Dai Lue - English


1læʔ⁵ᦶᦟᦰ500conjunctionand. [Note: This word connects nouns (Example A) and clauses (B). It also connects negatives (C) and alternatives (D) that in English would require the word 'or'.]ᦂᧇ1 1(A) ᦃᧁᧉ ᦃᦸᧂ ᧞ ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ ᦺᦋᧉ.Possessions and tools.(B) ᦶᦜᧂᧉ ᦐᦱᧉ ᧞ ᦎᦸᧇᧈ.She faked a smile and answered.(C) ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᧞ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦎᦳᧃ.May he not know the favour of people or of the gods.(D) ᦓᧄᧉ ᦢᦸᧈ ᦎᦹᧃᧉ ᧞ ᦵᦟᦲᧅ?Is the well shallow or deep?9.2.5.2Clause conjunctions9.2.5.1Phrase conjunctions9.6.1.1And, also
2læʔ²5001final particlea particle that marks a conclusion or a summationᦎᧂᧉ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦶᦘᧈ ᦟᦴᧅ ᧞.So from that time on she had lots of children.ᦁᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦆᧄ, ᦔᦲᧃ ᦑᦸᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦻ ᧞.This isn't gold, it is only bronze.9.6.3.5Markers of identificational and explanatory clauses 2final particlea particle that marks the end of the topic in a topic-comment constructionᦅᧃ ᦺᦕ ᧞ ᦷᦠ ᦅᦰ ᦟᦱᧆ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦖᦸᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦺᦣᧈ.If anyone, their head slips off the pillow, then they must go work in the fields.ᦵᦉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦶᦉᧆ ᦊᦱᧂᧈ ᦺᦡ ᧞ ᦷᦠ ᦶᦃᧂ ᦎᦸᧈ ᦙᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦡᦲᦰ ᦍᧄᧈ ᦎᦱᧂ ᦡᦲᧃ.If there is any animal that I am angry at, I tread on it like dirt.9.6.3.6Markers of focus