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Re: Vampire dialogue again

From:J Matthew Pearson <pearson@...>
Date:Tuesday, January 23, 2001, 7:48
Marcus Smith wrote:

> > Sika-lu pala tat kapro Blade? > > "Don't we have enough trouble with Blade?" > > > > sika-lu p-ala ta-t kapro Blade? > > trouble-Qu.Neg Stat-suffice 1incl-Erg on.account.of Blade > > > >The particle _lu_, which attaches as a clitic after the first > >phrase in the clause, marks the sentence as a negative question. > > I like this. Is there a comparable clitic for affirmative questions yet?
I'm thinking of _ya_ (perhaps related to _yachtu_, one of the words for "if"). Matt.