| 6.1.1.1 a) Nominal sentence |
| Nominal sentences can otherwise be called as noun plus noun sentences. That is, both the subject and the predicate will be nouns. |
adu a a e |
‘That (is) herd’ |
| that - herd |
| idu dumbi |
‘This (is) dragon fly’ |
| this - dragon fly |
| iva - kuä |
‘He (is) lame (man)’ |
| he (prox.) - lame (P.T.) |
ava u:ra: i |
‘She (belongs to) ‘Urali tribe’ |
| she (Rem.) - urali |
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| b) Equational sentence |
| Further expansions of a nominal sentences are also possible while denoting the innate quality, rule or profession of the subject. It is also used to denote the identity of the subject. |
| idu nalla na:y |
‘This (is a) good god’ |
| this - good - dog |
| avä oru kuRumbä |
‘He (is a) kurumba caste (man)’ |
| he (Rem.) - one - kurumba caste |
| c) Another variation of the nominal sentence is the one similar to ‘a:a’ sentence (copula sentence) used in Malayalam. |
| idu kuruvi ada |
‘This (is) bird’ |
| this - bird - be |
| ivei nanna dana ada |
‘These (are) my cattle’ |
| these - my - cattle - be |
| Note, however, that in the place of the above sentence, a nominal sentence can be used in the same sense. |
| idu kuruvi |
‘This (is) bird’ |
| ivei nanna dana |
‘These (are) my cattle’ |
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