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Re: Imperatives, not only negative (was: Noli-me-tangere)

From:P. M. ARKTAYG <pmva@...>
Date:Saturday, May 1, 1999, 13:12
Small corrections

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> RNIHONO:N > > absolutivum onu:vi 'to go, to come, to walk' > imperativum onu:zi (<<< onu:b>zi) > > normal form polite form impolite form > > 2. sing. onu:zi-thevi l.e-thevin onu:vi onu:zi
l.e-thevim onu:vi
> 2. pl. onu:zi-the l.e-then onu:vi onu:zi > 3. sing. onu:zi-l (not used) (not used) > 3. pl. onu:zi-rra (not used) (not used) > 2. sing. negat. onu:den-thevi l.eden-thevin onu:vi onu:den
l.eden-thevim onu:vi
> 2. pl. negat. onu:den-the l.eden-then onu:vi onu:den > 3. sing. negat. onu:de-rn (not used) (not used) > 3. pl. negat. onu:den-irra (not used) (not used) > > Also, there are forms in medium: > l.ub>b>e-the! 'perfect yourselves!'; abs. l.uppo 'to perfect, to improve' > > Ex. > thu-ze>n.uze ghigen-the! 'may you not be on a desert' [Is this correct in English?] > n.o rappiben, u-lo>s.a men-elp>ip>i! 'don't touch me, son of a bitch!'
n.ia rappiben...
> ghon-no, udusi l.e-then uduzzi! 'sire, we ask you to tell a story'
-- P. M. ARKTAYG