Re: Larethian

Quoting Simon Richard Clarkstone <s.r.clarkstone@...>:

> Andreas Johansson wrote:
> > .         SG                       PL
> > NOM       korz  [kO4T]             korzu   [kO4DU]
> > ACC       korza [kO4Da] or [kQ4Da] korzum  [kO4DUm]
> > JAC       korzi [k24DI]            korzim  [k24DIm]
> I don't know why, but I have a feeling that this language might feel
> more natural and (as you put it) "Germanic" if the jackallative plural
> were the same as either the jackallative singular or the accusitive
> plural.  Assuming the jackallative plural isn't used commonly, its
> historic form could plausibly have merged with another form, leading to:
> king.JAC.PL = korzum
> or (my more likely, due to sounds of -o-)
> king.JAC.PL = korzi
That's a possibility. I do, however, not see that the jackallative plural would
be particularly rare - probably about as common as the German dative plural,
say.

That's no reason there shouldn't be a merger in a declension or two, tho.

                                                             Andreas