Weekly Vocab 6: to know
| From: | Garrett Jones <conlang@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 7, 2003, 15:57 |
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something interesting i noted with people's translations for the verb 'to
know': all but one person's conlang either had more than one word for the
english word 'to know' or omitted a word in one case.
Jake X:
- (implied): ability to use
- bocib [ .. tdea ym ]: know [ .. what in ]
Mark J. Reed's Methkaeki:
- bupeth: to know how [to]
- buthush: know, be aware of
Roger Mills' Kash:
- makaya [ .. valuñi ]: I-know [ .. method-its ]
- matimbat [ .. kotani ]: I-know [ .. its-word ]; know a person or be
familiar with
Mike Ellis: one word for both
- s'iznek: to know
Garrett Jones' Minyeva (mine):
- tone: know how (to use)
- bavi: know about, know what
michael poxon:
- Induna .. dilde na: to me is the skill
- mali: have knowledge of something
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Garrett Jones
http://www.alkaline.org
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