====== Outlander Examples ====== OBJ: object focus AMI: amicable pronoun REV: reverential pronoun TR: transactional pronoun ATTR: Attributive particle FA: familial Light shine upon you, friend. sg Bqqbsd rkr PLr sg      Bqqb-sd        PLr 2sg.AMI illuminate-OBJ light Light shine upon you, frind I see it. Partisan lum rD rkr lum rD-0    rkr 1sg see-ACT 3sg.REV I see it. Moonlitter lum rD Mr lum rD-0    Mr 1sg see-ACT that I see that. The Moonlitter dialect uses demonstrative pronouns for inanimate referents, and the originally inanimate rkr has become a reverential pronoun. I am seen by him. lum rDsd rc lum rD-sd   rc 1sg see-OBJ 3sg.TR I am seen by him/her/it I see the human. lum rD qMqm lum rD-0    qMqm 1sg see-ACT human I see the human. The pup climes the tree. bfb gkg lpl bfb gkg-0     lpl pup climb-ACT tree The pup climbs the tree. The tree is climbed by the pup. lpl gkgsd bfb lpl gkg-sd     bfb tree climb-OBJ pup The tree is climbed by the pup. The pup is climbed by the tree. bfb gkgsd lpl bfb gkg-sd    lpl pup climb-OBJ tree The pup is climbed by the tree. The pup's tree bfb n   lpl pup POS tree The pup's tree The human's tree qMqm  n   lpl human POS tree The human's tree His tree rc     n   lpl 3sg.TR POS tree His tree The pup climbs the human's tree. bfb gkg qMqm n lpl bfb gkg-0     qMqm  n  lpl pup climb-ACT human POS tree The pup climbs the human's tree. You are the cleric. sb sg rkhk sg      sb-0   rkhk 2sg.AMI be-ACT cleric You are the cleric. I am the student. sb lum mqsJH lum sb-∅ mqsJH 1sg be-ACT student I am the student. A winner is you. mqbqb sbsd  rb mqbqb  sb-sd  rb winner be-OBJ 2sg.TR A winner is you. I feel happy. lum scsc qlnm lum scsc qlnm-∅ 1sg happy smell-ACT I feel happy I'm happy about this. Lr   scsc  qlnm-qln  lum  this happy smell-CAU 1sg I'm happy because of this. I'm happy about this. I walk to the cleric. rkhk Fbrsfb lum  rkhk   Fbr-sfb  lum  cleric walk-LOC 1sg I walk to the cleric. I don't walk lum N Fbr lum N   Fbr-0 1sg not walk-ACT I don't walk. I can walk. lum prrl bqFbr lum prrl-0  bq-Fbr-0 1sg can-ACT SUB-walk-ACT I can walk. I cannot walk. lum N prrl bqFbr lum N   prrl-0  bq-Fbr-0 1sg not can-ACT SUB-walk-ACT I cannot walk. I want to walk lum lqqp Fbr bqbC lum lqqp-∅   Fbr        bq-bC-∅ 1sg want-ACT by.walking SUB-go-ACT I want to walk. The Skies are empty. We are alone. qBF khj Gkq pan sgsf Gkq qBF khj   Gkq-∅     pan sgsf  Gkq-∅ sky empty stand-ACT 1pl alone stand The skies are empty, we are alone. Healers eat their young. h mrrBqqbq rMr rC n bfbq h    mrrBqqb-q rMr-0   rC     n   bfb-q GNOM healer-PL eat-ACT 3pl.TR POS pup-PL Healers eat their pups. The pup climbed the tree in the forest. rPL gkgsFB bfb lpl rPL    gkg-sFB     bfb lpl forest climb-LOC.P pup tree The pup climbed the tree in the forest. The Great Heresy geh, qBF khj bqGkq qgjr pan sgsf bqGkq N qbrqln N qlemqln N rpapqln sfDrql geh   qBF khj   bq-Gkq-0      qgjr pan sgsf  bq-Gkq-0      N   qbr-qln   N   qlem-qln  N   rpap-qln sfDr-ql truly sky empty SUB-stand-ACT and  1pl alone SUB-stand-ACT not speak-CAU not smell-CAU not hear-CAU star-PL Truly, the stars speak not, feel not, hear not, for the skies are empty and we are alone geh, sfDrql N rn N qbr N qlem,  geh   sfDr-ql N   rn-0      N   qbr-0   N   qlem-0 truly star-PL not think-ACT not say-ACT not smell_like-ACT The stars think not, speak not, feel not qBF khj Gkq pmn sgsf Gkq qBF khj   Gkq-∅     pan sgsf  Gkq-∅ sky empty stand-ACT 1pl alone stand The skes are empty, we are alone. The dam floated down the main axis looking for her pups. cBqm n qJHr lmsFB sjH bqsPsP rc n bfbq cBqm n   qJHr   lm-sFB    sjH bq-sPsP-0  rc     n   bfb-q axis POS length float-LOC dam SUB-seek-A 3sg.TR POS pup-PL The dam floated down the main axis looking for her pups. I heard you killing a guy with a knife. lum rpapqJ sg mqsjhrjk qgjr