Continuing with Gary’s list:
- Be satisfied with nothing but your best.
This sentence translates to “Do not go about comfortable without your best.”
At this point I’ve decided to treat adjectives somewhat like Latin adjectives. They look like nouns, but can take their class from what they modify or are assumed to modify. In this case best is assumed to be modifying a class III noun muhe, seen a couple of sentences ago.
I am also experimenting with using a set of adjectival possessive pronouns. We’ll see if they stick or not.
165. ŋidi andanɨdÉ›n ŋivɨdÉ›n tÉ›pa eyaŋi kɨdla voya ka.
- ŋidi
- 2P.MTsg
- andanɨdɛn
- best.MTsg
- ŋivɨdÉ›n
- your.MTsg
- tɛpa
- without
- ey-
- in
- aŋi
- aŋi.IMP
- kɨdla
- comfortable.MTsg
- voya
- not
Questions?