Re: Tiny lexicon languages

On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Jim Henry wrote:

> No, I think the context suggested a tiny loglan.  I think such a
> language might be of interest if one developed it for a narrow
> semantic domain or social context.
>
> Personally I prefer a relatively small lexicon with creative use of
> derivation, but 20 roots is probably too small to be useful...  it will
> be interesting to try, though.
Here's an idea: let's modify the challenge.  Twenty roots.  As many
derivational mechanisms as you want.  As many grammatical rules as you
want.  Can be isolating, inflecting, or agulululululating.  Analytic or
synthetic, or any degree thereof.

But only twenty roots.

Eh?