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{{head|irat|adverb}} {{att|irat|overview needed}} | {{head|irat|adverb}} {{att|irat|overview needed}} | ||
# {{lb|irat|interrogative}} how, with what | # {{lb|irat|interrogative}} how, with what, by means of what, in what way, in what manner {{q|inanimate}} | ||
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{{tlist-how}} | {{tlist-how}} | ||
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Certain question words in Irathient can distinguish between animate and inanimate referents, where English makes no such distinction. For "how", the most accurate translation of {{m-self|irat|tha nazǝ}} would be "with what?", whereas the translation with {{m-self|irat|tha hazǝ}} would be "with whom?" The same distinction applies to certain other question words. | |||
{{cln|irat|interrogative adverbs}} | {{cln|irat|interrogative adverbs}} | ||
{{C|irat|Swadesh list}} | {{C|irat|Swadesh list}} | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 27 October 2024
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 makes no such distinction. For "how", the most accurate translation of tha nazǝ would be "with what?", whereas the translation with tha hazǝ would be "with whom?" The same distinction applies to certain other question words.