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Re: [Ladekwa] gedefyu to

In a message dated 10/16/2005 4:38:22 PM Central Standard Time, sts@hidden.email writes:


vigica = read
mba = A/P/F-d
mbe = middle voice
jofi = page
babyeku = first
zawtwa = in
bufi = diary, log

hm... I don't get it, sorry.

Bye,
Stefo



Sya vigicambambe jofi babyeku zawtwamu bufi sa La{LS}se "text".

sya vigicambambe
  jofi babyeku zawtwamu
      bufi sa
         La{LS}se
  "text"

"Vigica" is 'read' (AP-s).  The person reading is AP.  To add a direct object, I originally added "-mpa", so it's A/P-d.  But the agent is unexpressed in what I wanted to say, so I changed it to middle voice by adding "-mbe".  That's fine, but I also wanted the text to be part of the argument structure, so I changed "-mpa" to "-mba", making the verb A/P/F-d [-A], i.e., P/F-d.  Maybe adding {-mbu} instead of {-mbambe} would have worked too, but I didn't think of that at the time.  My intention was for "sya vigicambambe" (or "sya vigicambu") to mean 'read(s)', as in "The sign reads 'STOP'."

'The first page in LS's diary reads: "text".'

stevo