Re: Cute little sentence

Adrian Morgan wrote:
> means,
>      Constructing languages always causes happiness.
Ballusayauválva piblaglí wafsagáili.
Bal-   lu-   sa-yauvá-l -va  pi-bla-   glí    waf-  sagá    -i -li
Always-cause-be-happy-it-HAB G7-act.of-create G6.pl-language-pl-INST
The act of creating languages always causes [one] to be happy
Instrumental is often used as an "ex-absolutive" case, i.e., when a noun
in the absolutive has to be ejected from that position (either thru the
use of antipassives or thru a participial use), it becomes instrumental.

Pronunciation (' indicates following syllable is high-pitch)
[bAllusajAU'vAl'vA pibla'gli wAfsa'gAI'li]

Hey!  Finally a sentence that's shorter in W than in English!

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