Re: THEORY nouns and cases (was: Verbs derived from noun cases)
| From: | Trebor Jung <treborjung@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, April 29, 2004, 0:33 |
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Henrik wrote:
"E.g. when on holiday in Greenland, you might meet a polar bear, so know
it's name in Greenlandic: 'nanuq'. It might notice all on its own:
'Nanuunngilaq!' -- 'That's not a polar bear!' You might notice in return:
'Nanummit nerineqarpunga.' -- 'I am eaten by a polar bear.'"
LOL! Are you sure that's correct? I thot Inuit had only the vowels /i i: a
a: u u:/...
Trebor.
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