Miskito/Subject index

	Miskitu Aisas! Miskito Language Course
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Use this index to look up any grammatical point or term, prefix, suffix or other grammatically relevant item (in Miskito or English) covered in the course. Just click on the first letter below and then scroll down until you find the item you are looking for in the alphabetical list on the left. On the right-hand side you will see a brief specification or explanation of the point. Hover the mouse pointer over an item in the alphabetical list to see which lesson covers it. For more information, clicking on the link will take you to the relevant section.

A a kum -a ligature a-verbs conjugation ai his, her -aia infinitive -aisa future tense aisaia irregular: aisaras an kum and bara -an past tense ani which ani wina where from anira where ditto where to anything diara apia no apia kaia negation of kaia apia sa isn't/aren't are sa at ra au yes aula comes (present) auya goes (present) B ba the baha determiner ditto that baha wina from there bahara there balaia come (irregular) ditto come (present) banghwaia plural auxiliary bara and then, and so bara sa there is/are be infinitive: kaia ditto present: sna, sma, sa C compound nouns use of ligature in ditto prias watla compound verbs hilp munaia ditto laik/nu/want kaia connectors bara D definite article ba demonstrative determiners naha, baha demonstrative pronouns naha, baha dia what diara anything direct object -ra with animates E exclusive vs. inclusive yang nani, yawan F from wina future tense -aisa ditto -aisna, -aisma, -aisa G gender no grammatical gender distinctions genitive use of ligature H here nahara hilp munaia compound verb I I, me yang -i my -i participle imperfect (-i kan) ditto present tense formation ditto with banghwaia i-verbs briaia, piaia ditto conjugation imperfect -i kan in ra inclusive we yawan inclusive vs. exclusive yawan, yang nani infinitive -aia is sa -isa present tense -isa, -isma, -isna present tense isn't apia sa K -ka ligature kaia be (infinitive) ditto be (present) ditto compound verbs with ~ ki question particle kum a, an kum kum some L laik kaia to like li ligature: laya ligature -ka ditto -(y)a loan words hilp munaia ditto laik/nu/want kaia M -m your mairin irregular ligature form man personal pronouns man nani you (plural) my -i N na this naha determiner ditto this naha wina from here nahara here nani plural marker nani (with personal pronouns) plural marker negation apia sa ditto -ras negation -ras + kaia no apia nothing diara nu kaia know O on ra other wala P pali very past tense -an past tenses simple past, imperfect, negative personal pronouns yang, man, witin, yawan personal pronouns (plural) yang nani, man nani, witin nani plural nani plural personal pronouns yang nani, man nani, witin nani plural verbs same forms as singular ditto auxiliary banghwaia postpositions ra prepositions → postpositions present tense -isa ditto -isna, -isma, -isa prias watla compound noun Q questions ki R ra in, on, at ditto to ditto object marker -ras negative verb form -ras + kaia negative S sa are ditto is ditto often omitted simple past -an, vs. imperfect sma (you) are sna (I) am some kum kum subject omission of ditto position of T takaia lan/wark ~ that baha ditto baha ... -ka the ba there bahara there is/are bara sa they witin nani this na ditto naha ditto naha ... -ka to ra tuktan irregular ligature form V very pali W waia go (irreguar) ditto go (present) wal with wala other wan our (inclusive) want kaia want we exclusive: yang nani ditto inclusive: yawan what dia where anira who ya whom yaura wina from with wal witin he, she ditto personal pronouns witin nani they word order verb-final Y ya who -ya ligature yang I, me ditto personal pronouns yang nani we (exclusive) yaura whom yawan we (inclusive) ditto personal pronouns ditto versus yang nani yes au you man ditto plural: man nani your -m