Re: A question about connecting sentences

Pablo Flores wrote:

>> Tokana forms embedded clauses by adding a suffix to the verb called the
>> "dependent" suffix (Dep).  Compare:
>>
>>         eta-kia mok-e
>>         go-2p home-Dat
>>         "you go home"
>>
>>         eta-n-kia mok-e
>>         go-Dep-2p home-Dat
>>         "that you go home"
>
>That's absolutely great! Really simple, yet I hadn't seen that
>or thought about it, ever...
Thanks!  Dependent morphology is a prevalent feature of Tokana.
Dependent forms are used for all kinds of embedded clauses.

Complement clauses:

        Imeh iona etankia moke
        to-me know that-you-go home
        "I know that you are going home"

Relative clauses:

        te loh etankia moke
        the day that-you-go home
        "the day when you go home"

Subject clauses:

        Te etankia moke teusu oukutama
        the that-you-go home very-much trouble-me
        "That you are going home troubles me greatly"

Adverbial clauses:

        Imeh kuopuhakia iteh ynai etankia moke
        to-me speak-want-you to-it before that-you-go home
        "I want to talk to you before you go home"

And so on.  All in all, a useful device!

Matt.