Re: nu alltr e gw alltr?

[Padraic Brown <pbrown@nova.umuc.edu>]

On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Raymond A. Brown wrote:

> >
> >By emphasis I meant not "emphasis of exclusivity" but general emphasis;
> >like _*WE*_ v. we.
> 
> Sorry - misunderstood.

Not a problem, Ray.  This distinction was news to me, and as far as I have
heard is only apparent in Quebecois.

> 
> Both Welsh & the Romancelangs have special set of disjunctive pronouns for
> this purpose.  The Welsh ones BTW are:
> finnau (south W.)/ minnau (north W.)           ninnau
> tithau                                         chithau
> yntau (Fr. lui)                                nhwthau
> hithau (Fr. elle)
> 
> I don't have the current Brithenig grammar at hand, but I imagine Andrew
> must have equipped Brithenig with its own set of disjunctive pronouns.

There are indeed; used after prepositions, when there are two pronouns in
the phrase and after the conjunction ca (than).

Padraic