Noun Classes (was Re: New Language: Zhyler (Noun Classes) )

<OTOH it can be completely arbitrary.  One of the classes of Swahili is
ki-,
pl. vi- ('knife' is one member of this class, IIRC it applies generally
to
long things).  The borrowed word for a traffic-circle (roundabout) is
said
to be /kiplefti/, plural /viplefti/.>
Then the reason would be that it's a loan word, crushed into
submission—excuse me, a noun class. If it wasn't a loan word, I'd argue
for it being a subset of "road", which would probably be in that class.

>Lesson one:  Oh, no, there isnt!!  :-(  or  :-)
If you go back far enough, you'll usually find some reason, no matter how
flimsy, as long as your knowledge is complete.

I made a set of about a dozen noun classes to be used sometime in the
Future.

The flitting
Chris Wright