On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:36:26 -0400, Rob Haden <magwich78@...> wrote:
>On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:28:49 -0700, Jeff Jones <jsjonesmiami@...>
wrote:
>
>>1. fokan Hwan mamakwe
>> Juan saw his mother.
>
>_kan_: see
>_mama_: mother
>_fo-_: past tense prefix
>_-kwe_: possessive suffix
OK
>>2. kanko pasuna tuperu
>> I see the dog sleeping.
>
>_-ko_: 1sg transitive subject yes
>_pa-_: stative prefix no
>_tu-_: singulative prefix no
>_peru_: dog yes
>_suna_: sleep yes
Your analysis of the prefixes is interesting.
>>3. kopisuna
>> I'll sleep (sometime).
>
>_ko-_: 1sg intransitive subject
>_pi-_: future-tense prefix
OK
>>4. etxa Hwan pakankwe tuperu
>> Juan wants to see the dog.
>
>_etxa_: want
OK
>Note: I suggest that _pakankwe_ translates to _his state of seeing_. That
>is, _etxa Hwan pakankwe tuperu_ literally means "Juan wants his (own) state
>of seeing the dog".
That would resolve the two uses of |-kwe|
>>5. Hwan tuadetxa pakankwe tuperu
>> It's Juan that wants to see the dog.
>
>_ad-_: locative/existential marker, i.e. it serves to point out that the
>thing in question exists and/or where it is; _tuadetxa_ would mean more
>literally "here (is) the one (who) wants".
I find this very instructive. I'll try to explain what this prefix is
supposed to be at a later time.
>>6. appikantotz Hwan
>> Juan will see us here.
>
>_ap-_: _ad-_ above, with assimilation to a following stop
you're right that |ap-| and |ad-| are the same.
>_-totz_: either denotes 1pl object in its entirety, or can be broken up
> into two suffixes, _-to_ (unknown) and _-tz_ (1pl object)
the latter
>>7. tzifosuna
>> We slept.
>
>_tzi-_: 1pl intransitive subject
yes
>>8. fokantzi mama Huan
>> We saw Juan's mother.
>
>_-tzi_: 1pl transitive subject
yes
>
>- Rob
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