Noun Constructions
Nouns in Mingo, just as in English, are used to refer to objects in the
world. Nouns can occur in six main types of constructions in Mingo.
- Basic Form
- This is the simplest of all Noun constructions, referring just to the object named by the Noun Base itself.
Ex: kakéta' dart, utköwö'sáa' string
bean
- Plural Form
- This construction allows you to refer to more than one of some object. Ex:
kahua'shö'ö doors, tsi'të'ööshö'ö birds
- Locative Forms
- This group of constructions is usd to describe the location of something relative to a particular Noun.
Ex: këöya'ke in the sky, uskawakô in the
bushes, kanöhsák near the house
- Possessed Forms
- These constructions are used to refer to someone possessing a particular object. Ex:
ake'sehta' my car, yenêsha' her arm
- Counted Forms
- This group of constructions allow you to specify the number of some particular object. Ex:
skáwistát one dollar, tekanöhsáké
two houses, së nika'sehtáké three cars
- Incorporated Forms
- These pages discuss the ways in which Noun bases can be combined with Verb bases to form complex
Verbal constructions. Ex: ëknunö'tayëthu' I will plant potatoes,
kaehtíyú good soil, fertile ground.
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