282 6 PrepositionsA variety of examples are in (281). Note particularly the partitive function
in (281 .g-h); a similar example with 'who?' is (777) in §12.3.8. Such partitive
phrases also occur with numerals (e.g. 'four in [=of] the ...'). (281 .j) is a good
example of the apparent ablative gloss 'from', actually attributable to the
motion verb.
(281) a.b.szzasY-asn [daer ae-kall en-dasr]
dwell.PerfP-3MaPl [in Sg-land Dist-Anaph]
'they (have) lived in that country.'a-w-a rserr
Dem-Ma-Dem.Sg indeed
1-kkaes-aen
3MaSgS-remove.PerfP-Partpl.MaSg [in
'that is precisely what removed them from (=forced them to
leave) the land'.[a-\taen
[Foc-\3MaP10
[dasr ae-kall]]
Sg-land]]da2Y t-ae-haji-t-t
in Fe-Sg-be.long.time.VblN-Fe-FeSg
'for a long time'i-fannsezAdaer-sasn lirsad
3MaSgS-diminish.LoImpfP-\in-3MaPl destruction
'Loss (of life and livestock) is diminishing among them.'wser 0-aewwed abba-nnet
Neg 3MaSgS-reach.PerfN father-3SgPoss
[dasY t-assajrst-t]
[in Fe-length-FeSg]
'He isn't at tall as (=he is shorter than) his father.' [K-d]daeY "as-jaszzl-nnask
in Sg-opinion-2SgPoss
'in your opinion'andek [daeY "0-kall-aen 1-dasY]
which? [in Pl-land-MaPl Prox-Anaph]
w-a-\s 0-ojasr
Ma-Dem.Sg-\Instr 3MaSgS-be.bigger.PerfP
'Which of (=among) those lands is the bigger?'