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RE: noun 'a' vs. verb 'a'

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• Subject: RE: noun 'a' vs. verb 'a'
• Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 03:38:26 -0400 (EDT)

Voragh:
> The augmentative noun suffix {-'a'} precedes any possessive suffix:
> 
>   DuywI' SoH.            vs.    Duy''a'wI' SoH.
>   You are my emissary.          You are my ambassador.

yIyep!  

/Duy''a'wI' SoH/ is "You are my chief defect"... this is 
not something you'd say to your ambassador, unless you
are dissatisfied with his/her performance!

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De'vID


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