Re: A Conlang, created by the group?

On Sat, 10 Oct 1998 15:04:34 -0300, Pablo Flores
<fflores@...> wrote:

>That's why I want to do -- some pure verbal roots. And I guess the =
others
>would agree to that? Otherwise the case system will have to be =
redefined.
>We don't want that, do we?
>
>If we have, say, _kjak-_ "bite", we could have
>
>kjako      "a biting" (the action, default noun meaning)
>kjakailo   "a bit" (the mark of the dog's teeth, a derivative meaning =
"result")
>kjakango   "biter" (i. e. the dog)
>kjakes-    "(be) bitten" (new stem)
>kjakeso    "a being bitten" (the action from the point of view of the =
patient)

I like that, and the general idea of V(V)C for derivative suffixes is a
good one. That means it might be wise to stick to CVCCVC-type words for
roots in the B vocabulary (less frequently used words), to avoid being
confused for derivatives of CVC words.