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Inanimate objects, shapes, non-living things, things you can see: n/e- Abstract concepts, spiritual concepts: n/a- Food:…
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Vocative case - marked with -ǰə or -eǰə. e.g. Ỹphapa (father) vs. Ỹphapa ǰə (father-VOC) Instrumental case - marked wi…
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AKãii has no verb “to be” so nouns, adjectives, and pronouns can be conjugated like a verb. e.g. Õlaʼa (tree) vs. Õlaʼa…
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Visual Sensory, saw it happen - -ǧö̃ or -eǧö̃ “Ep̂óʼĩ aǧǰehaa ǧö̃ wagbã” Nonvisual Sensory, heard it - -ní or -íní “Ep̂ó…
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AKãii is SOV as in “Ỹnduuła cã niḱỹŋiimn aǧǰeb̂ãiwagba.” “man-NOM the word-3+-INSTR perf. past-speak-she” /ɨ̃ⁿduːɬa ǀ…
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Subject gets conjugated as a suffix The direct object gets conjugated as a prefix The indirect object gets conjugated as…
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Comparative degrees: Superiority: ǥ(o)- “ ǥ aiḱ” “more big” Inferiority: n(a)- “ n aiḱ” “less big” Superlative degrees…
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In aKãii, to negate a verb you add íbí- or íb- to the verb as in “ Íb ałekỹỹteřǝd̹e” “I heard it did not drink”
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To ask a question, you add -m or -ëd̜ to the end of the word you are asking about. e.g. “Šó kỹỹt ëd̜ õ?” “Did you DRIN…
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