Re: Viko Notes

Quoting Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>:

> > 2.      The pattern "A is a B" is rendered as "A va B vo kisi ta."
> >
> > You can't use this pattern if "vo" is a direct object marker.  To
> preserve
> > the pattern, you could give "vo" two readings:  direct object marker OR
> > predicate marker.  Alternatively, you could have a different marker for
> > predicate nouns or pronouns.
>
> Classical Arabic uses the accusative for the "object" of "to be".
... as do almost all varieties and registers of English.

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