Trio
| Tïwërë-no-ro-ton | i-j-omi-tae | ë-w-ei-se | ëmë |
| other-NOM-ASSERT-PL | 3POSS-EU-language-PERL | 2POSS-are.NOM-DESID | 2PRO |
| ahtao | Leiden-po | eh-kë, | ëi-warë-to-ton |
| if | prop.name-LOC | be-IMP | REFL-know-NOM-PL |
| i-pata | irë-po |
| 3POSS-village | DP.INAN.ANA-LOC |
if you want to know how to speak the languages of other peoples, then make sure you are in Leiden, that place is the place of the experts. |
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The Trio think our sentence 'Leiden is the place to study languages.' is grossly underspecified. They would never understand such a statement. The sentence above is just about the bare minimum needed to express what you really mean. |
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| nom=nominalizer assert=assertive pl=plural |
poss=possessive eu=euphonic perl=perlative |
desid=desiderative pro=pronoun loc=locative |
imp=imperative dp=demonstrative pronoun |
inan=inanimate ana=anaphoric refl=reflexive |
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| Language name: | Trio | Tarëno ijomi | |
| Language family: | Carib, Northern, Eastern West-Guiana, Wayana-Trio. | ||
| Region: | Southern Surinam and Brazil. | ||
| Department: | Indian American Studies | ||
| URL Department: | http://www.tcia.leidenuniv.nl | ||
| Lecturer: | E.B. Carlin | ||
| Course description: | The focus of this course will be on learning the grammar and part of the lexicon of Trio, a language spoken in Surinam. Students who complete the course will have the background needed to pursue (ethno-)linguistic studies of Trio. The course also devotes special attention to the language's cultural setting. |
| Total duration: | 2 semesters. |
| Course frequency: | The courses are taught every year. |
| Reading | Year 1 | Year 2 | |
| Credit (in ECTS): | 10 | 10 | |
| Course hours per week: | 2 | 2 | |
| Highest course level: | 300 | ||
| Class types: | Lectures and tutorials. |
| Examination types: | Paper and written exam. |
