Phaleran Update: Relative clauses,Proximative and Obviative pronouns

"Thomas R. Wier" wrote:

>            Prox                        Obv
>             Sg            Pl            Sg          Pl
> S         eo             eona        ellei        ellai
> A        eollu          eondru     erlu        ulnallu
> O        eoi            eoni          ellei        ellai
>
> (1) the split ergativity of the third person stops with the proximative
> third person pronouns; obviative pronouns pattern like regular nouns
> in this respect.
> (2) /n/ in some dialects shifts to /l/, which is how you get _ellai_
> from *eo-hlei-na-i,  where /eo/ also shifts to e / _ll
I should mention here that the S forms derive from the O forms
in the obviative.  The accusative suffix -i is still there;  it's just
broadened its use and in the obviatives acts more like an absolutive
marker.

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Thomas Wier | AIM: trwier

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