sovay: (Lord Peter Wimsey: passion)
sovay ([personal profile] sovay) wrote 2006-02-23 07:45 pm (UTC)

I love that in Quechua one can say (rather than the more definitive and usual Robertom kani: "I am Robert") Robertos kani: "Popular opinion has it that I'm Robert." There must be a niche for that kind of introduction somewhere. Possibly a comedy of identities.

I think I have heard of Kawésqar only because of its mythological past tense . . .

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