Re: No pronoun, no article

Remi Villatel scripsit:

> Could you tell me the name of a conlang, where the pronouns are replaced
> by another grammatical mechanism?
In Classical Yiklamu, the 1st and 2nd person pronouns are ordinary nouns
meaning "speaker" and "listener"; indeed other nouns could be used
if relevant as well, so that if you are talking to a teacher, you
could use "teacher" as a 2nd or 3rd person pronoun.

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        --Arthur C. Clarke, "The Nine Billion Names of God"
                John Cowan <jcowan@...>

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