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Re: Conference

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, April 18, 2001, 1:05
Andreas Johansson wrote:
> If I may make a suggestion, make that sentence "I love you". For some reason > it seems to be among very the first people learn in a new lang ...
Upáuki táiluan Assuming, of course, that you is singular. :-) Upá -u-ki táilua -n Love-I-NonPunct you.sing-com Upá is part of a class of experiential verbs that take commitative for their "objects", they denote a condition that exists between the two participants. Upáuki táluaz Is another one, this would imply that the feeling may not be mutual. It especially connotates that the experiencer has little or no control. Upáfinki-ku Upá -fin-ki =ku Love-you-NonPunct=I.nom This would imply that the experience of love is voluntary. "I choose to love you". This one would be unlikely to be used. -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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