Re: yet another new conlang web page

On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Matt Pearson wrote:

> Very nice!  Two points of clarification/correction/whatever:  First, you
> have the sentence:
>
>         pfus im ty  dend si  mak    im nga ksette
>         dog  my NOM bird GEN friend my ACC attack
>         "My dog attacked my friend's bird"
>
> Shouldn't that be "Pfus im ty mak im si dend nga ksette"?  The way you
> have it, it should mean something like "My dog attacked a bird's friend
> of mine" (?).
>
        Whooops, you're absolutely right. *slaps forehead* I'm still
getting used to this head-final stuff.  Your correction is right on the
nose.

> Also, you give the sentence:
>
>         se  si  mak    ve  rus  nga to"mma
>         you GEN friend DAT book ACC give-1P
>         "I gave the book to a friend"
>
> What's the "se si" doing there?  Does the sentence actually mean "I gave
> the book to YOUR friend"?  And if so, why "se si" and not the postnominal
> particle meaning "your" (can't remember what it is... "is" or something)?
>
        B'oh again.  This must have been something that I copied
verbatim from my paper draft back before I devised the possessive
particles, and then (for some reason) I decided to use as an example
here. Ignore the "se si," it's now obsolete.

> Keep up the good work!
>
        Thanks for the help and encouragement!

Later,
Adam