User:Laqme/Object-incorporating particle

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Toaq could have an object-incorporating particle like Lojban's be. Let's call it «do» (in neutral tone).

The idea is that vẻrb do óbject is a new intransitive verb that has the object slot filled. So, fıeq do lúa means "___ invents the story."

Pủ fỉeq do lúa jí da.
I invented-the-story.

From another perspective, do just makes an object-incorporating verb out of the preceding verb: pỏga do acts the same as pỏ.

There are two cool things that fall out of this beyond just making strange "VOS" sentences:

  1. Used with rising tone, it lets us say things like fíeq do lúa "the inventor of the story" (Lojban le finti be le lisri).
  2. Used with falling creaky tone, it lets us get rid of mid-falling tone by phrasing shàq jío as shãq do jío: "in front of the building". So this particle realizes Full Arguments.

Opacity

I'm not sure if hao do should be opaque like po, but I think it makes sense. Consequences include:

  1. Fíeq do sıa lua means "the one who invents no stories" rather than "no story's inventor". This is definitely more intuitive to me.
  2. Lỉaı gão do tu rua sa apı means something different from the old Lỉaı gào tu rua sa apı. This might be fine? Not sure which is more intuitive. Either is still achievable with prenex.
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