Re: Beijing, Zhongguo, etc. (was Re: 'out-' affix in conlangs?)
From: | Herman Miller <hmiller@...> |
Date: | Friday, August 22, 2008, 0:59 |
Eugene Oh wrote:
> Are Tirelat and Minza related, actually? /T/ is a tough sound to replace
> indeed -- How do others do it, I wonder? Japanese does it by [s], Cockney by
> [f], and many languages (including French) by [t].
>
> Eugene
Tirelat and Minza are only related in the sense that Minza borrows from
everything. The core of Minza grammar and basic vocabulary is mainly
from Lindiga, but Tirelat is another source of Minza vocabulary.