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Re: inverse constructions

From:Brad Coon <bradandjen@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 9, 1999, 16:16
Daniel Andreasson wrote:
> > Brad Coon wrote: > > > I recall reading somewhere that Romany, the Gypsy lg has only 2 > > morphological cases, Direct and Indirect. Can't say if its true > > but I have occasionally experimented with a 2 case system. > > This sounds interesting. How would that work? > > / Daniel Andreasson
In my system, it was direct for subject and object, indirect for everything else. Assuming I recall an ancient experiment correctly :) -- Brad Coon bradandjen@imt.net listowner battleship-l http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264/battleship-l.html http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264 (outdoor and prim.skills) If its tourist season, why can't we shoot them?