2010-09-23 created
2010-10-12 NominalNoun and QuantifierNoun updated according to Jurmey's email
2011-08-16 linking with system.owl
Christian Chiarcos, chiarcos@uni-potsdam.de
Concerning case, we added two subclasses of
case: CDt and CA. These differentiate between
dative (CDt) and ablative (CA): The CDt
(Dative case) labels e.g.???????/doen le/(for it)
and ??????/doen lu/(for this). The Ablative case
(CA) is used when the argument of the
preposition describes a source. For example, in
the phrase ?????????????/shing le kang thri/(from
wood chair), ???/le/from/ will be labeled CA
since the chair described is made from (the
source) wood (Muaz, et al. 2009).
(Chungku et al. 2010)
A case, whose basic role, or one of its basic roles, is to indicate the source or origin of a person and an object.
?? ? ??? ?? ?
Jamtsho L?[CAt] Nob?
ocean from jewel
'A jewel from the ocean'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
An agentive verb marks the semantic role of agent or the doer of an action.
Example:
? ? ?? ? ? ???? ??
Dorji-gi jele s?nu
'Dorji killed the cat'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
It is a verb, which indicates a strong desire to achieve something, without the doer.
???? ? ?? ? ???? ??
dag-pai zhing-lu kewa sh?
'May i be born in pure land'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
It is an adverb, that expresses the manner or behavior of any kind, whether good or bad, slow or fast etc.
?????? ? ????? ?? ??? ? ????? ??
Sonampa-tshu Zhing-na Tsagyeng-te L?b?d?
'Farmers are putting their efforts in the field'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
It is an adjective, which expresses the character and feature of subject or an object, while modifying a noun.
??? ? ? ? ? ??
Shing-di rim du
'The tree is tall'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
In Dzongkha it is mainly the function words that
are ambiguous in terms of their POS. A typical
example is le (from) belonging to the
category PP (post position) and le (so)
which is of the category CC (conjunction).
Concerning case, we added two subclasses of
case: CDt and CA. These differentiate between
dative (CDt) and ablative (CA): The CDt
(Dative case) labels e.g.???????/doen le/(for it)
and ??????/doen lu/(for this). The Ablative case
(CA) is used when the argument of the
preposition describes a source. For example, in
the phrase ?????????????/shing le kang thri/(from
wood chair), ???/le/from/ will be labeled CA
since the chair described is made from (the
source) wood (Muaz, et al. 2009).
(Chungku et al. 2010)
A case, whose basic role, or one of its basic roles, is to distinguish the recipient of something given, transferred etc.
?? ?? ? ? ? ? ?? ?? ?
Nga-gi[AuxV] Karma-lu[CD] Kideb bjeyi[past tense]
i karma to book gave
'I gave the book to Karma'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
An article, which is used after the subject or an object, that refers to a particular thing.
? ?? ? ? ??? ?? ???
D?ji-d'i 'mi lezhim y?
Dorji-[DA] person good be
'Dorji is a good boy'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
Any of a class of grammatical units characterized by ones that are seen as limiting the potential referent of a noun phrase.
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
A pronoun, which classifies or differentiates(pronoun) by a single basis, like everybody; each; individual etc.
? ??? ? ? ?? ???? ?? ?? ???? ??? ?
Drupai Miser Gara Enrung Dzongkha Sheg?
'Every Bhutanese must know Dzongkha'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
A case, whose basic role, or one of its basic roles, is to make link with the preceding noun(a person or an object).
??? ? ?
khab-ki[CG] ts?
needle of tip
'A tip of needle'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
Dzongkha uses honorific forms: ??????/nam za/
(cloths) is the honorific form of the noun ???
??/gola/(cloths), ?????/sung/(tell) the honorific
form of the verb ???/lab/(tell). We opted to mark
them by adding the tag NNH (honorific
common noun) and VBH (honorific verb) to
enable future research on this specific usage of
Dzongkha language. A number of tags were
added to the set, of which we describe four in
more detail: two of the additional tags are subclasses
of verbs: VBH (honorific verb form),
and VBN which describes past participle forms,
like, e.g. ????/jun/(created), the past particle
form of ???/jung/(create).
(Chungku et al. 2010)
A noun, which indicates respect for the person being addressed, e.g., Miwang Gel-poi Yab ?A king's father? [Though father=Apa, but colloquially we say YAB in Dzongkha]
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
Dzongkha uses honorific forms: ??????/nam za/
(cloths) is the honorific form of the noun ???
??/gola/(cloths), ?????/sung/(tell) the honorific
form of the verb ???/lab/(tell). We opted to mark
them by adding the tag NNH (honorific
common noun) and VBH (honorific verb) to
enable future research on this specific usage of
Dzongkha language. A number of tags were
added to the set, of which we describe four in
more detail: two of the additional tags are subclasses
of verbs: VBH (honorific verb form),
and VBN which describes past participle forms,
like, e.g. ????/jun/(created), the past particle
form of ???/jung/(create).
Imperative verb is a mood, that expresses a command to someone or somebody.
Example:
? ? ?? ??
yigu drish
'write a letter'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
An article, which is used after the subject or an object, that doesn't refer to a particular thing, but simply refer to an individual or individuals of the noun in a broad sense.
??? ? ? ?? ????? ??
'Mi lalu ce[IA]-gi 'labm?
people some-[IA](AuxV) say be
'Some people say...'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
Example:
?? ?? ? ? ? ? ?
