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Austronesian Alignment

Languages to Learn 13,168 2 years ago
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An explanation of Austronesian Alignment, also known as the Austronesian Focus System or Philippine-type voice system, using Tagalog grammar as an example. The video shows a sentence with different nouns in focus plus changes to the verb. Hopefully, speakers of Austronesian languages that do not have Austronesian Alignment will have a glimpse into how the ancestral language functioned. Also please excuse my accent :) Images are from Unsplash and video elements are from canva.com Music source: The Duke of Uke by Mica Emory (via canva.com)

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