Not used for non-specific mass (uncountable) nouns: non-specific means ‘Would you like some (any) tea?’ whereas specific means ‘Some tea (a specific amount) fell off the truck’.Uses of indefinite article that differ from English:
Uses of definite article that differ from English: “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.Īdjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). Word final consonants: hː jː kː n nː p s tː w wː ŋ ŋː ɲː ʔː θ θː Mid-word consonants: h hj ht hː j jj jk jm jn jɲ jʔ jː k kh kj kk kw kɲ kː kːt m mk mn mt n nj nk nn np nt nw nɲ nʔ nː p pk pm pn pp ps s sh sj sm sn sp ss st sʔ t th tj tk tm ts tɲ tː tːn w wt wː ŋ ŋj ŋm ŋn ŋt ŋː ŋθ ɲ ɲt ɲɲ ɲː ʔ ʔː ʔθ θ θh θj θː Word initial consonants: h hː j jː k kh ks kː n nj nː p s sj sm sn t th tk tm tː w wː ŋː ɲj ɲː ʔː θ θː Stress pattern: Penultimate - stress is on the second last syllable ? Piiten word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face the wind toĬonsonant inventory: h hː j jː k kː m n nː p s t tː w wː ŋ ŋː ɲ ɲː ʔ ʔː θ θː Iyy wään pu wwü ëo ʻːü iyy ëonyy ëo wingg ʻːutt yyënyy snu and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
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