Re: me and my languages

David Peterson wrote:
>     As for realism, I think you're definitely right, and probably won't end
> up doing it.  Nevertheless, I'm going to try it out and see what it would
> look like.  Man, these words could go on for days!
Uatakassí has noun incorporation.  There are certain constructions that
*require* incorporation, while others are merely optional.  However,
incorporation is limited to one-word nouns.  For instance, for "I
understand Uatakassí":
Takassizibúuki
Takassi-  zibú      -u-ki
Uatakassí-understand-I-NP
(Ua- is a gender prefix, gramatical morphemes are stripped from nouns
prior to incorporation)
However, if that which is to be incorporated is more than one word, then
the word _fúnu_ (that, previously mentioned) is used in its place, and
the noun is put int eh instrumental, e.g., "I understand this language":
Funuzibúuki uasaggáli ualíli
Funu-zibú      -u-ki ua-saggá   -li   ua-lí  -li
That-understand-I-NP G6-language-inst G6-this-inst
I.e., "I understand that, this language"

Perhaps a similar sollution could be used for multiply embedded clauses,
something put in the place of the clause to say "there should be a
clause here", and then the actual clause would be after the verb.

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