Re: A bit of Varai

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:16:08 -0400, Afian <yann_kiraly@...> wrote:

Hello!

>Thanks to all repliers to 'Sorry'! Here's a summary of a few features of
>Varai, my language. While it still is in its alpha-stage, these general
>features are likely to stay:
>
>1. Ergativty
>Varai is an ergative language. This is neat since this enables Varai
>speakers to have an unmarked dative and an unmarked ergative..
>Example: "Thef tunai vea ket." The teacher gives me to you. (Word order: V
>E A D G)
V=Verb, E=ergative, A=Absolutive, D=Dative (indirect object) I assume.
G=???

If you have an intransitive verb, I assume it would be V A (G?) ?
How exactly does this (if I have it right) differ from accusative?

>2. Unconjugated verbs
>Verbs aren't conjugated for simplicity (and since I see no reason why they
>should be).
>
>3. Waky plurals
>Example:
>Thef tunai vea ket. The teacher gives me to you.
>Thef thunai eaer thet. The teachers give us to you.
1PS vea
2PS ket
1PP eaer
2PP thet
Noun plurals formed by initial mutation (it looks like aspiration).

>Next time I post, I'll have the rest of the present grammar and more up on
>a website.