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Re: conlang/natlang coincidences

From:Muke Tever <hotblack@...>
Date:Tuesday, February 10, 2004, 17:39
E fésto michael poxon <m.poxon@...>:

> Has anyone found coincidences across languages - for instance the Omeina > suffix -eta (signifying a collecion of related objects, for instance > ilma "bright star" > ilmeta "constellation (especially a notable one)". > Not only is the suffix phonemically the same as the Basque suffix -eta, > but means the same as well!
http://zompist.com/chance.htm *Muke! -- http://frath.net/ E jer savne zarjé mas ne http://kohath.livejournal.com/ Se imné koone'f metha http://kohath.deviantart.com/ Brissve mé kolé adâ.