Re: comments on Itláni

From: "Jim Hopkins"

> In Itlani verbs the -ya of the infinitive is just coincidentally the same
as
> the "tense/mood indicator" -ya(r) etc.
Aah.

> Actually, "yar", "yav", "yazh" are independent words that mean "present",
> "past", and "future" respectively.  See also:  yaraspal (today), yavaspal
> (yesterday), yazhaspal (tomorrow).
In Géarthnuns, in addition to their standard demonstrative and spatial
meanings ("hengeb" is "this"; "hereçkeb" is "that near you"; "helkeb" is
"that over there"; "hengedíns" is "here", "hereçkedíns" is "there (near
you)" and "helkedíns" is "yon"), these words are also used to mark time
(with "henge-" pointing to the present, "hereçke-" to the past, and "helke-"
the future). Eg:

hengedalths  today
hereçkedalths  yesterday
helkedalths  tomorrow

hengesömöths  this year
hereçkesömöths  last year
helkesömöths  next year

etc.

> Hope this helps.
 It does, thanks.

Kou