Kaltxì is not a noun

Started by Pamìrìk, January 07, 2020, 02:34:17 PM

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Pamìrìk

I recently emailed Karyu Pawl with several questions concerning describing the noun-component of si-verbs.
Quote from: Karyu PawlThese are some tricky questions you've posed—but certainly important ones. I need to think about them a bit before I respond definitively.

While the answers to those questions may come in time, there was this definitive bit of information provided:

Original Question: Is kaltxì a valid noun for "a greeting"? kaltxì si is the only example of a si-verb where there is no corresponding noun or adjective. We all know kaltxì functions as an interjection, in the same way that irayo functions as an interjection, however irayo is also an attested noun for thanks/a thanking [which forms irayo si], where kaltxì is not.

Quote from: Karyu PawlFor now, though, I'll just say that kaltxì can't be used as the noun for 'greeting.' We need a different word for that. (I'll add it to my list. )

Tirea Aean

Thanks for posting this here :) and thanks again for compiling and sending out those questions!

Vawmataw

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Pamìrìk

Currently, the closest comparable word is oìsss- an interjection that also has a corresponding si-verb.

Vawmataw

Oìsss might be a "pseudonoun" too

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Vawmataw

Let's place "bets" on what would be 'greeting' in Na'vi

tìkxì? :P

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Quote from: Vawmataw on January 07, 2020, 06:46:39 PM
Let's place "bets" on what would be 'greeting' in Na'vi

tìkxì? :P
tìkxì... hrpeu? ;D ;D ;D