8,510
edits
Lifashian: Difference between revisions
m
→PIE dual
m (→Syntax) |
m (→PIE dual) |
||
| Line 1,168: | Line 1,168: | ||
===PIE dual=== | ===PIE dual=== | ||
The PIE dual is not continued anywhere in Lifashian, but it left its mark in certain oppositions where constructions denoting dual number are treated differently from both singular and plural. These include: | The PIE dual is not continued anywhere as a standalone category in Lifashian, but it left its mark in certain oppositions where constructions denoting dual number are treated differently from both singular and plural. These include: | ||
* Two different ordinals for "first" and "second": ''hancás'' and ''ispétás'' used for three or more things, ''farterás'' and ''halyás'' used for exactly two things; | * Two different ordinals for "first" and "second": ''hancás'' and ''ispétás'' used for three or more things, ''farterás'' and ''halyás'' used for exactly two things; | ||