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Lesson 4

This document contains Chinuk Wawa translations of sentences describing living arrangements. It includes the translations of 7 sentences describing who lives with or in the same place as whom. It also notes that Chinuk Wawa does not distinguish between 'I' and 'me' and that multiple uses of 'khopa' can sound awkward, allowing it to be dropped if the context is clear.

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Lesson 4

This document contains Chinuk Wawa translations of sentences describing living arrangements. It includes the translations of 7 sentences describing who lives with or in the same place as whom. It also notes that Chinuk Wawa does not distinguish between 'I' and 'me' and that multiple uses of 'khopa' can sound awkward, allowing it to be dropped if the context is clear.

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L4

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(1) I live with this person (1) nayka miɬayt kʰopa ukuk tilxam
(2) This person lives with me (2) ukuk tilxam yaka miɬayt kʰopa nayka
(3) You live with this person (3) mayka miɬayt kʰopa ukuk tilxam
(4) Someone lives with you (4) ukuk tilxam yaka miɬayt kʰopa mayka
(5) Someone lives with these people (5) ukuk tilxam yaka miɬayt kʰopa ukuk tilxam

E4
Translate
(1) This person lives with me
(2) This person lives with you
(3) This person lives in this place
(4) I live with you in this place
(5) You live with me in this place
(6) Someone lives with me
(7) I live with someone

Vocabulary

kʰopa: with, in, to, for, by means of. &c

Grammar

Chinuk Wawa does not distinguish between 'I' and 'me' are both nayka

A sentence with too many kʰopa can sound award and kʰopa can be dropped if the context is clear.

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