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Certain question words in Irathient can distinguish between animate and inanimate referents, where English makes no such distinction. For | Certain question words in Irathient can distinguish between animate and inanimate referents, where English usually makes no such distinction. For “how”, the most accurate translation of {{m-self|irat|tha nazǝ}} would be “with what?”, whereas the translation of {{m-self|irat|tha hazǝ}} would be “with whom?” The same distinction applies to {{m-self|irat|gyi nazǝ||why?|pos=literally “for what?”}} vs. {{m-self|irat|gyi hazǝ||why?|pos=literally “for whom?”}}, and {{m-self|irat|panazǝ||whose?|pos=literally “of what?”}} vs. {{m-self|irat|pahazǝ||whose?|pos=literally “of whom?”}}. | ||
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{{C|irat|Swadesh list}} | {{C|irat|Swadesh list}} | ||
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Irathient
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Orthographic Form
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Adverb
- (interrogative) how, with what, by means of what, in what way, in what manner (inanimate)
Translations
| Sense: in what manner? (how?) [edit] |
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Notes
Certain question words in Irathient can distinguish between animate and inanimate referents, where English usually makes no such distinction. For “how”, the most accurate translation of tha nazǝ would be “with what?”, whereas the translation of tha hazǝ would be “with whom?” The same distinction applies to gyi nazǝ (“why?”, literally “for what?”) vs. gyi hazǝ (“why?”, literally “for whom?”), and panazǝ (“whose?”, literally “of what?”) vs. pahazǝ (“whose?”, literally “of whom?”).