Re: CHAT: Nakiltipkaspimak

Patrick Dunn wrote:
> Could you please explain to me what incorporation is?
It's when one of the arguments of a verb is made into part of the verb.
The closest equivalent is English words like lawn-mower.  If English had
noun-incorporation, you might have things like "he lawn-mowed".  An
example from Utakassí:

Normal:
Faluiuíntas paftúli natassákua naganúlkual
Fa-  lu-  iuín-tas   p- aftú -li   na-tassá  -kua na-ganúl-kua-l
Past-caus-die -3SRat G7-sword-inst G2-sibling-my  G2-enemy-my -erg

Incorporated:
Faluaftuiuíntas natassákua naganúlkual
Fa-  lu-   aftu- iuín-tas   na-tassá  -kua na-ganúl-kua-l
Past-cause-sword-die -3SRat G2-sibling-my  G2-enemy-my -erg

"My enemy killed my brother with a sword"