Lee,
> Dave,
> Yes, I understand what Rolf is saying. I agree with him and with you that
> there is no "separate" weqatal. I never said there was. But weqatals are
> *not* used like qatals without "we-". How do you explain that? That wasn't
> my point. The 2 components of the finite verb system are 1) prefix
> conjugation, 2) and suffix conjugation.
Um, now I'm confused. If there is no such thing, how can it be
used differently? Obviously I'm missing something here. As for the
2 components, am I correct in assuming that the WP is subsumed
under the prefix conjugation?