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LUGAMUN GRAMMAR
Introduction ·
Phonology and spelling ·
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Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
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Prepositions ·
Conjunctions ·
Dependent clauses ·
Emphasizing parts of a clause ·
Reduplication ·
Word formation ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Adverbs
Adverbs are similar to adjectives, but while the latter modify a noun, adverbs modify a verb (phrase) or another word, such as an adjective, a numeral, or another adverb. …text/html2023-02-01T09:30:05+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)capitalization_and_proper_names
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Introduction ·
Phonology and spelling ·
Word order ·
Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
Comparisons ·
Prepositions ·
Conjunctions ·
Dependent clauses ·
Emphasizing parts of a clause ·
Reduplication ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Capitalization and proper names
Rules for capitalization
Capitalization in Lugamun follows similar rules as in English, but is used somewhat more sparingly. The first word of eac…text/html2023-01-08T11:50:52+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)comparisons
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Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Comparisons
mas, ol mas
To express that something has a certain property to a higher degree than something else, place the quantifier mas ‘more’ before an adjective or adverb. Th…text/html2022-11-14T21:16:45+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)conjunctions
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Conjunctions
XXX Possibly rename this chapter, as subordinating conjunctions (subordinators) should be treated under dependent clauses instead.
XXX List all (coordinating) conjun…text/html2022-12-02T09:54:32+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)dependent_clauses
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Dependent clauses
XXX Write a short introduction.
Relative clauses
Relative clauses (also called adjectival clauses) follow the noun to which they refer (WALS 90; APiCS 7). They…text/html2023-02-03T10:18:12+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)emphasizing_parts_of_a_clause
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Introduction ·
Phonology and spelling ·
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Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Emphasizing parts of a clause
Sometimes one wants to put special emphasis on one part of a clause, such as its subject, object, the verb itself, or a prepositional phrase. There a…text/html2023-02-02T11:15:44+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)expressions
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Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
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Expressions
Time expressions
(This may be called “adjuncts of time”; generally adjuncts give additional information on matters as such manner, time, place.)
Time expressions are…text/html2022-10-01T08:26:07+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)intro
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Adverbs ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Lugamun grammar
Contents
* Introduction
* Phonology and spelling
* Word order
* Noun phrases
* Pronouns
* Verb phrases
* Adverbs
* Questions
* Numbers
* Compa…text/html2022-02-20T17:11:55+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)introduction
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Introduction ·
Phonology and spelling ·
Word order ·
Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
Comparisons ·
Prepositions ·
Conjunctions ·
Dependent clauses ·
Emphasizing parts of a clause ·
Reduplication ·
Word formation ·
Expressions ·
Capitalization and proper names
Introduction
Principles
Lugamun is a highly analytic language, just like Mandarin (Standard Chinese). Words rarely change for purely grammatical purposes, instead the grammar mos…text/html2022-10-01T08:26:40+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)nav
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Introduction ·
Phonology and spelling ·
Word order ·
Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
Comparisons ·
Prepositions ·
Conjunctions ·
Dependent clauses ·
Emphasizing parts of a clause ·
Reduplication ·
Word formation ·
Expressions ·
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Phonology and spelling ·
Word order ·
Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
Comparisons ·
Prepositions ·
Conjunctions ·
Dependent clauses ·
Emphasizing parts of a clause ·
Reduplication ·
Word formation ·
Expressions ·
Capitalization and proper names
Noun phrases
Noun phrases identify and describe people, things, places, concepts, and other entities. Noun phrases are made up of several parts, which occur in the following order…text/html2023-02-07T11:34:02+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)numbers
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Introduction ·
Phonology and spelling ·
Word order ·
Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
Comparisons ·
Prepositions ·
Conjunctions ·
Dependent clauses ·
Emphasizing parts of a clause ·
Reduplication ·
Word formation ·
Expressions ·
Capitalization and proper names
Numbers
Numbers below 1000
The following words form the core of the number system:
siro – zero
un – one
aval – first
do – two
tri – three
katre – four
tano – five…text/html2022-10-01T08:27:34+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)ol
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Lugamun Grammar
LUGAMUN GRAMMAR
Introduction ·
Phonology and spelling ·
Word order ·
Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
Comparisons ·
Prepositions ·
Conjunctions ·
Dependent clauses ·
Emphasizing parts of a clause ·
Reduplication ·
Word formation ·
Expressions ·
Capitalization and proper names
Introduction
Principles
Lugamun is a highly analytic language, just like Mandarin (Standard Chinese). Words rarely change for purely grammatical purposes, instea…text/html2023-02-01T09:48:54+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)phonology_and_spelling
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Introduction ·
Phonology and spelling ·
Word order ·
Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
Comparisons ·
Prepositions ·
Conjunctions ·
Dependent clauses ·
Emphasizing parts of a clause ·
Reduplication ·
Word formation ·
Expressions ·
Capitalization and proper names
Phonology and spelling
An auxiliary language should have a phonology that’s fairly average – it shouldn’t have more sounds that the average language (though it may have less) and …text/html2022-12-02T09:59:42+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)prepositions
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Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
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Conjunctions ·
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Reduplication ·
Word formation ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Prepositions
Lugamun has the following simple prepositions:
* a – to, for (target, recipient, dative/allative)
* an – about, concerning, regarding, toward, towards, on…text/html2023-01-16T11:55:50+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)pronouns
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Pronouns
Personal pronouns
Lugamun uses the following personal pronouns.
Singular Plural mi – I, me nas – we, us ti – you (sg.)…text/html2023-01-29T10:10:47+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)questions
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Questions
Yes-no questions
Yes-no questions (also called “polar questions”) are formed by adding the particle ka at the end of the correspond statements.
Ya ga lai. – He/She wil…text/html2023-01-21T08:58:42+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)reduplication
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Adverbs ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Reduplication
Reduplication means to duplicate a word in order to modify its meaning.
Reduplication for intensity and long duration
In Lugamun, adjectives and adverbs can be red…text/html2023-02-02T11:35:36+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)verb_phrases
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Noun phrases ·
Pronouns ·
Verb phrases ·
Adverbs ·
Questions ·
Numbers ·
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Conjunctions ·
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Reduplication ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Verb phrases
Verb markers
Verb phrases often include a verb marker. These markers are short words that may be placed before the verb in order to give more details about how it is…text/html2023-01-17T11:58:14+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)word_formation
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Adverbs ·
Questions ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Word formation
Re-using words in a different word class
Each Lugamun word has one word class (also known as “part of speech” or POS) to which it fundamentally belongs. Only a han…text/html2022-05-09T09:59:01+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)word_order
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Adverbs ·
Questions ·
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Capitalization and proper names
Word order
SVO order
Lugamun’s typical sentence structure can be described as subject – verb – object (SVO), just as in English. Both the subject and the object are noun phrases …