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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]
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]
Example:
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns are shown like this:[3]
Verbs
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The following is how to conjugate verbs with personal pronouns shown with an example:[3][5]
As seen above, Salt-Yui has a special form for verbs with 'I alone'; why this is is still unknown.
Other example verbs:[3]
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]
Numerals
There are five cardinal numerals that have been written down, which are the following:[3][4]
Locatives
The following are examples of known locatives in Salt-Yui:[3]
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