------------------ -- Conjunctions -- ------------------ -- LangEng: the big black bird LangSom: shimbir BIND ta madow ee weyn Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttNP (DetCN (DetQuant DefArt NumSg) (AdjCN (PositA big_A) (AdjCN (PositA black_A) (UseN bird_N))))) NoVoc -- LangEng: a big black bird LangSom: shimbir madow oo weyn Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttNP (DetCN (DetQuant IndefArt NumSg) (AdjCN (PositA big_A) (AdjCN (PositA black_A) (UseN bird_N))))) NoVoc ----------------- -- Comparative -- ----------------- -- Examples from Saeed p. 107 -- LangEng: that cat is bigger LangSom: bisad BIND daasi waa ka weyn tahay Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (DetCN (DetQuant that_Quant NumSg) (UseN cat_N)) (UseComp (CompAP (UseComparA big_A)))))) NoVoc -- LangEng: that cat is bigger than this cat LangSom: bisad BIND daasi bisad BIND dan waa ka weyn tahay Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (DetCN (DetQuant that_Quant NumSg) (UseN cat_N)) (UseComp (CompAP (ComparA big_A (DetCN (DetQuant this_Quant NumSg) (UseN cat_N)))))))) NoVoc -- LangEng: that cat is biggest LangSom: bisad BIND daasi waa ugu weyn tahay Lang: PhrUtt NoPConj (UttS (UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (DetCN (DetQuant that_Quant NumSg) (UseN cat_N)) (UseComp (CompAP (AdjOrd (OrdSuperl big_A))))))) NoVoc -- LangEng: cat is the biggest animal that I saw LangSom: bisadi waa xayawaan BIND ka ugu weyn aan arkay Lang: UseCl (TTAnt TPres ASimul) PPos (PredVP (MassNP (UseN cat_N)) (UseComp (CompNP (DetCN (DetQuantOrd DefArt NumSg (OrdSuperl big_A)) (RelCN (UseN animal_N) (UseRCl (TTAnt TPast ASimul) PPos (RelSlash IdRP (SlashVP (UsePron i_Pron) (SlashV2a see_V2)))))))))