jeff_l
(Jeff_L)
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692 13 Clausal subordination
exists', but in this construction this phrase is followed by a 'that' clause (here
with s 'that').
(856) a. t-arhd
maybe
a-\d war i-ggit "a-janna
DemAComit Neg 3SgS-hit(Vwt).LoImpfN Sg-rain
'Perhaps it will not rain.'
b. i-ll-\e s hak anu
3MaSgS-exist-\3MaSgO that each well
all-dnAt
exist-3MaPlS-3MaSgO
[jereAs d Vm-idi-nnet] [a
[between-3Sg with Sg-Agent-accompany-3SgPoss] [Dem
e-wwaed-aen [ssmmos "0-sil-an]]
3MaSgS-reach.Reslt-Partpl.MaSg [five Pl-day-MaPl]]
'It's possible that, each (=any) well, there is between it and its
mate (=the nearest well) as much as five days (travel).' [Gao]
13.6.9 'soon' (i-swdr)
The verb -vswvr- means 'precede', 'do first', and so forth. In the 3MaSg Resit
form i-swar, with nonreferential 3MaSg subject, it can be glossed 'soon' and
can be combined (like an adverbial) with a finite complement.
(857) i-swar ordw-aen i-dsewal-aen
3MaSgS-precede.Reslt give.birth.Reslt-3MaPlS Pl-young.goat-MaPl
'Soon they (goats) will have given birth to young goats.' [K]
13.7 Factive 'that' complements (s, aAs)
13.7.1 Simple factive complements
The 'that' complementizer used with factive verbs like -vssvn- 'know' (also
verbs meaning 'believe', 'notice', etc.) is aAs (868), often reduced to s (or: as)
(859). The full form consists of Demonstrative ά (as in the common
complementizer a-\d illustrated in §13.3) plus cliticized Instrumental As.
