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Lesson 3
QUALIFIERS

We have seen the Nouns, Pronouns and Verbs
whch are used in our day to day communication.
Except in a very few circumstances the sense
conveyed by these words is not complete unless
they are supported by some other words or
phrases explaining the nature or quality of the
nouns and the actions indicated by the verbs. Such
qualifiers fall into three major groups, namely
adjectives, adverbs and numbers. Adjectives
qualify the nouns, adverbs explain the nature of
actions and the numbers quantify the matter being
talked about, each under specific conditions. We
will see some of them in the following pages.

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Adjectives
Adverbs
Numbers
Prepositions

Adjectives

Adjectives qualify the nouns. They precede the
nouns which they qualify. The following table lists
a few adjectives and gives examples.
In statements which mention qualities of subjects,
however, the adjectives follow the nouns they
qualify. They need a supporting verb -a quasi or
auxiliary verb - to complete the sense. This aspect
will be discussed in the lesson on formation of
sentences.

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LESSON 4
COMMUNICATION

Explicit Communication of thoughts and ideas is
the purpose of any language. Communication may
be instantaneous or delayed. Instantaneous
communication results in oral or visual
transmission of words. Speeches and visual
presentations fall in this category. In delayed
communication the information is recorded and
stored away until required or retrieved.
Communication occurs when it is viewed or read
out.

The process of communication is carried through
a system of organized arrangement of words (and
sounds) mutually recognized by the transmitter
and the recipient as conveying a certain sense. The
way in which the words are arranged can be

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called phrases and sentences. Phrases do convey
some sense but are not complete while sentences
convey a complete sequence of the ideas. Every
sentence shall have a subject and a verb. Phrases
may lack either of them.
The modes of communication can be classified
into statements which convey information and
questions or interrogations that seek information.
The process, as far as Cutchi language is
concerned, is explained in the following sections.

Statements
Interrogations
Conversation
Letter Writing

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Phrases and Statements

Sentences and phrases are the means of communication
make a complete sense.

Eg:- He went = Huu Viyo. Huu is the subject and Viyo the
sentence.

When he went = Huu Jaddeyng Viyo. Huu is the Su
something happened when he went. Here the sense is
examples below:

n. A sentence must have a subject and a verb in order to
e verb. The sense is complete. Hence the expression is a
ubject. The two words Jaddeyng Viyo only indicate that
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