Re: Kalusa: War of the Words
| From: | Larry Sulky <larrysulky@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 20:52 |
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On 5/24/06, Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> wrote:
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> Will "kia" be reserved for linking adjectives to
> nouns, or will it be used as the possesive link as
> well? The partilce "a" is trying to become exclusively
> the possesive connector as in "palua a ma" as opposed
> to "palu kia ma", but "kia" as the possesive is
> putting up a good fight. Which will win out?
I started the "kia" as possessive marker (on top of the extant
qualifier marker) practice, and I hereby disavow it. Long live "a"!
---larry