Re: Newbie here
From: | Mangiat <mangiat@...> |
Date: | Sunday, February 4, 2001, 12:36 |
> I find this *very* elegant and admire it quite a bit.
>
> Okay, I wrote the previous sentence and *then* realized that I have the
> same thing in my conlang, only under a different name. Go figure ;).
> In Yivríndil the particle is the less aesthetic 'ef', and the above
> sentence would be:
>
> Al sémayo ef Bob
> I am-called Quot Bob.
>
> > Sa itse ia hio'
> > they said Quot yes
> > "They said yes"
>
> Same deal in Yivríndil:
>
> Ela peyyal ef ké.
> They said Quot yes.
Italian has:
Hanno detto di sì.
They said of yes.
where 'of' is a Quot particle.
On the other hand, we have:
Mi chiamo Luca
litt.: I call myself Luca
My name's Luca
where there is no Quot particle.
Luca