Re: Tiny lexicon languages
From: | Sally Caves <scaves@...> |
Date: | Friday, June 18, 1999, 2:16 |
Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
>
> On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Ed Heil wrote:
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> >
> > Bill in Latin is 'rostrum'.
> >
>
> Ah! That'll be an an apico-rostral stop, then, perhaps
> even voiced, or maybe warbled!
I think I shall make these starlings, because sparrows are
a little unimaginative in their vocal utterances. We'll
have to add a new word, though, to the starling lexicon:
poop. Or is it "shite" these days?
But then starlings don't care. Out of sight, out of mind.
:)
Sally
Quoth the raven, Verimak!