Re: Re : Re: A question about connecting sentences

Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 28/09/99 19:41:51  , Dirk a =E9crit :

> Since adjectives in Tepa are better thought of as stative verbs, this
>  means that any "adjectival" modifier will be marked as an embedded
>  clause.
> =20
>  4.  e=3D  0- hati  tikna
>      SS=3D 3- sharp tooth:COLL
>      'sharp teeth'
> =20
>  5.  e=3D  0- hati  ne- tikna      suu
>      SS=3D 3- sharp 3-  tooth:COLL dog
>      'the dog's sharp teeth'
> =20
>  6.  tina  -pa   e=3D  0- hati  suu
>      tooth -HAVE SS=3D 3- sharp dog
>      'The dog has sharp teeth.'
> =20
>  In these examples, the stative predicate 'be sharp' functions like a
>  relative clause modifying 'teeth'. An interesting construction is number
>  6, in which the noun 'tooth' becomes a predicate by suffixation of _-pa_
>  'have X'. The stative predicate 'be sharp' still functions as a
>  relative, but in this case, the head noun 'tooth' has been extracted
>  from the relative clause, unlike the other relative clause shown in 3,
>  where the head remains internal to its clause.
> =20
>  Dirk
> =20
this is all amzingly similar to ainu attributive suffix "one's"
which is used in the same way. so only checking :
how do you say :
1. "Teeli saw the woman as father was picking some fruit"
2. "dog's sharp teeth bite my leg"

mathias