Affrilachian Syntax

Overview


The Grammatical States are: Common, Mental, Unreal, Passive, Poetic

The Passive State


The Passive State Smks. in Affrilachian differes from that in Smokies,
mainly through its use of contraction from the verb "to fix."

The past or perfect form of the verb is always used in the passive state.

Important contraction are:

  • fixt'n = fixt an/ner ~ fixed and
  • fixty = fixt ter be ~ fixed to be
  • a'fixny = a'fixin ter be ~ fixing to be
  • fixterb = fixt ter ben ~ already fixed to

Passive Forms (using contracted copula forms):

narrwaadindonmay mout
seelygiyut,
fixt'n1		gitida'giyut'd giyut
bac-seely's gitid'er gitid'er a'fixny'lx'd fixterb
gwaanfixty1a'fixny1a'fixt'n'd fixty
bac-gwaanfixterbdon fixterb'lx fixterb'd fixterb

1: These TAM markers can optionally be
followed by the copula, so both of the follow
examples are gramatically correct:

me fixt'n et = me're fixt'n et = me's fixt'n et
~ I am now eaten.

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