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Verblessness in Kēlen
How to get along without verbs
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Four Relationals:
LA object [statement-about-object]
PA whole|set part|member
NI object [statement-about-object] [ā|tō agent or force]
SE object [ien statement-abt-object] [ke|to source] [mo goal]
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Weather verbsNI, LA
ñi antārranni
NI N.co(rain)
It’s raining.
la antārranni
LA N.co(rain)
There's rain.
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StatesLA, NI
la jacēla jahūwa
LA N.sg(bowl) N.sg(broken)
The bowl is broken.
ñi jacēla jahūwa
NI N.sg(bowl) N.sg(broken)
The bowl has broken.
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Involuntary ProcessesNI
ñi sāen manōña
NI 3p.sg N.an.sg(dead)
He has died.
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Bodily functionsSE, NI
tamma japāta
SE(PAST)+3p.sg.src N.sg(fart)
He farted. (deliberately)
ñamma japāta
NI(PAST)+3p.sg.agent N.sg(fart)
He made a fart.
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Loco-MotionNI
ñi sāen rā jatāsen
NI 3p.sg to N.sg(market)
He went to the market.
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Simple MotionNI, SE
ñi sāen mahārme
NI 3p.sg N.an.sg(swim)
She is swimming.
tamma jahārme
SE(past)+3p.sg.src N.sg(swim)
She swam.
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PositionNI, LA
ñi sāen masērre sū jamūra
NI 3p.sg N.an.sg(standing) at N.sg(bed)
She is standing on the bed.
la sāen masērre sū jamūra
LA 3p.sg N.an.sg(standing) at N.sg(bed)
She is standing on the bed.
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ActionsSE, NI, LA
tamma jajāra
SE(PAST)+3p.sg.src N.sg(dance)
She danced (a dance).
ñi sāen majāra
NI 3p.sg N.an.sg(dancing)
She is dancing.
la sāen majāra
LA 3p.sg N.an.sg(dancing)
She is dancing.
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Action-ProcessesNI
ñamma sāen maλāta ā Kīþje
NI+3p.sg.agent 3p.sg N.an.sg(killed) ā Kīþje
Kīþje killed him.
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Creation (Factives)NI
ōrra ñamma jacēla
PAST NI+3sg.agent N.sg(bowl)
She made the bowl.
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CognitionSE
sele jaþēλa ien la jaþūna sū jatēwa
SE+1p.sg.goal N.sg(thought) ien LA N.sg(book) at N.sg(table)
I think the book is on the table.
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SensationSE
tema mo sarōña ien la jaþūna sū jatēwa
SE(PAST)+3p.sg.goal mo N.3p(eyes) ien LA N.sg(book) at N.sg(table)
She saw the book on the table.
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EmotionSE, NI, PA, LA
sema jālne to jaþūna ja tema
SE+3p.sg.goal N.sg(happy) to N.sg(book) that se(PAST)+3p.sg.goal
He is happy with the book he got.
ñi sāen mālne tō jaþūna ja tema
NI 3p.sg N.an.sg(happy) to N.sg(book) that se(PAST)+3p.sg.goal
He is happy with the book he got.
la sāen mālne
LA 3p.sg N.an.sg(happy)
He is happy.
pa sāen anālne
PA 3p.sg N.st(happiness)
He is happy.
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UtteranceSE
temle ien la jaþūna sū jatēwa
SE(PAST)+3p.sg.src+1p.sg.goal ien LA N.sg(book) at N.sg(table)
She told me the book is on the table.
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TransactionsSE
temle jaþūna
se(PAST)+1p.sg.src+3p.sg.goal N.sg(book)
She gave me the book.
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ManipulationNI, SE
ñatta sāen majāra
NI+3p.pc.agent 3p.sg N.an.sg(dancing)
They made her dance.
tetme jaserāe ien ñi sāen majāra
SE(past)+3p.pc.src+3p.sg.goal N.sg(permission) ien NI 3p.sg N.an.sg(dancing)
They gave her permission to dance.