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Re: Thalassan Possessive Suffixes

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Tuesday, February 14, 2006, 17:26
Hi!

Rob Haden writes:
>... > 1sg -mis < *mi-s > 2sg -this < *thi-s > 3sg -sjas < *sja-s > 1pl -ntas < *mit-as > 2pl -tthas < *thit-as > 3pl -stas < *sjat-as > > Since the possessive suffixes are formally enclitic in nature, they follow > both number and case. For example, _qavanmis_ ['qa.vam.mis] means 'my dog > (nom.)', while _qaununmis_ ['qau.num.mis] means 'my dog (acc.)', and > _qaunatunmis_ ['qau.na.tum.mis] means 'my dogs (acc.)'. (Notice the > homorganic nasal assimilation.)
I like the sound of the words and also the stem mutation (qavan- > qaun-, presumably due to syncope). Nice!
>...
**Henrik -- Relay 13 is running: http://www.conlang.info/relay/relay13.html