| From: | Rob Haden <magwich78@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 5, 2003, 18:48 |
Hey, I was wondering if the sentences below demonstrate an ergative distinction in Pre-OurTongue: Myáya n(w)a thwáya ?yát?ya. Me [GEN] you eat. I am eating you. Myáya n(w)a ?yát?ya. Me [GEN] eat. I am eating (something). Myáya ?yát?ya. Me eat. I am being eaten (lit. '(Something) is eating me'). What do y'all think? - Rob
| lblissett <blissett@...> | tiny poem |
| Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |