Download Yerava Book --Select Grammar Book-- ABJUHMARIA Grammar ANGAMI Grammar AO Grammar APATANI Grammar BHUMIJ Grammar BROKSKAT GOJRI Grammar HMAR Grammar KARBI Grammar KOKBOROK Grammar KUVI Grammar LOTHA Grammar MAO NAGA Grammar MISH Grammar MISING Grammar MUNDARI Grammar NAGA PIDGIN Grammar PURKI Grammar SEMA Grammar Theory of Binding Grammar URALI Grammar A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA   A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA B. MALLIKARJUN (iv)    St. + Trs. + naa-t-aa   >   nadataa     ‘do not walk’ maang-k-aa   >   maakaa     ‘do not fold’   (v)    St. + Trs. + Link 1 + nane-x-k-aa   > (R. 1) nanekaa     ‘do not become wet' bae-x-k-aa   > (R. 1) baekaa     ‘do not surround’   (vi)    St. + Cause. + Link 1 + pa:y-pi-k-aa   > (R. 11) pa:yipikaa     ‘do not run’ tin-pi-k-aa   > (R. 11) tinipikaa     ‘do not eat’   (vii)    St. + Trs. + Cause. + Link 1 + ka:-t-pi-k-aa   > (R. 3, 4, 11) ka:ipikaa     ‘do not show’ me:ng-k-pi-k-aa   > (R. 7, 11) me:kipikaa     ‘do not mix’   Prohibitives Three levels of prohibitives are expressed in Yerava. They are (i) Prohibitive (1) : Polite, formal and honorific. (ii) Prohibitive (2) : Impolite, informal and non-honorific. (iii) Prohibitive (3) : Very impolite, informal and non-honorific. Previous | Next Top

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