique or noun oblique as modifiers. Here again the
adjective head is in agreement with the noun which it modifies. Examples are
:
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