Re: Longest words
| From: | Robert Hailman <robert@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 3, 2001, 22:59 |
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Daniel44 wrote:
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> Hei koikitin, (Hey everyone)
>
> I'm wondering, what's the longest word in a natural or constructed language
> that you can think of (and spell correctly!)
>
> Off the top of my head, Uusisuom has several good examples:
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> 'kirojarakahsoikatatsta' (22 letters)
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> lit: 'from the people who love books'
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> 'halosemijanvahojansoikatattin' (29 letters)
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> lit: 'to the people who study weather'
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> I'm sure I can think up some more!
>
Hmm. The longest I can think of in Ajuk is the one word sentance
"Shukajapasamudesha", but that's only 18. It means "We used to search
for ourselves." My copy of the Guiness Book of Records has a list of the
longest words in some languages. If I can dig that up, I'll check there.
--
Robert
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