Lakovic languages: Difference between revisions
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Proto-Lakovic was zero-copula (different descendants use different etymologies for the copula). | Proto-Lakovic was zero-copula (different descendants use different etymologies for the copula). | ||
This caused some triggers to be reinterpreted as noun-deriving affixes in some daughter languages. Demonstration by contrived example: | This caused some triggers to be reinterpreted as noun-deriving affixes in some daughter languages. Demonstration by contrived example, with the instrument trigger: | ||
:'''''p{{angbr|ək}}tuś Hit riH Hit Qin Xu məHokis.''''' | :'''''p{{angbr|ək}}tuś Hit riH Hit Qin Xu məHokis.''''' | ||
:{{angbr|INST}}stab IND 1SG IND 3SG.M DIR stone-F | :{{angbr|INST}}stab IND 1SG IND 3SG.M DIR stone-F |