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- kO&O d= ,
 w 'too, also' also appeared in Lesson 10. The expression kO&O da@y d=wfhw at the end of a sentence indicates that what precedes is a possible
alternative or choice in the situation being discussed.
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g9qhklygvqkdkc2sInoeh-kw
ca@w si aw kaafe#e ly%y na@m-sa#a |
Would you
like tea or coffee? |
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0hvpgvqkdkc2d=wfh oeh-kd=wfhw khO^y aw kaafe#e kO&O da&y na@m sa#a
kO&O da@y |
I'll take either
coffee or tea. |
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gIqklydyo16jwlw ha#w si kin
ju&u sa%y |
Where shall we eat? |
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dyo16j[hkod=wfh 16jIhkovkskod=wfhw kin ju&u ba@an kO&O da@y ju&u ha@an
aaha%an kO&O da@y |
We could eat at home
or at a restuarant, either one. |
- Classifiers are used to count. They also are used to
distinguish one of a kind, or set, from another. In Lesson 17 it was necessary to
use phu&u
z6h w to distinguish one child from another.
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]6dz6hmujVbj'w |
lu@uk phu&u thi&i-ny&G |
The first
child. |
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]6dz6hmujlv'w |
lu@uk phu&u thi&i-sO%OG |
The second
child. |
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In this lesson, there is a similar use of kha#n 7aow : .
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]qf7aolufew |
lo&t
kha#n si%i dam |
The black one (car). |
| ]qf7aolu2hkw |
lo&t
kha#n si%i fa@a |
The blue one (car). |
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Compare the following two
sentences:
| 1. 0hvp,uglnhvlugs^nv'w |
khO%y mi#i sy^a si%i ly%aG |
I have a
yellow shirt. |
| 2. 0hvp,uglnhv38lugs^nv'w |
khO%y mi#i sy^a too si%i ly%aG |
I have the
yellow shirt. |
Sentence "1" speaks of one shirt without
reference to any other. No classifier is needed. Sentence "2"
distinguishes the yellow shirt from some other shirt of a different color, and therefore
requires a classifier.
- Note the importance of word order.
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38ouh'k,w |
too ni@i Ga#am |
This one
(shirt) is pretty. |
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38'k,ohuw |
too Ga#am ni@i |
This pretty
one........... |
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38'k,ouhcr'w |
too ni@i phE#EG |
This pretty
one is expensive. |
- ti@a g8hpw (short)
refers to a 'a person's height,' not to the length of an object. sa^n lahow is
used when referring to an object.
| ohv'-kpg8hpw |
nO@OG sa#ay ti@a |
My younger
brother is short. |
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l=felahow |
sO%O dam sa^n |
The pencil
is short. |
- A question word can be used in a statement. Note the
difference in meaning of the question word in the following pairs of sentences.
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0uj7aoouhwfhw |
khi&i kha#n day |
Ride which
one? |
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0uj7ao.fd=wfhw |
khi&i kha#n day kO&O da@y |
You can ride
either one. |
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wxoe.zw |
pay na#m pha%y |
Go with
whom? |
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wxoe.zd=wfhw |
pay na#m pha%y kO&O da@y |
Anybody |
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wx,nh.fw |
pay my@y day |
Go when? |
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wx,nbh.fd=wfhw |
pay my@y day kO&o da#y |
Any time. |
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