Re: Converse of tu'a/ demonstratives

[Jorge Llambias <jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU>]

la lojbab joi la kolin cusku di'e
> +++++++>
> I think we could use a ti/ta distinction; tu seems less important, but I
> would take it if there was support for all three.  I don't know any languages
> with 3 way demonstrative distinction to know whether they have 3 way predicate
> demonstratives as well.
> >++++++
> Japanese has the three-way distinction, and a wide range of derivatives.
> In particular, 'koo', 'soo', 'aa' are 'in this way', 'in that way', in yonder
>  way'.

That's interesting. In Spanish, we only have "asi'" (in this/that way), but it
is common to say something like "asi' o asa'", (in this way or that), even
though "asa'" by itself is not a word.

Jorge