Re: determiners before proper names (was: Re: Degrees of volition)

J Matthew Pearson wrote:
> Thus, the name "Koto" may show up in one of two
> ways:
>
>   i Koto
>   Rakoto
So, does a name ALWAYS have to have either "i" or "ra-"?  Would it be
impossible to have just "Koto" by itself?

>   ny zazavavy      "the boy"
>   razazavavy       "the boy (of noble rank)"
Do forms like "ny razazavavy" ever appear, with the same reanalysis as
in "i Rakoto"?

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