Re: kinship terms (Henaudute)

From: "Cheng Zhong Su" <suchengzhong@...>

> > Now, I ask again. What does your *conlang* say the
> > word for "mother's
> > cousin's husband's sister" is?
> >
> > --
> > Fabian
> Mother's cousin, if male called 'jiu', if female
> called 'yi'. Her husband was called 'yifu' as 'fu' is
> the husband. Her huasband's sister, if younger than
> her husband called 'xiaogu', older her husband called
> 'dagu'. Put them together, mother's cousin's husband's
> sister, if younger than her husband called
> 'yidexiaogu', if older than her husband called
> 'yidedagu'.
Sorry, but which word of "your *conlang*" did you not understand? Or are
you claiming to have invented Chinese?

--
Fabian
Teach a man what to think, and he'll think as long as you watch him. Teach
a man how to think, and he'll think you're playing mind games.

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