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Re: yet another new conlang web page

From:Adam Parrish <myth@...>
Date:Friday, July 16, 1999, 19:39
On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, J. Barefoot wrote:

> Very nice. I really like the interesting consonant clusters yet, simple > pronunciation. Oh, and the periphrases, like verb + genitive + to be (duwak > is "to be," right?) for present progressive and verb + to have, for middle > voice. Good idea defining the meanings of middle voice outright; that can > get you in trouble. ;-) >
Yep, _duwak_ is "to be." Thanks for the encouragement! The periphrastic verbs are a favorite of mine too, especially the progressive tenses (I like the way they sound translated literally back into English -- "I am of to write"). Look for stuff like derivational morphology to come soon. If I don't suddenly lose interest. :) Later, Adam