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Kannada
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Conjunction
ಇಲ್ಲವೆ • (illave)
- or
ನನಗೆ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕೊಡು ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಸಾವನ್ನು ಕೊಡು!- nanage svatantryavannu koḍu illave sāvannu koḍu!
- Give me liberty or give me death!
Usage notes
This conjunction is an exclusive "or," similar to "aut" in Latin. In "give me liberty or give me death," for example, there are two incompatible alternatives.
It should be noted that as in all cases in Kannada where there is disjunction in the subject, the subject still governs a plural verb. For example: "ಅವನು ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಅವಳು ಹೋಗುವರು" ("he or she will go").
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