Barry Garcia wrote:
>Mersoradang ta: (i write)
Is this Saalangal? Is -sorad- based on sulat (Ml. surat)?
>
>I just discovered an instance when you would have to use the agent trigger
>when talking about what someone did. It would have to be used if there is
>no stated patient, such as "He writes", "she smiles", etc.
Would you really have to? IIRC Tagalog could probably have 1. sumulat
(topic marker) Barry 2. sinulat (obl. marker) Barry and maybe 3.
nominalized-sulat (genitive marker) Barry. Those would be the possibilities
in Indonesian:
1. Barry menulis 2. Ditulis (oleh) Barry 3. Tulisan Barry.
Kash, with no passive, could only do 1 and 3: 1. yawuri Barry 3. añuri
Barry-i or colloq. añurini Barry
>Nifty neat-o discoveries every day :)