Re: CHAT: Star Wars and its conlangs

Nik Taylor wrote:

> Tom Wier wrote:
> > For example, I'm pretty sure I saw a consistent use of -sa /-s@/
> > to indicate possession:  I am pretty sure /mis@/ is what was
> > used to indicate "my"
>
> However, Jar-Jar once said /misa no laik dis/, where /misa/ appeared to
> be used as a subject, and also, something like /misa h@ngri/ or
> something like that, for "I'm hungry"
Hmm... I think that's true.  But then, that would seem to confirm
its status as a pidgin, or at least, a pidgin undergoing creolization,
since such languages often show astonishing variety in basic forms
of pronouns and such.  Also, the lack of a copulative "be" also
points to a pidgin or creole.

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