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Public input: Move?

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Should the chapter 'History' be renamed 'Development'? —Kwami (talk) 13:27, 1 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

to do

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ADD:

slä fmayi oe 'iveyng ye'rìn. ["try" takes modal syntax.]

note: txan + txur = txantur (but not all such words)

I'm starting a list of things that should be included if we can confirm them. —Kwami (talk) 02:27, 22 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

  • need to expand POS changes once vocab released (verb -> adj, N -> N).
  • confirm stress of PN inflections
  • gen. gega = gegeya: ?
  • Incorporate grammar comments to Wm:
“I wish” or “Oh that . . .” is nìrangal (rangal ‘wish’ v.) followed by the present imperfective subjunctive –irv- for present counterfactuals or the present perfective subjunctive –ilv- for past counterfactuals.[dubious tense here]
  • How to reconcile lack of indirect speech with

New oe mengaru piveng futa tìkangkemìri atxantsan mengeyä fpi "Trr Lefpom ma Amerika" oeru teya soli nìtxan.

?

  • expand on 'focus' (clause final position?)
       Unlike 'awlo, melo for instances that	

may occur now or in the future, 'awlie refers to instances (1 specifically) in the past. The ramifications for extension to reference general experience in the past (et al) are under consideration by Karyu Pawl.

Perhaps merge

Tengkrr palulukan moene kxll sarmi, poltxe Neytiril aylì’ut a frakrr ’ok seyä layu oer.

from phrases into syntax.