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Re: milimpulaktasin

From:J Matthew Pearson <pearson@...>
Date:Friday, April 20, 2001, 0:56
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.