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Laiqbun Course

Sentences

peu sha hauqfuiaq ne dy	I own this computer
qeum kau hauqfuiaq	The fruit is next to the computer
peushu na dy1	This is mine
pean shaan qau sha dy	The store gave it to me
heo sha hy len tam dy2	I eat in the house
se Keiti shy sha dy3	I am Katie
heo sa Keiti shy na dy4	Katie eats this
pe deu hauru na sym5	Did they do this?
veo dy6	Yes
qe len hauam sa Ba Siq Se shy	There is no war in Ba Sing Se

1. peushu means “x1 is mine.” There ar similar predicates for all pronouns, such as peushuru for “x1 is ours,” peutu for “x1 is yours,” or peuhu for “x1 is his/hers/theirs.”
2. hy puts the sentence to its left into the x1 of the predicate to its right. For example, here heo sha is in the x1 of len. The x2 of len is filled by tam.
3. The predicate se marks the beginning of a name. Using shy ends the name. se Keiti shy means “x1 is Katie.”
4. Knowing that se Keiti shy means “x1 is Katie,” sa Katie shy means “Katie.”
5. pe means “x1 was the case in the past.” Similar predicates exist for future and present tense: ceum and teoq.
6. veo means “x1 is the case.” It can be used to say “yes.” Similarly, qe can be used to say “no.”

Translate

peu sha kau dy	I own a fruit
qeum taq tam sym?	Is the person who speaks next to the house?
veo dy qeum hau tam dy	Yes, they are next to the house
len sa Rokysi shy tam dy	Roxy is in the house
deu ta zhao hy len shaan dy	You do things at the store

Fill In The Blanks

peutu kaao ne sym	Is this bird yours?
te sa Baba shy dy	Baba is you
heo hau tauo peuhu dy	They drink their water
teq sha na ky	I say this

(that last one isn’t serious)

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