A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench
A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench
A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench
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A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition <strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Blench</strong> and Musa Doma<br />
Full form Abbreviation<br />
Adjective a.<br />
Adverb<br />
adv.<br />
Auxiliary<br />
aux.<br />
Conjunction<br />
conj.<br />
Demonstrative<br />
dem.<br />
Exclamation<br />
excl.<br />
Interrogative<br />
int.<br />
Noun n.<br />
Numeral<br />
num.<br />
Particle<br />
part.<br />
Proper Name<br />
p.n.<br />
Preposition<br />
prep.<br />
Pronoun<br />
pron.<br />
Verb v.<br />
Intransitive Verb<br />
v.i.<br />
Transitive verb<br />
v.t.<br />
The following table provides a working definition of the parts of speech<br />
Part of Speech<br />
Adjective<br />
Adverb<br />
Auxiliary<br />
Conjunction<br />
Demonstrative<br />
Exclamation<br />
Interrogative<br />
Noun<br />
Numeral<br />
Particle<br />
Preposition<br />
Pronoun<br />
Verb<br />
Intransitive Verb<br />
Transitive verb<br />
Explanation<br />
Describes a noun<br />
Qualifies a verb<br />
Added to a verb to modify it, such as a tense-marker<br />
A word used to join two or more nouns, verbs or clauses<br />
Words used to point out something. 'this', 'that' etc.<br />
Greetings or expressions that do not form part of an ordinary sentence<br />
Question words<br />
Refers to things, objects etc.<br />
Number<br />
Short words added to complete the sentence<br />
A word positioning or expressing relations of nouns or verbs in time or<br />
space<br />
A word that stands for a noun<br />
Expresses action<br />
A verb with no object<br />
A verb with an object<br />
These are set out in alphabetical order for the purposes of reference, but they are treated below in order of<br />
importance (if that makes sense).<br />
Possessives<br />
There are no special forms for the possessives. The appropriate pronoun is inserted with the word for 'thing'.<br />
epa hni yi mi nya n<br />
book this is me thing not<br />
`This is not my book'<br />
emwi hni yi Musa nya n<br />
Dog this is Musa thing poss.<br />
'This dog belongs to Musa'<br />
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