Re: My languages

On Wednesday, November 28, 2001, at 10:01 , wayne chevrier wrote:

> I have already posted on Lisanek, so I would to mention my other projects,
> which are more sketches than anything else.
>
Sketches are good.  :-)

> Lisando:(the name is provinsional)
>
(You mean provisional?  <G>)

> five genders:
> divine: gods, groves, springs, weather, priests, chiefs, smiths(and their
> tools), herbs, ceremonies, certain animals, ritual objects, etc.
> dangerous: adult human males(except in insults), weapons, carnivores,
> dangerous bits of landscape, wild boars, etc.
> domestic: all humans not already mentioned, tools, houses, fleas, etc.
> edible: plants and animals eaten for food(except herbs and sacrificed
> animals)
> other: everything else
> SVO, verbs have object prefix and subject suffix
>
I like your gender system--it looks quite practical-minded.  :-)  I
especially like the "divine" and "dangerous" categories.  How are indirect
object-like things handled?

If you develop your sketches further, post!  Post!  <manic yet somehow
friendly grin>

Yoon Ha Lee [requiescat@cityofveils.com]
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