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)
  • 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)