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Re: Valentine's Day Translations

From:Carlos Thompson <chlewey@...>
Date:Thursday, February 11, 1999, 3:35
PAN_HU_TE_NI^KE_DE^YI_LO^YUN/PI~POM~ (Nik Taylor wrote):

>In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd ask for a translation of "I >love you". Natlangs I know of (I received most of these in an e-mail, >so if they're wrong, please inform me):
In Hangkerimce: PU_HIN/LA_KUN~PO/YI_KUN/HA\ In Kizidanoce: pu hein la lengquim yi koungha KUN~PO/, quongpo: erotic (and romantic) love. LEN^KIM~, lengquim: love of family or friend. Kizidanore would use "lengquim" for the love from God and romantic love. Hangkerimre would use KUN~PO/ for any love between a couple. In Rithian: le laha -- Carlos Th