When we want to express how a certain noun or noun phrase is related to another noun or noun phrase in a sentence, perhaps even with the involvement of an action, we use different methods to express such a relationship in our languages. Some languages do not modify the arguments, instead using a more rigid … Continue reading The languages that mark case using tone
Niger-Congo
The language where the pronouns have tenses — Wolof
We have different ways of expressing the idea of something happening now, something happening in the past, and something that is going to happen at some point in the future. For languages like Mandarin Chinese, there are no conjugations -- as the way Mandarin Chinese works does not support conjugations for the most part. There … Continue reading The language where the pronouns have tenses — Wolof
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