Re: Genitive relationships (WAS: Construct States)
| From: | Irina Rempt <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, March 4, 1999, 7:20 |
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On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, FFlores wrote:
> Also, how do you indicate genitival relationships
> in your conlangs? Myself, I tend to use the good ol'
> genitive case, but in Ciravesu I simply resorted
> to juxtaposition (head-final).
Genitive case, head-final: _Valdyis valan_ "the king of Valdyas",
_valein tylsin_ "the king's money", _Tylsei Ferin_ "Tylse's [son]
Ferin".
Irina
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