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Re: Antipassive

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 27, 2001, 20:01
J Matthew Pearson wrote:
> This is sort of beside the point, but it seems odd to me that "nlakus" is > deleted from the first conjunct instead of the second one. Is there any > particular reason why it's "Faguatiatas ku sufkapatas nlakus pikaatuli" and > not "Faguatiatas nlakus ku sufkapatas pikaatuli"? Just curious.
Hmm ... hadn't really thought of that. Faguatiátas ku sufkapátas nlakús pikaatúli would also be grammatical. Actually, probably preferable. -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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