Verbs of existence

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Dear Prashant,

isn't "iru" for persons?

All the best
Tatiana

Prashant Pardeshi schrieb:

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> Dear Vyakaran list members,
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> Currently a collegue of mine is working on verbs of
> existence in Japanese from a historical perspective.
> As you know, Japanese makes a distinction in the verb
> of exitence according to animacy: the verb "iru" is
> used for animates while the verb "aru" is used for
> inanimates.
>
> We are looking for languages which make such a
> distinction and would appreciate if the list members
> can suggest some references. To the best of my
> knowledge Tamil and Sinhalese make such a distinction.
>
> Thanking you in anticipation,
>
> Best regards,
> Prashant Pardeshi (Kobe University, Japan)
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