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Re: POLITICS <G>: Trolls!

From:Stephen DeGrace <stevedegrace@...>
Date:Saturday, July 6, 2002, 19:24
--- In conlang@y..., Nik Taylor <fortytwo@G...> wrote:
> Stephen DeGrace wrote: > > I'd think it would be something for the Navajo to
be proud of,
> > really... JMHO... > > From what I've heard of the Navajo code-talkers,
they are proud of it. If was my language, I would be...
> Incidentally, I've heard it claimed that Navajo was
used because its so
> unique, and unlike any other language on Earth,
Hmm, that's interesting, must remember to look into that some time...
> but I'm sure that's an > urban legend of the same caliber as the 50,000 (or
whatever the figure
> is now) Eskimo words for snow. :-)
That's a grossly inflated figure. The actual number is 907 words for snow in Inuktitut. Extremely useful vocabulary in the burgeoning Canadian igloo industry, of course... you try constructing a 47 story igloo in downtown Toronto without some highly technical snow-related vocabulary... Stephen ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

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