Re: More wierd phonemes
| From: | Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, February 23, 2000, 19:18 |
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In a message dated 2/23/2000 12:35:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Christophe.Grandsire@BDE.ESPCI.FR writes:
<< NOTE: How do you call the different kinds of teeth in English and other
nat- and conlangs? In French, we have "incisives", "canines", "prémolaires"
and "molaires".
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In Kash: hici 'tooth, in genl.' -- hilica (+cut) 'incisor' -- hiraka (+big)
'molar'-- hirundet (+tear) 'canine; fang'. The word for 'bite' is related:
kici, and kici-kici 'nibble, gnaw'. Their dentists may make finer
distinctions.