| 6.5.2 Disjunctive conjoining |
| Two sentences express alternate choice in the meanings are conjoined in this type. The conjoining particle used is the negative particle -ille- which gives the meaning ‘if not’ in this context. |
päli: ! ni:avane pu i |
| pali (Voc.) -you-he (Acc.) catch |
| na:nu avane puikke |
| I - he (Acc.) - catch (P.T.) |
| päli: ! ni: avane pui ille, na:nu puikke |
‘Oh ! Pali if you do not catch him,I (will) catch’ |
| 6.6 Concord |
| concord relations in Urali are observed elaborately. The main concord relations are of adjective - Noun / pronoun concord and verb - Noun / pronoun concord. Also, concord relation is maintained between time expressions and the verb predicate. |
| 6.6.1 Adjective noun concord |
| Adjective concord is noticed only in the case of predicative adjectives. The conditional factor for concord in this relationship is of the gender and of the number of the noun involved. The gender distinction is not maintained if the noun involved is a plural. In such cases, the common human or neuter plural is used. |
i) a: pe u nallava |
‘She (is a) good woman’ |
| that - woman - good (Pre.adj.) |
| ii) ra:mä biliyavä |
‘Raman (is a) big (boy)’ |
| Raman - big (Pre. adj.) |
| iii) i: pilli ma:n cinnadu |
‘This spotted deer (is) small’ |
| this - spotted deer - small (Pre. adj.) |
| iv) ba:veya:ru nallavaru |
‘Younger sisters-in-law are good’ |
| younger sisters-in-law - good (Pre.adj.) |
| v) i:pammuga peruddavei |
‘These fruits are big’ |
| these - fruits - big (Pre. adj.) |
| 6.6.2 Concord of participles as attributives |
| Like the adjectives, the adjectival participles also show concord is used attributively. The adjectival participles in Urali have neutral forms. |
| mennikka aä |
‘brother who forgives’ |
| kaRanda pa:lu |
‘milk which was milked’ |
| vanda tangaya:ru |
‘sisters who came’ |
