Re: Question about transitivity/intransitivity

Stone Gordonssen wrote:
>>> Prefixes:
>>> s-  = acquired
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>>
>> What do you mean by "acquired"? I'm assuming it's an aspect, but I've
>> never
>> heard of it before.
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>
> Sorry, That's how I think of it when working with that conlang.
> It's more or less present tense. "s-", "t-" and "ts-" are prefixes for
> nouns
> as well as verbs, and for Bes Dis'z, carry a sense of duration.
So, "acquired" means "active, non-habitual"?

> E.g.
> sitís = I talk, I am talking
> titís = I talk frequently, I'm known for talking
> tsitís = I was born talking, I talk all the time
>
> sillog = my name (newly acquired)
> tillog = the name by which I've been known for some time
> tsillog = the name I was given at birth
>
> sifil = my acquaintence
> tifil = my friend
> tsifil = my sibling
>
>>> t-  = habitual, frequent, associative
>>> ts- = intrinsic
>>> r-  = intransitive
>>> y- = generic/nomic
That's an interesting system. So, it differentiates between habitual and
non-habitual aspect, but not perfective and imperfective?