bqqBDqJ khqkh lum  rpap-qJ    sg     mqsjhrjk qgjr bq-qBD-qJ      khqkh 1sg  hear-P.ACT 2sg.TR knife    with SUB-kill-P.ACT guy I heard you killed a guy with a knife. I heard you killing a guy with a knife. I am encouraged by your words. lum qhgqhsd sg n fafq lum qhgqh-sd sg n faf-q 1sg encourage-OBJ 2sg.AMI POS word-PL I am encouraged by your words Holding water in the paws rjhq rKGq qmnr bqrGhsd rjhq  rKG-q  qmnr bq-rGh-sd water paw-PL in   SUB-hold-OBJ to hold  water in the paws holding water in the paws You were looking for me. rb sPsPqJ lum rb     sPsP-qJ    lum 2sg.TR seek-ACT.P 1sg You were looking for me. You were looking for me? rb rb sPsPqJ lum rb   rb     sPsP-qJ    lum UNC  2sg.TR seek-ACT.P 1sg Were you looking for me? You were looking for me? You were looking for ME? l lum sPsPsD rb? l   lum sPsP-sD    rb UNC 1sg seek-OBJ.P 2sg.TR You were looking for ME? Nauseating perfume in a pretty bottle lnl qbFrb qmnr KGsKG g qcqc lnl       qbFrb  qmnr KGsKG     g    qcqc beautiful bottle in   bad_smell ATTR perfume nausiating perfume in a pretty bottle Eating too much made you vomit. sJsJ brrMrqJ rKjqln qm sJsJ     br-rMr-qJ     rKj-qln   qm too_much SUB-eat-ACT.P vomit-CAU 2sg.FA you puked because you ate too much. Eating too much made you vomit. Know yourself. rl rb n beb rl-0     rb     n   beb know-ACT 2sg.TR POS self Know yourself Gospel of First Meeting kr    sFsF-0      sFsF-0      sFsF-0 2.IMP rejoice-ACT rejoice-ACT rejoice-ACT rejoice! rejoice! rejoice! rG  pan   jm        sgsf  Gkq-0  for 2.INC no_longer alone stand-ACT For we are alone no more! pan   gqJ     brB-0    sJ 2.INC at_last find-ACT 3pl.AMI We have found them at last! N   pan     n   qGJ  g   qGJ not 1pl.INC POS bone ATT bone bone not of our bone! N   pan     n   rj    g   rj not 1pl.INC POS flesh ATT flesh flesh not of our flesh! lum lsL   qbr-0 1sg again say-ACT again I say kr    sFsF-0      sFsF-0      sFsF-0 2.IMP rejoice-ACT rejoice-ACT rejoice-ACT rejoice! rejoice! rejoice! I'm sad that I'm flying. lun bqNP PN Gkqqln lun lun bq-NP   PN  Gkq-qln   lun 1sg SUB-fly sad stand-CAU 1sg I'm sad that I'm flying My head is empty of ideas. lum n qDC rmopqql g khj Gkq lum n   qDC  rmopq-ql g   khj   Gkq-0 1sg POS head idea-PL  ATT empty stand-ACT My head is empty of ideas. Small in size size ATT small small in size Floor icon prayer lel [qm] lum sbrn kr MsM jrj qgjr rLqr bqsMr lel  [qm]   lum sb-rn  kr    MsM  jrj        qgjr rLqr bq-sMr holy [name] 1sg be-BEN 2.IMP firm foundation with path SUB-lead O saint [name], be thou to me a firm foundation and guiding path. The miner works all day. day POS length work-LOC miner I smell like eating fruit. lum qlem-0 rMr-0       sjGq 1sg smell_like-ACT eat-ACT fruit I smell like eating fruit He was standing behind the rock. rMp g bubr GkqsFB rc rMp g bubr Gkq-sFB rc rock ATT back stand-LOC.P 3sg.TR He was standing behind the rock. The human behind lacks a tail. h qMqm n bubr pqql gqqgh h qMqm n bubr pqql-0 gqqgh GNOM human POS behind lack-ACT tail The human behind lacks a tail My computer isn't working. lum n sbebr N slelr Gkq lum n   sbebr    N   slelr Gkq-0 1sg POS computer not work stand-ACT My computer isn't working My computer is working now. lum n sbebr Lrpq slelr Gkq lum n   sbebr    Lrpq slelr Gkq-0 1sg POS computer now  work stand-ACT My computer is working now I want to go home. lum lqqp lul bqqgsfb lum lqqp-0   lul  bq-qg-sfb 1sg want-ACT home SUB-go-LOC I want to go home. Don't try to solve the world's problems right now. kr N Lrpq qjaj bqrfaf sPrP n rGhrql kr N Lrpq qjaj-0 bq-rfaf-0 sPrP n rGhr-ql 2.IMP not now try-ACT SUB-solve-ACT world POS problem-PL Don't try to solve the world's problems right now. May I go now? l lum Lrpq scec-sd bq-qg UNC 1sg now permit-OBJ SUB-go Am I permitted to go now Whether by claw or by claws sHK H sHK-q claw or claw-PL