Re: conjugating by object

From: "Jake X" <starvingpoet@...>
Subject: Re: conjugating by object


> From: "Joseph Fatula" <fatula3@...>
> Subject: Re: conjugating by object
>
> > Courenatimana?  Can you see me?
> > /kou4Enatimana/
> > cour-ena-tima-na
> >
> > cour-   can, able to
> > ena-   1st sing object
> > tima   to see
> > -na   2nd sing subject
> >
> > Iteatimaruo.  May we see him.
> > /iteatIm{4wo/
> > i-tea-tima-ruo
> >
> > i-   may, optative
> > tea-   3rd sing object
> > tima   to see
> > -ruo   1st pl future subject
>
> Both of your examples were questions.  Does it work for statements too?
>
> Jake
Actually, the second example was an optative sentence like, "May you live in
peace.".  And the first was only a question by intonation.  This language
does not have any other way of making questions.  So, "courenatimana" is
either "Can you see me?" or "You can see me." depending on intonation.

Joe