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Suppletion



Jarno Peschier wrote:
>What was was, before was was was? Before was was was, was was is.
     Cute!  I liked it.  But the Modern English verb "to be" is the result
of suppletion. "is" and "was" come from different verbs.  One might say
"was" never was "is." {G}
     Is there any evidence for suppletion in tlhIngan?
     DoS, ray';  peng, cha;  vIj, chuyDaH?
    Paul



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