Temiar language
Austroasiatic language spoken in Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Temiar is a Central Aslian (Austroasiatic) language spoken in Western Malaysia by the Temiar people. The Temiar are one of the most numerous Aslian-speaking peoples, numbering around 30,000 in 2017.[2]
Name
Etymologically, the word "Temiar" means "edge" or "side". This meaning reflects the way in which Temiars describe themselves as "people of the edge, outside, [i.e. jungle]."[3]
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
Morphosyntax
Noun Phrase
The noun phrase is (pro)noun initial followed by modifiers and demonstratives or possessor pronouns. Pronouns may not be modified by another pronoun.[4] There are three allomorphic classes of pronouns (stressed unstressed, and bound). Stressed third person pronouns must occur with a demonstrative (and hence only occur as unstressed or as bound morphemes on the demonstrative (e.g. na-doh 'he-here' or ʔun-tu:y 'they-elsewhere.'[4]
| Person | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusive | Exclusive | Inclusive | Exclusive | ||
| 1 | ye:ʔ | ʔa:r | ya:r | ʔɛ:ʔ | kanɛ:ʔ |
| 2 | ha:ʔ | kəʔan | ɲɔb | ||
| Person | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusive | Exclusive | Inclusive | Exclusive | ||
| 1 | yeh | ʔah | yah | ʔɛh | kanɛh |
| 2 | hah | kəʔan | ɲɔb | ||
| 3 | ʔəh | weh wɛh | ʔun ʔən | ||
| Person | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusive | Exclusive | Inclusive | Exclusive | ||
| 1 | ʔi- | ʔa- | ya- | ʔɛ- | kanɛ-
ki- kɛ- |
| 2 | ha- | kəʔa- | ɲɔ(b)- | ||
| 3 | na- ʔə- | we- wɛ- | ʔun- | ||
Verb Phrase
The verb phrase is ordered as sentential negation, auxiliary verb and main verb. The verb phrase precedes the subject.[4]
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