"Télii bilasáana yį́yą́."
Translation:Donkey is eating apples.
November 7, 2018
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MLewis82
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How do I know when bilasáana is used as a plural or singular? I wrote "The donkey is eating an apple", but the correct answer is "The donkey is eating apples".
jtaylor162
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According to Wikipedia, the third-person singular AND duoplural is yiyą́, not yį́yą́. The chart indicates if it were three or more donkeys, the form would change to deiyą́. My understanding so far is that this all concerns the number of the SUBJECT, and there is nothing in the verb that would change between a single, duoplural or 3-or-more OBJECT (an apple, the apple, apples, the apples, 3-or-more apples). Reported.