Reconstruction of QVS pronominal affixes in verbs
Basic concept: S prefix>V tense-infinitive>S number marker (r final/l medial/n 1st person objects pl., t final/s medial dl.: 94)>O suffix.
The 2nd person distinction is 'curt' vs. 'polite', 3rd person is 'near' vs. 'far' (109, cf. 94-5)
Subjective prefixes (all 123)
1sg. ni
2sg. ke, le
3sg. e, the
1dl. me, ñwe
2dl. ke, le
3dl. tú, thú
1pl. me, ñwe
2pl. ke, le (here and below number suffixes provide necessary distinction)
3pl. he, the
Objective suffixes (basic forms; complete follows short)
1sg. n(e)
2sg. t (ke), l(e)
3sg. s (te), th(e)
1dl. met, ngwet (highly conjectural)
2dl. ket, let (highly conjectural)
3dl. tu, thu (possibly)
1pl. me, ngwe(?)
2pl. ki, li (conjectural)
3pl. ti, thi
The 51 compound forms, which I put on mela 'to love', are something like these (sg./dl./pl.):
Sg.
ni
(ni) melan(e) '(I) love myself'
(ke) melasne > melanne (or melarne, if distinction is desired to be kept) '(you two) love me'
(ke) melanne '(they) love me' etc.
ke
melat(-ke)
melaske > melaxe
melalke
le
melal(e)
melasle > melalle (PE19:102)
melalle
e
melas(-te)
melaste
melalte
the
melath(e)
melasthe > melaste
melalthe > melalte
Dl.
me
melamet
melasmet > melalmet
melanmet > melanwet (melammet? Cf. PE19:096)
ñwe
melañwet > melangwet
melasñwet > melarwet?
melanñwet > melanwet?
ke
melaket
melasket > melaxet
melalket
le
melalet
melaslet > melallet
melallet
tú
melatu
melastu
melaltu
thú
melathu
melasthu > melastu
melalthu > melaltu
Pl.
me
melame
melasme > melalme
melanme > melanwe (melammet?)
ñwe
melañwe > melangwe
melasñwe > melarwe?
melanñwe > melanwe?
ke
melaki
melaski > melaxi
melalki
le
melali
melasli > melalli
melalli
he
melati
melasti
melalti
the
melathi
melasthi > melasti
melalthi > melalti
Per nihare 125, I'd expect the prefixes to participate in stress-system.
Daniele Ercoli Apr 17, 2016 (19:10)
Александр Запрягаев Apr 17, 2016 (19:25)
Ицхак Пензев May 03, 2016 (17:31)
Александр Запрягаев May 11, 2016 (21:09)