--- Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...> wrote:
> Gary Shannon wrote:
> > Can anyone suggest a couple isolating
> > natlangs (for which grammars are readily
> available)
> > that I might take a look at for guidance and
> > inspiration?
>
> A recent thread on Vietnamese can help. It's the
> most isolating lang among
> large ones. See some Mandarin and/or Cantonese too,
> but they are less
> isolating. Try to find info on some African
> isolating langs: Yoruba, Igbo,
> Bamana.
>
<snip>
Thanks. I found some info on Thai grammar that helped
a lot. I will check out those other langs as well.
So far it looks like I was on the right track with my
embryonic isolating conlang project.
--gary