Why are you hitting yourself?

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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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:con: Sɛvɔn

ɛda ctøsarin (rɛn)?
ɛda ctøs-arin rɛn?
why hit-2PRS.REFL now
Why are you hitting yourself?
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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:con: Li Niijerj
Ĵ'arqtaqct ce ƕi?
You hit yourself why?
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:con: jiutär

jiulso fevwoad/bavwoad/mävwoad?
['çjulso 'fɛʋoɑð/'bɑʋoɑð/'maʋoɑð]
what.JUTIVE hit.2SG.[FAM/FORM/AFF].REFL
Why/For what reason are you hitting yourself?
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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:con: Kwëpta

Tëpu menestíkaapat sína sínije?
Tëpu menestíkaapa.t sína sín.ije?
Why hit.PROG 2S 2S.self?

Why are you hitting yourself?
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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Eqa omatytesca so votsj bètsjáìt?
be.2SG.PRS hit.PROG.PRS=REFL with.INS what.ADJ reason.SG.F.DAT
You are hitting yourself with what reason?

Also:

Omatyqica so votsj bètsjáìt?
hit.2SG.PRS=REFL with.INS what.ADJ reason.SG.F.DAT
You hit yourself with what reason?
I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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:con: Søsøzatli

Prhørh shiðunit li kupøshi dø?
prhø-rh shiðuni-t li kupøshi dø
reason-PRES.PRO 2PS-REF DEF.SING hit Q
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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Bagliun Edar wrote: :usa: Why are you hitting yourself?

:con: Obulamga
Ayienjoimilemdi?
[ˈaʎiɛnʒɔimilˌɛmdi]
a-yien-jo-imil-emdi
PROG-hit-IND.POL-2SG.REFL-why

I used to have a grammatical interrogative mood. I dropped it. Now questions are marked by clitics.
This one is outdated. Since then, I restored the interrogative mood and deleted the "-emdi" interrogative pronoun meaning "why". Now the equivalent construction is a precative.

:con: Obulamga
Lamno ayejienorthuimil.
[ˈlamnɔ ˈaʎɛʒiɛnɔɾðuˌimil]
lam-no a-y<ej>ien-or-thu-imil
say-PREC.POL PROG-<INF>hit-PASS-why-2SG.REFL
Lit. Tell me (why) are you hitting yourself.
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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Fraisgeuriy:
Orðá mar nümüc?
why REFL hit-2SG
/ɔrðaː mɑrnymyt͡s/
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:con: Lonmai Luna/Liunan:
atawil kat nat piya dak?
why 2.SG PROG hit REFL?

:con: Nevotak:
(wa) ta taiz keb to?
(2.PRON) for what hit body/self?

:con: Sakawi:
llokaranir kiteznimeki?
llokaranir kit-ezn-im-ek-i?
why hit-2.SG.P-REFL.A-IND-PRES?
I prefer to not be referred to with masculine pronouns and nouns such as “he/him/his”.
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Oemy ljes lets ar aiz jue?
hit 2SG 2SG.REFL to do what
[ø.ˈmɨ ʎes let.ˈsa ɹa.ˈi.ʒy]
You hit yourself to do what?
I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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:con: Plains American

Vaheenyasuf?
[ˈvaheːnjasuf]
va-hed-n-yasuf
Q-hit-IMPFV-2SG.REFL
Why are you hitting yourself?
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:con: Ngolu

ttio mio ua texi mo?
[tsʼó mjó wá tèʃí mó]
hit be.self NOM.2s.MASC CAU.3s.DEF.INAN be.what

ttio ua ue (mio) texi mo?
[tsʼó wá wé (mjó) tèʃí mó]
hit NOM.2s.MASC ACC.2s.MASC (be.self) CAU.3s.DEF.INAN be.what
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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Kehntra:

aith ver sohn sihs?
[ajð vɛr son sajs]
ai-th v-er soh-n si-s
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:con: Tirina

Ye todohi'isino'e ye heka?
3SG.MASC MASC-INTERR-hit 3SG.MASC why
Why are you hitting yourself?
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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:con: Yélian

Northern Standard:

Miyde sa pavilacei?
[m͜aiːd sa pavˈlɐc͜ei]
Why 2SG self-hit-2SG

Southern Standard:

Miyde sa'i lacei?
[m͜aiːdə saʔi ˈlaːcei]
Why 2SG.REFL hit-2SG

The difference between the first and the second case is, that Northern Yélian uses a general adjectival prefix for all persons, pavi (self), while the Southern Standard has kept the more archaic reflexive pronouns, like sa'i (yourself). Furthermore drops Southern Yélian the personal pronoun, what is unusual in the North.
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:con: Ancient Rrahah
wenøhy särørt ecurt?
[wenøhy sæɹøɹt et͡ʃuɹt]
BEN=what SIM-hit-IMP REL-aux-IMP


:con: Proto-Southern-Gigxkpoyan
wẽ øhiø se ruhiũcøte?
[wẽ øçø se ɹuçũt͡ʃøte]
BEN what REL hit-REFL-IMPF
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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Ossicone wrote:Why are you hitting yourself?
Kala:

nye ta'i mehanko ka
reason 2sg-REFL hit-PROG Q
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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:ara: لماذا تضرب نفسك؟
for-what 2S.M-hit.IMPF self-2S.M.POSS
"Why are you hitting yourself?"
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

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:con: Areyatta

As wh-movement is optional in Areyatta, there are two different ways this sentence can be translated into it. Of course, one includes wh-movement, and the other one does not.
  • Keva tšıgána zen?
    ke·va tšıgán·na zen
    DAT·what hit·2SG REFL
    Why are you hitting yourself?
  • Tšigána zen keva?
    tšıgán·na zen ke·va
    hit·2SG REFL DAT·what
    Why are you hitting yourself?
I haven’t decided yet whether to keep the person suffixes or not, tell me. [:)]
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Re: Why are you hitting yourself?

Post by Kungavmorka »

Why are you hitting yourself??
--Ama tolang du daftanen dufel?
X-sampa [ama, tolaJ dM daftanen dMfEl]
----why be-INT you punch-PROG you-REFL

(INT= interrogative)
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just 'cus why not: And the angel said unto him, "stop hitting yourself!" But he could not, for the angle was hitting him with his own hands!
--era ka sefiko hak kitala utuk ram, "mirete daftanen dufel!" Mes vlat ran onge, kiff ka sefiko gora daftanen ram kamma rani fel dvala!
----and the angel PST.PROG.ART said unto him, "bring and end to-IMP punch-PROG you-REFL", but able he not, as the angel was hit-PROG him with his REFL.ART hand-PL"
--kärlek är bron mellan två hjartan
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