Re: Let Me Introduce Myself
From: | David Peterson <digitalscream@...> |
Date: | Thursday, November 29, 2001, 4:00 |
In a message dated 11/28/01 5:49:16 PM, fortytwo@GDN.NET writes:
<< > Just seeking clarification. Also, someday I really should collect
> greetings in the conlangs of people on this list... >>
There are three in Megdevi, but two are just abbreviations:
hilejfat = "happiness", but is used to mean "hello"
hilejf = shortened form
hilej = even more shortened form
The transition is something like "hello" to "h'lo" [hlow] to "hi".
-David
"s&m raSalo SirejsatIm, spAjs Zi v&TIl dZaGagzaZA."
"If it keeps on rainin', the levee's going to break."
--Led Zeppelin