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Re: [saweli] NSM and other questions



In a message dated 4/9/2009 20:55:01 Eastern Daylight Time, veoler@hidden.email writes:


> The Saweli suffixes are composed of the following components:
> x = change "-d" to "-s"
> z = change "-s" to "-d"
> v = no change (used when only the vowel changes)

Why don't you use "x" when the dynamics is unchanged static and "z"
when it's unchanged dynamic? Using "v" seems a bit like you are
refusing redundancy even when you are offered it for free. On the
other hand, if some default are not defined, then "v" will allow you
to keep it not defined.

I would use

x = change to/keep as "-s"
z = change to/keep as "-d"
v = change to/keep as not defined


The main reason I did it this way is to make the changes explicit.  If I did it as you suggest, there would be no indication that a change in the s/d had occurred.

stevo