Noun phrases

Last updated: Dec. 9, 2025

Kovol noun phrases have the following slots. Kovol nouns do not conjugate in any way.

+/- possession +/- restriction + noun +/- restriction +/- quantity +/- quality +/- specificity None
eng . undum . . hebigondo . "my small child"
. . songgom . . . om "the corn here"
ong . honom wasom ombul . . "his two upper teeth"
eng mena mogut . . . yombo "my garden over there"
eng neym hot sigig pigo . . . "my pencil"
. ib tol ab . . . "toilet"
. mehamong nolo mohis . . . . "servant"
. tol ab hulinam mohis homonggot . . . "boss of the prison"
. 7-pela bulmakau bili . . . "7 good cows"
. simong sel . ombul hutam . nom "those 3 grape vines"
Kovol noun phrases

Things for discussion

  • What can go in the restriction slots before and after the noun? How are they different? I notice in translating that I make mistakes creating Noun phrases.
  • nom can be used for embedding, not just specificity
  • Can adjectives be stacked?