clarification on the use of 'awpo

Started by Kì'eyawn, February 26, 2011, 03:12:31 PM

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Kì'eyawn

Kaltxì frapoya,

So, Frommer corrected a sentence i wrote using the word 'awpo:

Quote from: Karyu Pawl'Awpo is indefinite, akin to tuteo 'someone' but not necessarily a person. I originally used it in the Hunt Song. "Choose one among you . . ." – that is, one animal among you to feed the people. But it's not "Choose THE one among you . . ."

So, for example, "The best hunter is the one who hunts to feeds others," Frommer recommended using tsatute instead:

Taronyu aswey lu tsatute a taron fte yomtivìng aylaru.
eo Eywa oe 'ia

Fra'uri tìyawnur oe täpivìng nìwotx...