Re: shdeete

> Hast thou never seen a dog sitting in a tree?  I like that Elliot!
>
> In Druni we would say:  "Késh pasokóva djanubárit díni derevúshan ratá
> shunyáve?"
>
> And I guess we would have to answer: "Rá, ratá, murnízhe tá fitoovó!"  No,
> never, only cats!
>
>
> Jim H.
>
In Gevey:

"De ye tuusehrh nana gluefe zhek ist'ye rhab e let'aselde oc?"

with the response:

"Nana tagrone! Ap she luetse!


breakdown:

host clause
  De - you (subject)
  ye tuusehrh - dog (direct object)
  nana gluefe - never see (verb)
    with subject in primary focus and object in active focus

guest clause
  zhek - (subject entry pronoun)
  ist'ye rhab - in the tree (direct object)
  e let'aselde - continues to sit (compound verb)
  oc - (direct object hook pronoun)
    with object in clear focus (ie both primary and active)
    [subject dropped]

response
  nana tagrone - never that [unlikely scene] (clause)
  ap - but (conjunction)
  she - yes (adverb)
  luetse -cat (subject)
    with clause in primary focus and subject in weak focus
    [verb dropped]

Rik

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