Re: [tied] Definite adjectives

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Harald Hammarstrom <haha2581@...>
wrote:

> > > Any light on these issues are appreciated. (The similarity in

Germanic can

> > > of course not be genetic).
> >
> > It seems to be an ancient areal thing -- like the postposed

articles in

> > the Balkan sprachbund.
>
> I only know that Bulgarian has a postp. article (which attaches to
> the adj. if there is one in the NP), which others?

Albanian, (Slavic) Macedonian, Romanian. Some have argued Crimean
Gothic had it too based on the occurrence of 'Rinck, sive Ringo'
for "ring" in Busbecq's list.

Torsten