James Campbell wrote:
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> Jameld has a feature that is surely not unique, yet I don't recall seeing it
> elsewhere in any other lang. This is the fact that the imperative is not
> restricted to the 2nd person.
> It was translating this verse yesterday that made me think about this
> feature, and wonder: what other langs do this?
Mungayöd does. The imperative is possible in all numbers and persons. It
is formed by a syllabic consonant particle following the verb stem
instead of a regular verbal prefix.
to die - utsoto
I die - kha'utsoto
Let me die - utsoto kh'
Let us die - utsoto v'
Die, you! - utsoto w'
Die, all ya! - utsoto s'
Let him die - utsoto p'
Let them die - utsoto f'
These consonants basically amount to a very brief consonant-schwa
syllable. These are found in Russian also (but not in the imperative),
in sentences like:
Ya idu s toboy Ya idu v shkolu
jA idu stObOi or jA idu fSkOlu
I go with you I go to school
> James
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