Re: basic morphemes of a loglang
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, November 30, 2003, 2:42 |
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Steg Belsky wrote:
> Rokbeigalmki has aspects of this kind of stuff. For instance, there
> are certain word-final consonants that are heavily associated with
> certain classifications: /d/ sentient (mald=human), /l/ animal
> (beijambal=bear), /s/ plant (ghoumfes=wheat), /t/ time (seflat=night),
> for example.
> So sometimes you get the same root with different suffixes:
> slyithl = snake
> slyiths = honey locust tree
Could it be a vestige of a gender system?
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