Re: Inclusive or exclusive?
| From: | Jeffrey Jones <jsjonesmiami@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 3:51 |
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On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:43:06 +0200, Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...> wrote:
>Hi ppl,
>
>I want to ask for your advice. I'll be brief.
>
>If a language makes personal pronouns plural by adding a plural suffix to
>singular stems, like _gan_ 'thou' > _gan.tay_ 'you (pl)', and has
>inclusive/exclusive distinction in 1pl, would _nan.tay_ (< _nan_ 'I') mean
>'we (incl)' or 'we (excl)'? Its counterpart would be smth like _tan_ (that
>is, similar to the sn stem).
>
>Friendly
>-- Yitzik
IIRC, Potawatomi uses different plural markers; 1st person + the 1st plural is
exclusive and 1st person + the 2nd plural is inclusive. The 2nd person uses the
2nd plural.
Jeff
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