Re: Telona number system
| From: | Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, March 1, 2003, 16:53 |
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On Sat, 1 Mar 2003 15:21:51 -0000 Jonathan Knibb <j_knibb@...>
writes:
> Christophe a écrit:
> > Welcome back!
>
> Thank you! It's good to be back.
>
> > > If I get time over the weekend I'll try and post a little about
> > > the language if people are interested. (Cue Christophe :)) ).
> >
> > Hehe, I *am* interested, as usual ;))) .
> > [...]
> > I love number systems, so please show yours :) .
>
> Knew I could rely on you :)
>
> Rather than give the whole system of rules, maybe it would be more
> fun
> just to list the first few numbers and let people work it out. I
> will
> warn you though, it depends on spotting some phonological
> alternations! Incidentally, there's no particular significance to
> the
> way I've grouped the numbers.
>
> Have fun ... < monospaced font recommended :) >
>
> 1 - na 5 - chu 9 - divi
> 2 - ra 6 - dena 10 - tha
> 3 - pen 7 - co 11 - lali
> 4 - sur 8 - salte 12 - ite
>
> 13 - tedith 17 - nua 21 - co efen
> 14 - co ala 18 - divi ala 22 - lali ala
> 15 - vami 19 - ru ildivi 23 - ru allali
> 16 - salte ala 20 - tha ala 24 - ite ala
>
> 25 - chu ede 29 - ca eso 33 - lali efen
> 26 - tedith ala 30 - vami ala 34 - nua ala
> 27 - divi efen 31 - ru alvami 35 - co ilku
> 28 - co ilcur 32 - salte ilcur 36 - divi ilcur
>
> 37 - ca ildivi 41 - ca alta 45 - divi ilku
> 38 - ru ildìvi alá 42 - co eldena 46 - ru allàli alá
> 39 - tedith efen 43 - ru eso efén 47 - ru ilu alláli
> 40 - tha ilcur 44 - lali ilcur 48 - ite ilcur
>
> What do you all think? Does it make any sense? Is it plausible??
> (And who can tell me what 1918 comes to in this system? :)) )
it looks interesting, and seems to make sense. i'm not sure if it's
plausible because i don't know exactly how it works. as for 1918, how
about "ru ilu ilu ilu ilu ilca eso alá"?
> Jonathan.
Robert Wilson
han_solo55@juno.com
http://kuvazokad.free.fr
fanai kabl dala ninl.