Word Order Exercises - Complex Sentences (Stuart Lake)
Arrange the given words in the correct order to make a Dakelh sentence with
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| 'et huwa |
'uts'int'oh |
soo |
ts'uhoont'i' |
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We are happy because we are well.
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Soo 'uts'int'oh 'et huwa ts'uhoont'i'.
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| hoonust'i' |
whudulk'un |
yoh |
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I like the red house.
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Yoh whudulk'un hoonust'i'.
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| lubot |
ncha-i |
nyoo |
sghanin'aih |
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Give me that large cup!
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Nyoo lubot ncha-i sghanin'aih!
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| sulhutsin |
t'et |
t'eyuninz̲un |
usjun-un |
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My brother knows the young woman who is singing.
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Sulhutsin t'et usjun-un t'eyuninz̲un.
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| goozih |
k'ut |
ludab |
nilh'en |
u_sda-i |
whuz |
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Look at the whiskey jack that is sitting on the table over there!
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Goozih whuz ludab k'ut u_sda-i nilh'en!
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| 'ut'en-un |
ba |
hoont'i' |
neba |
sdis |
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My younger sister likes working for our father.
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Sdis neba ba 'ut'en-un hoont'i'.
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| 'anditdzin |
hukwa'nusz̲un |
ligokt̲s̲ung |
tis'ulh |
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Today I want to eat chicken.
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'Anditdzin ligokt̲s̲ung tis'ulh hukwa'nusz̲un.
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| Mary |
ninz̲un |
oonust'i' |
Tom |
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Mary thinks that I like Tom.
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Mary Tom oonust'i' ninz̲un.
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| dunene |
huninz̲un |
nusz̲un |
nghun-ne |
hoonint'i' |
syoh |
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Those people think that I think that you like my house.
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Nghun-ne dunene syoh hoonint'i' nusz̲un huninz̲un.
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| 'anditdzin |
hukwa'nusz̲un |
nutihbilh |
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I want you guys to go swimming today.
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'Anditdzin nutihbilh hukwa'nusẕun.
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Word Order Exercises - Basic
Revision of 2023-02-02.