Re: Flesh Eating Names

> Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> wrote:
> How do any of your conlangs name meat vs animal?
In Senjecas, the difference is made by putting the nouns in different
classes: -es class for animals > -os class for perceptible objects.

mhakes, cow; mhakos, beef
piskes, fish; piskos, fish
jorkes, deer; jorkos, venison
etc.

However, this is not quite unambiguous and a context is needed
because 'jorkos' could also mean a deer carcass lying on the side of
the road.

I can imagine a joke about what's for dinner. Jorkos.  Is that venison
or road kill?

Charlie

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