Re: Telek -- Invent a Language

Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
> Lovely!  I didn't do anything nearly so interesting..."language,"
> "speech" and "song" are all expressed by the same word in Chevraqis.
> Boring.  <G>
I consider that anything but boring.  I like that "song" and "language"
are the same word.  It seems kinda poetic in a way.

Vaguely related, the verb for "to sing" or "to chant" in Uatakassí is
_kassí_.  Folk-etymology connects this with Kassí, the ethnic name,
altho how exactly they're connected isn't clear.  They're not a
particularly musical people.  In reality, the words are unrelated.  The
verb comes from Common Kassí _kastíhë_, while the ethnic name comes from
_kërsé_

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