epis
Keywords: edge conjunctions
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'e.bis |
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| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Class: | edge |
| Forms: | epis |
| Glosses: | and |
Description:
The edge conjunction 'epis' connects non-contrasting elements, not necessarily sequentially. These may be whole sentences, or 'epis' may combine two noun phrases of the same case ot two verbs phrases of the same valence to form complex sentence elements.
Examples:
A pikki epis a paluh se an citit.
The cat and the dog are happy.
This is a case of an edge conjunction being used to connect two noun phrases of the same gramatical case into a single complex argument to the verb.
Y pikki se an akpe epis y skitrem se an sinku.
A cat is big and a mouse is small.