t-shirt phrase in Yivríndil (was Re: No Subject)
| From: | Jonathan Chang <zhang2323@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 28, 2000, 4:28 |
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In a message dated 2000:09:27 2:02:47 PM, jaspax@U.WASHINGTON.EDU writes:
>t-shirt phrase in Yivríndil:
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>Tolupawa rukelta paril . . . tokeltawa par!
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>To-lupa-wa ru-kelta par-il
>IMP-fight-habit.V anti-creation language-ADJ
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>to-kelta-wa par
>IMP-create-habit.V [a] language.
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>I had to coin a word for "extinction," and the word I coined,
>"anti-creation" unintentionally forms a neat antithesis with the word
>"create" in the next phrase :-). It's neat.
Nice-ness, indeed neat. I like that a lot... the semantic transparency...
BTW, what languages is Yivríndil influenced by? Tell us more about your
ConLang!!!
czHANg