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Has du versaust te rom?
Have you tried rum?
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ima poma ke uaye motsi nayo tipuaye inapak
now apple TOP out.of bag 1SG.POSS fall-PST eat-POT-NEG
The apple which fell from my bag is now inedible.

Another example of how relative clauses work in Kala.
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Ẕaẏ ṛ-sentīstenū harma ʾAkrīdēhas nōšṉom!
I built the sacred realm of Akrideas!
ʾAšol ḵavad pulqam ʾifbižen lav ʾifšimeḻ lit maseḡrad lav lit n͛ubad. ʾUpulasim ṗal sa-panžun lav sa-ḥadṇ lav ṗal šarmaḵeš lit ʾaẏṭ waẏyadanun wižqanam.
- Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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masako wrote:ima poma ke uaye motsi nayo tipuaye inapak
now apple TOP out.of bag 1SG.POSS fall-PST eat-POT-NEG
The apple which fell from my bag is now inedible.

Another example of how relative clauses work in Kala.
In this case, if you had marked ke "REL" instead of "TOP", it would look unremarkably like a "European" relative sentence (as ke is at the "hinge position" between main clause and embedded clause). Do you have examples where the difference is more clearly visible (i.e., it becomes clearer that ke needs to be analyzed as a topic marker and not as a relative pronoun?
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hwhatting wrote:In this case, if you had marked ke "REL" instead of "TOP", it would look unremarkably like a "European" relative sentence (as ke is at the "hinge position" between main clause and embedded clause). Do you have examples where the difference is more clearly visible (i.e., it becomes clearer that ke needs to be analyzed as a topic marker and not as a relative pronoun?
tla yemamya
4SG both-CAUS
It does both...

ke serves multpile roles, it's primary is TOP.

EDIT:

na ke tahue nayo muna
1SG TOP nephew 1SG.POSS worry
I am worried about my nephew.

na ke punka ketla inaye
1SG TOP fruit red eat-PST
I ate the red fruit.

Here is a good example.
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Thanks for the examples!
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You're welcome.
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Se haṃ na ryr asyash. Chrayam āphry shaurāny ashkachrāny ābavase?
Not sure what do atm. Know of any good things/hobbies to pass the time?
Talāṃ leya kalakena rāmah, saktalām peha leya bhūmena ca.
See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.
Omkāṃs tava sutvantayam pharo, 'naiṃ le' jeś ca.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.
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Da lesien.
Λεγή
Reading.
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Naiyinanpeki, supultitipalki, keiyiu nanseikutuyuki, nanai.
ない二丸き、す聞本き、けい二うなん集つゆき、なない。
Cycling, audiobooks, the two combined, etc.
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Makē talls!
Conlanging!
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xīśūhu dreyhvau.
music-INDEF.SG-INSTR hear-INFIN-NOM.SG
Listening to music.
Nūdhrēmnāva naraśva, dṛk śraṣrāsit nūdhrēmanīṣṣ iźdatīyyīm woḥīm madhēyyaṣṣi.
satisfaction-DEF.SG-LOC live.PERFECTIVE-1P.INCL but work-DEF.SG-PRIV satisfaction-DEF.PL.NOM weakeness-DEF.PL-DAT only lead-FUT-3P
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Chagen wrote:xīśūhu dreyhvau.
music-INDEF.SG-INSTR hear-INFIN-NOM.SG
Listening to music.
Dindinth.
make.music-VN
Making music.
...brought to you by the Weeping Elf
Tha cvastam émi cvastam santham amal phelsa. -- Friedrich Schiller
ESTAR-3SG:P human-OBJ only human-OBJ true-OBJ REL-LOC play-3SG:A
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Jèu ne craid rèn que necoin n'ha mensunat casarse el pugn.
I can't believe nobody's mentioned masturbation.
Some useful Dravian links: Grammar - Lexicon - Ask a Dravian
Salmoneus wrote:(NB Dewrad is behaving like an adult - a petty, sarcastic and uncharitable adult, admittedly, but none the less note the infinitely higher quality of flame)
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Śravyayī dṛc auvūya koyuvyī
do-PLUPERF.DESI-1S but NEG-INFIN-ACC decide-PERF-1S
I had wanted to but decided against that.
Nūdhrēmnāva naraśva, dṛk śraṣrāsit nūdhrēmanīṣṣ iźdatīyyīm woḥīm madhēyyaṣṣi.
satisfaction-DEF.SG-LOC live.PERFECTIVE-1P.INCL but work-DEF.SG-PRIV satisfaction-DEF.PL.NOM weakeness-DEF.PL-DAT only lead-FUT-3P
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iyohua sauampa
/iːjohʷa ʃawaᵐpa/
PROX-night humid(ity)-much
Tonight is very humid.
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Chagen wrote:Śravyayī dṛc auvūya koyuvyī
I had wanted to but decided against that.
De, sí lé sa böíembensat zhö söi böskatsöit bé tel nzhí ngamath, de sí lé chau zdítnaikersaut zhganazh.
well, 1SG-NOM AUX.PAST INDEF little.duck-ACC and INDEF little.horse-ACC PTCL-PAST see ADV say, but 1SG-NOM AUX.PAST DEF original.intent-ACC change
Well... I was going to say I saw a duckie and a horsie, but I changed my mind.
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Dewrad wrote:Jèu ne craid rèn que necoin n'ha mensunat casarse el pugn.
I can't believe nobody's mentioned masturbation.
Daer is na corte indlyne at dat.
There's a short limit to that.

lol marrying the fist. Good one xD
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Tuntuuzale Gukinagaze sinlaite. Satasiyensei Nukalipunle ("Nanteile") sikasa. Layayenseutipete!
Next week I'm going to Okinawa. There's a pride event on Monday*. I can't wait!

*still need to translate monday properly and make a proper calendar.......
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Dika Eshasanai! Iratheesa kalgiloshesa (kalkal|aikas da-esa chi-esalelitarathe)
Dika Esha-sanai! I-rathe-esa kal-gi-losh-esa (kal-kal|aikas da-esa chi-esa-le-litarathe)
Greetings friend 2Pl PRES-place-1 past-much-distance-1 (past-forgot SUBJ-1 OBJ-1-POS-password (Lit. "keyword"))
Hello all! I'm back after being away a while! (I forgot my password)
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Zo kka malas uxi egios alu gune.
PROG be.not be.house GEN.3s.DEF.INAN.REL be.three be.friend be-GEN.1s.MASC
Right now, three of my friends are homeless.

Tebi ka xua ja, leje igehuo lai na.
be.possible be.going.to be.also NOM.3s.DEF.MASC | COM.3s.DEF.MASC PRED-meet be.loved NOM.1s.MASC
It's also possible that the guy I'm dating is going to be too.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific
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Dats slest. Fat hollen hyr dowen?
That's bad. What are they going to do?
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Hahaha svoge.
Hahaha @ masturbation.

Vaa, siko laja so!
Indeed it's a short one!

Ustyam seya tykitvahu. Tas chairah
Might/could get back to making music. That's fun.
Talāṃ leya kalakena rāmah, saktalām peha leya bhūmena ca.
See a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.
Omkāṃs tava sutvantayam pharo, 'naiṃ le' jeś ca.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.
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badipeganla
defend-PST.able-REFL-1SG.NOM-NEG
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masako wrote:badipeganla
defend-PST.able-REFL-1SG.NOM-NEG
ki|asalikakela?
ki-|a-sali-kakela
ques-not-skill-defend
"Indefensible"?
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