another Siouan question

shokooh Ingham shokoohbanou at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Dec 20 12:48:37 UTC 2007


hmmmmmmm

Jan Ullrich <jfu at centrum.cz> wrote:   Zpráva     
    
    (quoting Bruce Ingham)
    
   >    My impression with the -ichi- versus -kichi- is that when    reciprocal the ichi- occurs with inanimates and that the kichi- usually with    animates.   
   > Is that the case with your examples    Jan?   
    
   No, I have    recorded sentences where animates occur with ichi, as    in
    
   NuphiN    ichiyauNphapi cha ksuyeuNyaNpe lo. 'He hit us against each other and hurt    us.'
   IchiwaNwichayaNke. 'He compared them."
    
   Jan
    


       
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