4. SYNTAX
The terms ek jaOsao ek j ́se/ jaOsaI j ́si: ‘as good as/alike’ are also used in
equative expressions.
- yao dao Baa[- ek jaOsao hOM.
ye do bha:i: ek j ́se h ́~.
these two brothers alike are
These two brothers are alike.
- yao bahnaoM ek jaOsaI hOM.
ye bahnẽ ek j ́si: h ́~.
these sisters alike are
These sisters are alike.
There are certain co-occurrence restrictions. Indefinite determiners
do not co-occur with ordinals. Similarly, the multiplicatives do not
co-occur with collective or measure quantifiers. There are other
usage constraints on modifiers. For example, the combination of
indefinite determiners and cardinal quantifiers is possible; the
combination of an indefinite determiner and a demonstrative
pronoun in not allowed.
- kao[- baccaa yah kama nahIM kr sakta.
koi: bacca: yah ka:m nahĩ: kar sakta:.
some/any(one) child this work neg do can-ptc
No child can do this work.
28a. kao[- vah baccaa yah kama nahIM kr sakta.
koi: vah bacca: yah ka:m nahĩ: kar sakta:.
Similarly, the combination of multiplicative and collective
quantifiers do not yield well-formed sentences.
- duganaa jaaoD,a dstanaa
dugna: jori: dasta:na:
twice pair gloves
As mentioned above, emphatic particles and limiters follow head
nouns. All other constituents precede the head noun they modify.
There is a flexibility in the word order of the preceding modifiers as
illustrated below.