Re: Various Commands (was Uralic Negative Verbs)
From: | caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> |
Date: | Thursday, March 30, 2006, 12:16 |
>>According to the Wikipedia entry, cohortative mood is only used in
>>the first person, jussive in the second and third, and imperative in
>>the third. Some languages have all three, some only one. I would
>>imagine that if there's only one, it is the imperative, some
>>periphrastic expression being used for the others.
>>Charlie
>John Vertical <johnvertical@...> wrote:
>So, what languages contrast all three? And where do you get
>imperativ being limited to 3p?!? 2p I might expect, but the
>Wikipedia article(s) mentions neither.
>John Vertical
My typo, sorry. I meant to type "..imperative in the second." I
don't know which language(s) might have all three, not being
conversant with all the languages of the world. I was merely
speculating. I suppose I should have written, "Some languages MIGHT
have all three..." Sorry, again.
Charlie