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

Nik Taylor wrote:

> 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?
Yes, it's impossible to have "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"?
No, I don't think so.

Matt.