Josh Roth wrote:
> In a message dated 7/2/1999 12:41:03 AM, dnsulani@INTERNET-ZAHAV.NET wr=
ites:
>
> >As to the form, my neighbor didn't understand any word such as
> >"vprtskvni". According to your grammars what exactly is the person,
> >tense, etc. of this
> >form?
> >Perhaps the /v/ in /kvni/ is an infix signifying "it". If so, could th=
is
> >form be
> >literary Georgian, as opposed to the "street Georgian" that my neighb=
or
> >speaks?
>
> Did you see my email that I sent to the list before?
Sorry, I must have missed it. Lately, I've been too busy, too
tired,
or (generally) both at the same time to properly follow all the
discussions
on this list like I want to. :-(
> I don't have a real
> Georgian Grammar; I have a phrasebook and a little chapter in _The Conc=
ise
> Compendium of the World's Languages_. It says that third person direct
> objects are not marked on the verb, tho others are (as are indirect one=
s)=97so
> any verb without a direct object shown could have an implied object or =
not.
>
> Perhaps your neighbor is speaking a non-standard dialect? This could be=
why
> he doesn't recognize that second "v."
It's possible. My neighbor isn't from the capital, Tblisi, but
rather
from
the countryside.
>
>
> And, the first person conjugation is signified by an initial "v," which=
this
> word has. I don't know why your neighbor said the root includes the "v.=
"
It's quite possible that either I didn't make it clear as to what I was
asking
for,
or that my neighbor simply didn't understand the concept. Anyhow, thanks
for
the information about the first "v".
>
> >
> > ( BTW, could you provide me with the name of your grammar? I've
> >been wanting
> >to teach myself Georgian for years, and although I've searched all ove=
r,
> >I haven't
> >found any grammars for the language!)
>
>
> I have seen a nice big Georgian grammar at a Borders around here, thoug=
h not
> the one I usually go to. If I go there soon, I'll see what it's called.
Thanks. I'd appreciate it.
> Have
> you tried any online bookstores? You'll probably find some there.
Of course! <slaps self on head> Oh to be part of the new
generation,
born to the internet! Old habits die hard! "Finding stuff" to me still
means
going to a physical place and asking for it. Maybe someday I'll get the
hang
of this danged newfangled invention called the internet! (Well, I wasn't
having much success with my buggy whip : I still can't get my
automobile
to gallop!) :-)
Dan Sulani
--
likehsna rtem zuv tikuhnuh auag inuvuz vaka'a.
A word is an awesome thing.