Word Classes

Content Words

benjilexi (b) - noun/verb (n/v)
falelexi (f) - verb (v)
linkuli falelexi (b.lin) - copula (v.cop)
ojetoli falelexi (b.oj) - transitive verb (v.tr)
nenojetoli falelexi (b.nenoj) - intransitive verb (v.intr)
oroojetoli falelexi (b.oro) - (patientive) ambitransitive verb (v.ambi)
sahayli falelexi (b.sah) - auxiliary verb (v.aux)
manerlexi (m) - adverb (adv)
namelexi (n) - noun (n)
pornamelexi (pn) - pronoun (pron)

* **suyali pornamelexi** _(su pn)_ - possessive pronoun _(poss pron)_ * **suli namelexi** _(su n)_ - proper noun _(prop n)_ * **sifalexi** _(s)_ - adjective _(adj)_ * **suyali sifalexi** _(su s)_ - possessive adjective _(poss adj)_ * **tosifulexi** _(t)_ - adjective/adverb _(adj/adv)_ * **suli tosifulexi** _(su t)_ - proper adjective/adverb _(prop adj/adv)_

Function Words

dingyalexi (d) - determiner (det)
intrelogalexi (il) - interjection (interj)
linkulexi (l) - conjunction (conj)
numer (num) - number (num)
partikul (par) - particle (part)
plasilexi (p) - adposition (adp)
lefeplasilexi (lp) - preposition (prep)
xafeplasilexi (xp) - postposition (postp)

Affixes

fikso (fik) - affix (afx)
- lefefikso (lfik) - prefix (pfx)
- xafefikso (xfik) - suffix (sfx)

Phrases

In addition to single words, a variety of phrases are also seen as entries in the Globasa dictionary. Several examples are listed below.

jumlemon (jm) - phrase (phrs)
plasilexili jumlemon (p jm) - prepositional phrase (prep phrs)
jumlemonli plasilexi (jm p) - phrasal preposition (phrs prep)
falelexili jumlemon (f jm) - verb phrase (v phrs)