> > It just occured to me I have no way in Vaior to say "I spent much of
> > today reading."
> >
> > How do other languages handle this idea? I'm thinking mostly about
> > natlangs, but conlangs that have avoided the monetary associations
> > would be interesting to me, too.
Mujai uses a transitive form of the verb "kuili-" "to stand." So:
ir kuilikur ivikur huvur.
I stand look book.
"I spent/spend time reading."
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Prurio modo viri qui in arbore pilosa est.
~~Elvis
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