Re: milimpulaktasin

daniel andreasson wrote:

> Asinu:  Titusulkiwpaxumnik!
> Liyisu: Misin paxumwayumxa.
> Asinu:  Milimpulaktasin yanuxut.
> Liyisu: Aaa! Milimwayumxa, axu?
>
> ti -tusul-kiw-paxum-nik
> 2SG-tree -DIM-see  -IMP
> 'Look at the small tree!'
>
> Mis-in  0  -paxum-wa  -yum  -xa
> 1SG-ERG 3SG-see  -PRES-IMPFV-DIR
> 'I see it!'
>
> milim    -pulak-tasin    yanux-ut
> beautiful-red  -bird:ABS top  -LOC
> 'A beautiful red bird is in the top.'
>
> Aaa! 0  -milim    -wa  -yum  -xa   axu?
> Ah!  3SG-beautiful-PRES-IMPFV-DIR  isn't_it?
> 'Ah! It's beautiful, isn't it?'
In Tokana this would be:

A:  Loitat kipalahta lhon io!
L:  Hilama.
A:  Ite' ypiai he pila sane elifu.
L:  Hio', elifa mo.

loit-a-t            ki-palahta lhon  io
look.at-NP-the(ABS) DIM-tree   there EMPH

hil-a-ma
see-NP-1s(NA)

ite'     ypia-i  he    pila sane elif-u
the(DAT) top-DAT exist bird red  beautiful-PART

hio', elifa     mo
yes   beautiful EVID

  ABS = absolutive case determiner/suffix
  DAT = dative case
  DIM = diminutive
  EMPH = emphatic particle
  EVID = evidential particle
  NA = non-absolutive case suffix
  NP = non-past tense
  PART = participle

The evidential particle "mo" is used to indicate that the sentence
expresses the speaker's personal opinion.

Matt.