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Salt-Yui language

Trans–New Guinea language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Salt, or Yui, is a Trans–New Guinea language of Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.[2]

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Basics

The following are some basic examples of phrases and nouns in Salt-Yui:[3][4]

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Pronunciation

Vowels

The following is how you pronounce certain vowels in Salt-Yui:[3]

  • /a/ is pronounced as in father
  • /e/ is pronounced as in peg
  • /i/ is pronounced as in tin
  • /o/ is pronounced as in more
  • /u/ is pronounced as in put

Consonants

Most consonants are similar to English, except for the following:[3]

  • r between vowels is flapped i.e. like 'd'. And if placed at the end of a word it is not voiced but trilled.
  • l between vowels is flapped i.e. like 'd'. but if not, it has the same friction as the English 'l'.
  • ng is normally pronounced as in 'sing', but if it is in the 2nd person it should be pronounced as a sequence of 'n+g'
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Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Most nouns may show ownership this way:[3]

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Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns are shown like this:[3]

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Verbs

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The following is how to conjugate verbs with personal pronouns shown with an example:[3][5]

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As seen above, Salt-Yui has a special form for verbs with 'I alone'; why this is is still unknown.

Other example verbs:[3]

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All of these verbs can follow the previous conjugations for verbs.

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Adjectives

In Salt-Yui, adjectives usually follow the noun, here are some examples of adjectives in Salt-Yui:[3][4]

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Numerals

There are five cardinal numerals that have been written down, which are the following:[3][4]

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Locatives

The following are examples of known locatives in Salt-Yui:[3]

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