Re: New Romlang, unnamed

Nik Taylor wrote:

> Also, Ainu has a suffix -p(a) which indicates plurality
> of the object of a transitive verb, or subject of an
> intransitive verb, for example,  komo/kompa (bend one
> thing/bend more than one thing), kor/korpa (have one
> thing/have more than one thing), tura/turapa (accompany
> one person/accompany more htan one person), ahun/ahup
> (exit (of one person)/exit (more than one person))
There is at least one Chadic language which works the same.
I can't find my notes on it now, but I made a conlang sketch
once which worked exactly the same. I quote:

"Number (sg and pl) is coded on the verb, ergatively. Plural
for the object for transitive verbs and plural for the subject
for intransitive verbs are marked the same way. The plural for
the action itself is also marked this way (i.e. if you do
something several times or repeatedly). Plural is marked by
devoicing the first consonant.

Examples:

dúgrú kpé cìr
kill  he  rat
'He killed a rat.'

túgrú   kpé cìr
kill:PL he  rat
'He killed rats.'

kpé ghráb'è
he  fall
'he falls'

kpé xráb'è
he  fall:PL
'He falls often/several times.'"

||| daniel

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