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Re: [Translation] The Litany Against Fear

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Thursday, August 25, 2005, 13:30
Hi!

Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...> writes:
> I've done this some time ago for the ZBB:
I'm thinking about doing this, but I don't know for which language. S9 would be easy, maybe I'll do that.
>... > Ang cila car-oi-ay-in. > I may fear.NEG.1sg.TRG >...
I find it strange to use 'may' here instead of 'must', since 'to fear' is negated, so logically, it feels like it should be 'to not fear is what I *must* do'. I'd use 'may' if the auxilary was negated: 'to fear is what I may not do'. What's the rule for must/may and negation in Ayeri? **Henrik