Ch? gat'? joni mo
you where going-[IrD]
'Where are you going?'
?? ?????? ????
Ch? l? b?yi 'in?
you work do be-[IdI]
'Are you working?'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
A Locative pronoun is a pronoun, which locates the object of a noun or place of anything.
? ?? ??? ?? ? ??
N?[LP] Ph?ntsho'ling-lu Sh?
'Come here at Phuntsholing'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
Nominal numbers are used to identify or refer the things. It does not show the quantity or rank.
Example:
?????? ????????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????
NGIGI DRUELTHRIN ANGDRANG 'DI 17649037 INN
my mobile number is 17649037 be
? My mobile number is 17649037.?
(Jurmey Rabgay, email Sep 20, 2010)
A non-agentive verb is a type of verb, which indicates an action without the doer.
Example:
???? ? ?? ??
'lungma phur-d?
'A wind is blowing'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
A name, which particularly focusses to a particular thing, e.g., ?Jigme Singye Wangchuk? (the Fourth King of Bhutan)
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
The past participle expresses an event which precedes the event, denoted by the main verb.
?? ????? ?? ? ?? ? ??????? ?? ?
Nga 'Wangd?-lu Song-di Kany? Thopce
i wangd'i-to-[prep] go-[pp] problem get-[pt]
'Having gone to 'Wangdi, I ran into a problem'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
It is an adjective, which expresses the time or period of the circumstances, while modifying a noun.
?? ?? ?? ? ?? ? ? ? ?
Nahing Nga chigyel-lu joyi
'I went abroad last year'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
An article, that modifies a noun by attributing possession to some one or something.
? ? ? ??
Ng?-gi kid'eb
my[PsA] book
'My book'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
As an example for such dissimilarity [between the Penn Treebank tagset and the Dzongkha tagset -- CC], Dzongkha postpositions are mentioned here, cf. (1); the respective tag (PP) only exist for Dzongkha whereas in English the whole set of ad position tags (preposition and postpositions) exist.
(1) j'ili shing-gi w?lu -d?
Cat tree[posp] under[PP] be
''A cat is under the tree''
(Chungku et al. 2010)
An element related to a noun phrase in the same way as a preposition, except that it comes after instead of before. Dzongkha is a postpositional language.
? ? ?? ? ?? ?? ??
j'ili shing-gi w?lu-d?
cat tree-[posp] under-[PP] be
'A cat is under the tree'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
A noun which quantifies one or more things, regardless of subject and an object.
?????? ???? ?? ??? ??????
NGAGI BUM 'NGA 'DA CHECI
I girl five with met
?I met with five girls.?
(Jurmey Rabgay, email Sep 20, 2010)
A Reflexive pronoun is something one is doing to or for oneself and it applies to the above subjective pronoun, common pronoun etc.
??????? ? ?????
Ch?-rarang Mish?-p?
'Yourself don't know'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
Examining the similar features exhibited by
both the languages (Dzongkha and English),
tags that were applicable to Dzongkha were
taken directly from the Penn Treebank. In cases
where these languages showed dissimilarities in
their nature, new tags for Dzongkha were
assigned
Dzongkha has also a tense marker, which is not complicated like in other languages. It has got only six tense markers and can be used in a very simple and effective way. They are: ('Ni'+'Wong') for future, ('D'o'+'D'?') for present and ('Ci'+'Yi') for past tense.
?? ?????? ? ? ?
Nga naba jo-ni[past tense]
I tomorrow go-will-[past]
'I am going tomorrow'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
A case, whose basic role, or one of its basic roles, is to address or invoke a person or thing.
?? ! ? ??
'W? N?sh?
heyi-[CV], here come
'Hey, come here!'
(http://panl10n.net/english/Outputs%20Phase%202/CCs/Bhutan/Papers/2007/0701/PartOfSpeech.pdf)
Concerning case, we added two subclasses of
case: CDt and CA. These differentiate between
dative (CDt) and ablative (CA): The CDt
(Dative case) labels e.g.???????/doen le/(for it)
and ??????/doen lu/(for this). The Ablative case
(CA) is used when the argument of the
preposition describes a source. For example, in
the phrase ?????????????/shing le kang thri/(from
wood chair), ???/le/from/ will be labeled CA
since the chair described is made from (the
source) wood (Muaz, et al. 2009).
As an example for such dissimilarity [between the Penn Treebank tagset and the Dzongkha tagset -- CC], Dzongkha postpositions are mentioned here, cf. (1); the respective tag (PP) only exist for Dzongkha whereas in English the whole set of ad position tags (preposition and postpositions) exist.
(1) j'ili shing-gi w?lu -d?
Cat tree[posp] under[PP] be
''A cat is under the tree''
Verb, Honorific
Dzongkha uses honorific forms: ??????/nam za/
(cloths) is the honorific form of the noun ???
??/gola/(cloths), ?????/sung/(tell) the honorific
form of the verb ???/lab/(tell). We opted to mark
them by adding the tag NNH (honorific
common noun) and VBH (honorific verb) to
enable future research on this specific usage of
Dzongkha language. A number of tags were
added to the set, of which we describe four in
more detail: two of the additional tags are subclasses
of verbs: VBH (honorific verb form),
and VBN which describes past participle forms,
like, e.g. ????/jun/(created), the past particle
form of ???/jung/(create).