Re: Essentialist Explanations, 8.0 edition
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 25, 2001, 2:51 |
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John Cowan wrote:
>
> I want to note my appreciation to everyone who has contributed
> E.E.'s, and to point out that with just eight more ...
> (I know you think you've heard this before, but you haven't!)
> ... I will have 350!
Here's a few more to add:
Northern Uatakassí is essentially Southern Uatakassí with no diphthongs
and all the vowels turned to /i/.
Southern Uatakassí is essentially Northern Uatakassí with no codas and a
bunch of weird consonants.
Vulgar Uatakassí is essentially Standard Uatakassí spoken by lazy
foreigners.
Conversely, Standard Uatakassí is essentially Vulgar Uatakassí spoken by
snobs.
Uatakassí is essentially Hawaiian spoken by Finns on crack. (Submitted
by Amber Adams)
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