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Re: The Bitha overview

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Saturday, October 2, 1999, 3:36
Larry Schelin wrote:
> ngidu mi baidi dish itsiratsah > She's going home in an hour (or less)
Ah, so the ones that you called "hour ago" is "hour or less ago"? Makes sense.
> Bima-(noun-minute) -ghah (plural suffix-5 or more) ghengah (number- 15) vith > (tense marker-past) ju (pronoun) mi (tense marker, present) ghengah (verb-throw) > isha-(noun-ball) -dzi(prepositional suffix, at) bith (tense marker, 1 minute ago) > zija (noun-dog) > > 15 min ago I threw the ball at the dog.
I don't understand why you have _bith_ there? -- Oh Lord, grant that we may always be right, for thou knowest we will never change our mind. - Scots Prayer http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files/ http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor