inclusive/exclusive

[david costa]

Perhaps it does it the way Algonquian would? In an Algonquian language, 'John and I left' would just be two words, "JOHN + WE LEFT." The noun is used with a first person plural verb. No conjunction or overt first person pronoun.

So, for example, with Miami this would be 'John nimaacaamina'. /nimaacaamina/ = 'we (excl.) head off, go'

Dave C.


> I don't know of a way to coordinate a pronoun and a noun into a complex noun phrase like English "John and I".