Re: THEORY: irregular conlangs
| From: | Irina Rempt-Drijfhout <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, October 7, 1999, 7:21 |
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On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, R. Nierse wrote:
> Something like this also occurs in Isthmus Zapotec:
> biza?na Pedru 'Pedro's sister'
> biza?na Maria 'Maria's brother'
> benda Maria 'Maria's sister'
> biza?na-be 'his sister / her brother'
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> So how to say 'Pedro's brother?'
Probably 'benda Pedru' - 'benda' seems to mean "sibling of one's own
sex". Is 'benda-be' "his brother / her sister" ?
Irina
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