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ASSEB HSLC Bodo (First Language): Grammar and language structure

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Grammar and language structure

Grammar and language structure आव Bodo नि sentence order, case suffix, tense/aspect, pronoun, classifier, negation, question form, आरो word formation नायबो। Bodo नि साधारण order Subject–Object–Verb (SOV); verb आव tense आरो aspect नि suffix जायो। Case marker आव -खौ (accusative), -आव (locative/dative), -नि (genitive), -जों (instrumental/comitative) फैयो।

मुख्य आयदा

  • SOV: subject सिगां, object/लोकेशन माजाव, verb लासै।
  • Agglutinative: मोनसे verb आव suffix जोबनाय जों tense, aspect, negation बुंनाय जायो।
  • Pronoun आरो honorific: मुंसिगांनि सम्बन्ध आरो formal/informal खौ गोजोन।
  • Classifier/numeral: मोनसे, मोननै; मुंनि साथे जोखिम।
  • Question आव question word आरो particle नि position खौ सोलिबो; English order आव होननाया गोरोब नङि।

Worked example

Sentence: बियो फरायसालियाव थांगोन। Parse: बियो = he (subject); फरायसालियाव = school-to (location/dative -आव); थांगोन = will go (verb + future -गोन)। फिननाय: SOV order; verb लासै; -आव case marker; -गोन future। Translation: He will go to school।

ट्र्याप

  • English SVO order आव Bodo sentence सोलायनाय; verb माजाव फैयो।
  • Case suffix खौ गोजोननाय; -खौ आरो -आव नि role सोलायो।
  • Tense आरो aspect खौ मोनसे होननाय; future suffix खौ past आव बाहायनाय।
  • Pronoun नि मुं आरो सम्बन्ध सोलायनाय।
  • Negation आव verb नि form सोलायो; गैयो/नङि जों जोखिम।