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.