GROUPLANG: simple, original, natural case system

Another weird idea : insert an agent in the predicate like Ainu does (it's called 'applicative') :
tags are :
*+* = to feature
*<* = to give
*>* = to benefit from
*-* = to subject to, to suffer
*=* = to work as
*:* = to be
1. root = seat/sit = sit
+me facility:sit = I sit
+me >he tool:sit = I seat him
<he +me facility:sit = he seats me
>he tool:sit = he's seated
=it tool:sit = it's an intrument to sit on
=it body:sit = it's a seat
+it organ:sit = it features a seat
=it organ:sit = it has a seat (of car)
+me position:sit = I sit
-it +me position:sit = I sit on it
=it +me place:sit = I sit on it
3. root = bite
+me -he (tool:mouth) action:bite = I bite him
<me +he feature:bite = I bite him
4. root = way/go = 'wend'
+me =woods facility:way = I go through the woods
+me >he =woods tool:way = I send him through the woods
<me +he =woods facility:way = I send him through the woods
5. root = song/sing = 'sung'
+me action:sung = I sing
+me =blues action:sung = I sing the blues
<me +drum action:sung = I play drum
6. root = doubt
+me -it thought:doubt = I doubt about it
+me =it thought:doubt = I doubt it
7. root = happy
+me =it mood:happy/iness = I'm happy about it
+me <it mood:happy = it makes me happy
<he +me =it mood:happy = he makes me happy with it
8. root = shield
+me -animal facility:shield = I protect myself against animal
<me +child -animal =weapon facility:shield = I protect the child against animal with weapon
+me >child -animal =weapon tool:shield = I protect the child against animal with weapon
etc.

Mathias

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