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Re: New Arvorec words

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Friday, May 25, 2001, 5:02
Dan Jones wrote:
> My sister's a lesbian, I'm a poof- the whole family is gay! (actually, > I don't have a sister) > > ObConlangQuestion: How would you express this in your conlangs?
Uatakassí has no words for "homosexual". You'd have to have some weird circumlocution like "My sister is attracted to women, I'm attracted to men, the whole family is attracted to people of the same sex", not exactly a catchy saying. :-) -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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