Q.

Laiqbun Course

Sentences

my keoiq ta dy1	You are loved
keen sha hauq dy	I use a tool
ty peaa vauin dy2	The window breaks
ty keoiq ta by	Love yourself
cy pean sha ban ta dy3	To me, a thing, by you, is given
sheo my heo tauo sha dy	The water wants to be drank by me
xheu my hao dy4	The thing that is eaten is a fish
qe sheo my heo xhau sha dy	The fish doesn’t want to be eaten by me

1. my marks passive voice, it inverts what x1 and x2 do. pei means “x1 creates x2,” so my pei means “x1 is created by x2.”
2. ty marks midle voice, it merges x1 and x2. peaa means “x1 breaks x2,” so ty peaa means “x1 breaks.” The window isn’t broken by anyone, but it still does the action of breaking.
3. cy marks ultrapassive voice – this concept is unique to Laiqbun. It inverts the order of all arguments. pean meanx “x1 gives x2 to x3,” so cy pean means “to x1, x2 is given by x3.”
4. Voice markers can be applied to arguments too. hao means “one that eats,” so my hao means “one that is eaten.”

Translate

my heo xhau maeo	The fish is eaten by the cat
zhen my pai dy	The creator is a person
qe sheo cy teq hau dy	He doesn’t want to be spoken to
ty pei zhao dy	The thing created itself

Fill In The Blanks

my heo maq sha dy	Food is eaten by me
sheo peu sha zhao my heo dy	I want to own the thing that is eaten
ty leuiq maeo dy

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