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Re: Weekly Vocab 30

From:Eddy Ohlms <etg@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 25, 2003, 4:50
Christopher Wright wrote:

> 1. friend (can't believe I hadn't used this!) > A good friend is often a source of strife.
Flna-Friend(The l is syllabic) @xaflna @al||'emi
> > > 2. to take > For instance, my friend once took all my pens.
'Iðe-Steal(ð is implosive d) Skô-!x'â'iðealûmi maflna man!ôtmaû.
> > > 3. to tell > She didn't even tell me.
Knê-Tell Fneknêfîakami.
> > 4. to want > I wanted a pen and I didn't have one.
Je-Want to(j is implosive uvular) Jetmaqlîalima qlîfîalima.
> > > 5. to buy > I had to buy a new pen and ink.
!Esto-Buy Nutma nuks'o !estolilima'.
> > > 6. to end > But a good friendship can't end that easily.
|Xi-Cessative aspect I-@i-|xi@xaflnamâ, e!x'iêsniotsfamâ.
> > > 7. not > At least she's not a[n a]theist or [an/mon/dy]archist or a > [revolutionary/conservative].*
Fî-Not @xaksa t'e'ifîmi o-@'oksaîmi.
> > > 8. to support > But then, I'd support her no matter what.
|e-Support I-stôtqa|ekûmaxoi.
> > > 9. definition > That is the definition of "friend".
!Xeko-Define "Flna-sî" !x'i!xekotîsi.
> > > 10. both > We'd both do the same.
N|û-both N|ûkxsomâxoi.
> > > *I'm so controversial this week. > > wright?
I used conservative in this example. You can really see how common clicks are. They occur in about 25% of the morphemes, it seems, though they due make up 40% of the phonemes. You can also see just how polysynthetic it is. Those mood markers can be seen at the end of some words(-xoi is the hypothetical mood).