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Re: Vampire dialogue again

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, January 22, 2001, 23:36
J Matthew Pearson wrote:
> kra-t p-ruchir-i busistampol proto-lukch-an-o, > Frost > you-Erg Stat-bring-Pst disgrace collectivity-vampire-Pl-Obl > Frost
You know, I'd been thinking -t = ergative. I like that interpretation of proto- = collective, Uatakassí would do a similar with pati-, _uapati[vampire]_ = Vampiredom
> (this > particular word for "you", _kra_, is used by a social superior to > address a social inferior
Nice. :-)
> yachtu s-pul-i litw-a, ochach p-lani-ka dura > saazd-o > if Nzn-agree-Nom break-Fut 1incl Stat-together-Fut many > number-Obl
Where's the "if" in the second sentence?
> The word _tiahora_, translated as "human politician", really > means something like "authority figure who colludes with vampires > to keep their secret hidden, in exchange for money/favours".
Cool meaning! :-)
> Notice the element _proto_ "collectivity" from the first sentence > repeated here. _Wuch_ means "twelve", so _protowuchan_ is a > group of twelve individuals acting together.
Hmm ... I suppose that _uapatinadú_ might have the same meaning in Uatakassí. Eerie! :-)
> Well, that's about it. Comments welcome!
Very nice! It's also interesting to see different people's interpretation of the same data. I have a question: Will you be in the credits, and if so, how will you be billed? "On-set Linguist"? "Designer of Vampire Language"? -- ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42