Re: Interesting Pronouns.
| From: | Dan Jones <feuchard@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 9, 2001, 1:10 |
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riú kakasev Andreas Johansson:
> Kansu? Anything to do with the Chinese province Gansu, also spelt Kansu?
Nothing at all. Kansu should stirctly speaking be written with an acute
accent over the u: Kansú. It's the name of a language which used to be
spoken on Telmona (my conworld), somewhat analogous to Sumerian. When I
referred to lexicalising rudeness, I was referring to "zyo" and "çyos",
which are both the "contemptuous" forms of "you" (singular and plural,
respectively). Therefore, if I came across someone bitching about me behing
my back I would say "ma zyo kasíei?" - what are you saying, scum?
Dan
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Ka yokonáu iti báyan: "cas'alyá abhiyo".
Ka tso iti mantabayan: "yama zaláyá
alánekayam la s'alika, cas'alika; ka yama
yavarryekayan arannáam la vácika, labekayam
vácika, ka ali cas'alyeko vanotira."
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Dan Jones