Word Classes
Content Words
- benjilexi (b) - noun/verb (n/v)
- falelexi (f) - verb (v)
- linkuli falelexi (b.lin) - copula (v.cop)
- ojetoli falelexi (b.oj) - transitive verb (v.tr)
- nenojetoli falelexi (b.nenoj) - intransitive verb (v.intr)
- oroojetoli falelexi (b.oro) - (patientive) ambitransitive verb (v.ambi)
- sahayli falelexi (b.sah) - auxiliary verb (v.aux)
- manerlexi (m) - adverb (adv)
- namelexi (n) - noun (n)
- pornamelexi (pn) - pronoun (pron)
- suyali pornamelexi (su pn) - possessive pronoun (poss pron)
- suli namelexi (su n) - proper noun (prop n)
- pornamelexi (pn) - pronoun (pron)
- sifalexi (s) - adjective (adj)
- suyali sifalexi (su s) - possessive adjective (poss adj)
- tosifulexi (t) - adjective/adverb (adj/adv)
- suli tosifulexi (su t) - proper adjective/adverb (prop adj/adv)
Function Words
- dingyalexi (d) - determiner (det)
- intrelogalexi (il) - interjection (interj)
- linkulexi (l) - conjunction (conj)
- numer (num) - number (num)
- partikul (par) - particle (part)
- plasilexi (p) - adposition (adp)
- lefeplasilexi (lp) - preposition (prep)
- xafeplasilexi (xp) - postposition (postp)
Affixes
- fikso (fik) - affix (afx)
- lefefikso (lfik) - prefix (pfx)
- xafefikso (xfik) - suffix (sfx)
Phrases
In addition to single words, a variety of phrases are also seen as entries in the Globasa dictionary. Several examples are listed below.
- jumlemon (jm) - phrase (phrs)
- plasilexili jumlemon (p jm) - prepositional phrase (prep phrs)
- jumlemonli plasilexi (jm p) - phrasal preposition (phrs prep)
- falelexili jumlemon (f jm) - verb phrase (v phrs)