making/marking articles? Re Exit Methkaeki,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:55 AM
Subject: Re: Exit Methkaeki, (re)enter Mephali

> and -ji is the definite article.  Or definiteness marker, anyway; I
> guess it's only an article if it's an isolate?
 why is that?  *curious*