LL-L "Orthography" 2002.03.15 (03) [E]

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From: "Elsie Zinsser" <ezinsser at simpross.co.za>
Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2002.03.14 (02) [E]

Haai almal,

Ja, in Afrikaans we write <'n> but pronounce it [@]

>>I'm not totally sure about the ins and outs of this, for instance
>>if it is pronounced [@n] before a noun that starts with a vowel.

No, the indefinite article remains like that in any combination:
'n Aap...
'n Eend...
'n Ou vrou....
Volgende jaar gaan ons 'n ander kar koop.

>>The system is apparent only where (_een_ >) _'n_ functions as an
>>impersonal pronoun (which in German, Dutch and some Low Saxon dialects
>>is _man_); e.g., = 'You never know', where _'n_ precedes an auxiliary
verb
>>that would otherwise not be capitalized.

The "een' form in Afrikaans denotes the number, unless it's used in
archaic forms.
_Die een se dood is die ander se brood_

The example then,  _'n Kann dat nich weten_ "One can not know that"
would be translated in Afrikaans: "Mens kan dit nie weet nie."

Groete,
Elsie Zinsser

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Orthography

Elsie wrote:

> The "een' form in Afrikaans denotes the number, unless it's used in
> archaic forms.
> _Die een se dood is die ander se brood_

This is also how it works in Low Saxon (Low German); e.g., ...

_Den een sien Uul is den annern sien Nachtigal._
("One (person)'s owl is the other (person)'s nightingale.")

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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