Re: Icelandic language (was Re: World Pidgin Suffices)

Irina replied:

> > Yes :). The English equivalent construction would be
> >
> > 'chew' -> 'chewie' (chewing gum)
> > 'lick' -> 'lickie' (candy bar)
>
>I'd expect it to mean "lollipop" then :-)
>
Yes, you're right; I was confusing English words, that all ;) Though I claim
to know English at the native speaker's level, many childhood words (such as
lollipop etc) are not clear in my vocabulary.

> > >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.
Thanks a lot, very encouraging. I hope I can go on to give you examples of
words, so you'd see the whole point of the phonology.

Oskar :)
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