ineua & how-to-cite

Michael Mccafferty mmccaffe at INDIANA.EDU
Sun Jul 4 14:15:13 UTC 2004


On Sat, 3 Jul 2004, Geoff Davis wrote:
>
> Generally, the "in" part of the phrase is translated as "the" or sometimes not
> translated at all, according to the same dictionary.  I believe its a sort of
> reference marker indicating that an action refers to or somehow makes use of
> the object.

One of its primary but often overlooked uses in Nahuatl of "in" is to
signal the appearance of a subordinate clause, e.g.,

In pochtecatl in cacnamacani.  'He is a trader who sells shoes".


Michael



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