Grammar of the Sentani Language

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DEEL 47

H. K. J. COWAN

GRAMMAR OF THE SENTANI LANGUAGE WITH SPECIMEN TEXTS AND VOCABULARY

Springer-Science+Business Media,

B.v. 1965

GRAMMAR OF THE SENTANI LANGUAGE

TO THE MEMORY OF MY YOUNGER SON

ISBN 978-94-017-6355-4 DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-6364-6

ISBN 978-94-017-6364-6 (eBook)

CONTENTS page

I. INTRODUCTION 1.1. I. 2.

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Litterature Area. and relations

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11. PHONOLOGY 11.1. 11. 2. 11.3. 11.4. 11.4.1.

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General remarks Vowels Consonants . Phonemic structure of the word . Stress.

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111. MORPHOLOGY. 111.1. 111.2. IU.2.1. IU. 2. 2. IU.3. IU. 3.1. IU. 3. 2. IU.4. 111.4.1. 111.4.2. 111.4.3. IU. 4. 4. IU. 4. 4.1. IU. 4. 4. 2. IU. 4. 4.3. IU. 4. 4. 4. 111.4.5. 111.4.6. IU. 4. 7. 111.4.8. IU. 4. 9.

Morphological structure of the word . Derivation, (1) repetition . Derivation, (2) composition Borderline cases . Flexion Pronouns N ear relationship terms The Verb The verbal root The moods . The tenses Secondary (aspectual) forms . Directive affixes . Objective affixes . The medial affix . The reflexive affix Indication of person (with number) for subject in primary forms . Indication of person (with number) for subject in secondary fonns Indication of person (with number) for object in primary forms Indication of person (with number) for object in secondary forms . Composite verbal forms

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the the the the

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VI page

III.4.1O. III.4. 11. IV.

PARADIGMATIC LISTS OF VERB FORMS IV. I. IV. 1. 1. IV. 1. 2. IV. 1. 3. IV. 1. 4. IV. 1. 5. IV. 2. IV. 2.1. IV. 2. 2. IV. 2. 3. IV. 2. 4. IV. 2. 5. IV. 2.6. IV. 2. 7. IV. 3. IV. 3.1. IV. 3.2. IV. 3. 3. IV. 3.4. IV. 3.5. IV. 4. IV. 4. 1. IV. 4. 2. IV. 4. 3. IV. 4. 4. IV. 4. 5. IV. 4. 6. IV. 4. 7. IV. 4. 8. IV. 5. IV. 5.1. IV. 6. IV. 6.1.

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Indication of the personal object in composite forms . The gerund .

Primary verb Indicative Adhortative . Conditional Negative. Vetative Primary verb with object affix . Indicative with 2nd p.S. obj. aff.. Indicative with 3rd p.S. obj. aff.. Indicative with 3rd p. du., pi. obj. aff. Adhortative with 2nd p.S. obj. aff. Adhortative with 3rd p.S. obj. aff. Conditional with 2nd and 3rd p.s. obj. affixes. Vetative with 1st and 3rd p.s. and du., pi. as obj. affiJCes . Secondary verb Indicative Adhortative . Conditional Negative. Vetative Secondary verb with object affix Indicative Habitualis with 3rd p.S. obj. aff.. Indicative with 1st p.S. obj. aff. . Indicative with 2nd p.S. obj. aff .. Indicative with 3rd p.S. obj. aff. . Indicative with 2nd p. du., pi. obj. affixes. Adhortative with 3rd p.s.obj. aff. Conditional with 3rd p.s. obj. aff. Vetative with 1st p.s. obj. aff. . Composite verb, Category I Composite verb, Category II . Composite verb with object affix, Category I. Composite verb with object affix, Category II

SYNTAX V.I. V.2.

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General remarks W ord, phrase and sentence

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V.3. V.3.1. V.4. V.5. V.6. V.6.1. V.7. V.7.1

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