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Re: The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

From:Jeffrey Henning <jeffrey@...>
Date:Tuesday, August 10, 2004, 5:36
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 23:05:38 -0500, Caleb Hines <cph9fa@...> wrote:

>Akathanu's noun-centric grammar is still forming (and there's virtually no >vocabulary yet), but at present it would go something like this:
Yay! Another fan of noun-centric languages! Kali-sise: Ka pi sisi se nunete ke ka lele pi kune-pinise se sisi se lete luka ke. RELATIVE-CLAUSE NOMINATIVE movement VERB mountain ACCUSATIVE RELATIVE-CLAUSE male NOMINATIVE beginning(opposite-end) VERB movement VERB little-thing rock ACCUSATIVE. "The man who moves a mountain begins by moving small stones." Best regards, Jeffrey