Re: fragments of a creole

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:48:35 +1200, Wesley Parish <wes.parish@...> wrote:


>karaeye
>kara = to loiter, -ai = continuative aspect, -ie = present tense
How do you get "haunting" from "loitering"? Why can _karaeye_ take an object? Why
shouldn't one read _Hiyha verdabakh karaeye na'eva!_ as "there's an evil spirit
loitering [around] the city"?

Inquiring minds want to know!

- Jeffrey

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