Re: Montanian
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, September 23, 2001, 21:01 |
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Quoting Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>:
> joe wrote:
> > Actually, there is no default gender, khu can mean woman just as
> > much as man.
>
> Then how do you specify "man"?
Well, what's the society like? Maybe being specific about
gender roles is taboo in their society, just like talking
about in-laws is taboo in many Australian aboriginal languages.
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Thomas Wier <trwier@...>
"Aspidi men Saiôn tis agalletai, hên para thamnôi
entos amômêton kallipon ouk ethelôn;
autos d' exephugon thanatou telos: aspis ekeinê
erretô; exautês ktêsomai ou kakiô" - Arkhilokhos
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