Re: Icelandic language (was Re: World Pidgin Suffices)
| From: | Irina Rempt <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, June 16, 2000, 7:33 |
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On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Oskar Gudlaugsson wrote:
> Barry Garcia wrote:
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> >CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
> > >"sleikja" = 'lick', "sleikjo" = 'candy bar').
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> >Very interesting, so a candy bar is seen as something you lick? :).
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> Yes :). The English equivalent construction would be
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> 'chew' -> 'chewie' (chewing gum)
> 'lick' -> 'lickie' (candy bar)
I'd expect it to mean "lollipop" then :-)
> >Anyway, I like your system there. Pretty simple and sweet.
Seconded. I'm not usually interested in IALs, and only marginally in
pidgins, but this is really nice.
Irina
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