Dear Nepali speakers,
I am a German student documenting languages, such as Nepali. I cannot speak Nepali and have **100 Yes/No questions** about the meaning of words, such as:
What words refer to authority? – प्रभुत्व – Yes/No
Could you answer them for me, please?
I’ve also considered using machine translation, but native and bilingual speakers often have a more nuanced understanding of the word’s meaning.
I appreciate your expertise and help.
Kind regards,
JJ
Pravutwa is more like Influence than authority
On it. Will do as much as I can
Sure
Questionnaire: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n-f9LbF0vYfO4gtu1YmD6LZB1_Gyo-VxV35WaYBN9_Q/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n-f9LbF0vYfO4gtu1YmD6LZB1_Gyo-VxV35WaYBN9_Q/edit?usp=sharing)
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hmm. you have non base words. I suggest the धातु (base) form would be better than using “decorated” words. By decorated I mean words that have an attached notion of plurality, gender, tense and continuity, honor etc.
Example: उठ, उठ्यो, उठिस्, उठनेछ, ऊठ्छु
English analogy would be you have some verbs in the 4th form and some in the 3rd form etc. Wouldn’t it be best to consistently use the first form?
Thank you so much for answering the questions! Your feedback is very valuable for my research.
Sure. I will try to do what I can.
Just checked out the docs.having exams rn so can’t do much but will see what I can do later in time.
We do not use that word as authority.
प्रभुत्व is more like dominance
Authority is called अधिकारीता
Didn’t get to contribute 😒
On it man bring on…