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<DIV><FONT face=arial><FONT color=#ff4040>--Rom.: "vreau sc cbnt"--</FONT>
exactly like Mod Greek <thilo na tragouds> "I want I sing" = I want to
sing. </FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=arial><SPAN class=905423519-13102004><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2>> </FONT></SPAN>The only
other similarity and possible influence I can think of off-hand is that both
Bulgarian and Rumanian have post-posed definite articles, e.g. Bulg. cveteto
(-to) and Rum. calul (-ul), although this trait isn't shared by Greek; I don't
know about other Balkan languages. This is of course the opposite of
other Mod Latin languages which have the article before the
noun.<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=905423519-13102004>[RLR: ] Yeah, Macedonian, Albanian and the
Torlakian dialects of Serbian. Also Aromanian, Istroromanian and
Meglenoromanian.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=arial>This discussion of infinitives or lack thereof leads me to
a Siouan question: I know in Cherokee, from what I know so far, there is an
actual infinitive form of the verb. But it seems to me that Hidatsa does
not have an infinitive form, and I believe that the third person "unmarked"
form of the verb is considered the "neutral" or dictionary form. (John
B., please correct if I'm wrong.) Do other Siouan languages have
infinitives, or do they simply have the "unmarked" form of verbs like
Hidatsa?<BR><SPAN class=905423519-13102004><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN><BR></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=905423519-13102004>[RLR: ] No, other Siouan languges
typically cite the (unmarked) 3rd sg of the verb. In Dakotan apparently
some speakers cite the -e grade of "Ablaut" and others cite the -a
grade. I think I heard that from David, but I'm not expert on
Dakotan.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=905423519-13102004>Bob</SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>