Re: R: Re: cases (nom/acc vs sub/obj)

On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Mangiat wrote:

> > Nik sigged:
> >
> > > Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos
> > > God gave teeth; God will give bread - Lithuanian proverb
> >
>
> That lang seems so Latin-ish...!
Lithuanian is considered the most conservative of the modern I-E
languages, hence "L. is essentially bad Sanskrit", referring to
a widespread legend that if you speak L., you understand Skt.

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John Cowan                                   cowan@ccil.org
One art/there is/no less/no more/All things/to do/with sparks/galore
        --Douglas Hofstadter