And another question for the Dhegihanists

[vstabler at esu1.org]

Bryan, when you are here in Macy, you can elicit from fluen Elders that could answer your questions.  V
> Does anyone know whether any Dhegiha languages allow sentences 
> with a bare 
> argument (either subject or object), followed by a determined 
> argument,followed by the verb? i.e., N - N - D - V 
> 
> Can't find any or remember any for the life of me. I wonder if 
> bare N's 
> generally have to stay closer to the verb than determined ones do. 
> 
> (I'm not counting examples where the first one is the possessor of the 
> second, as these have a different structure, e.g. Rabbit his.son 
> the knew) 
> 
> - Bryan 
> 
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