Re: A really odd language: Tolborese
| From: | Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 2, 2002, 19:13 |
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Teoh wrote:
>
> > I like the fact that the plurality and type of a noun are marked
>exclusively
> > on OTHER words, and can also be ambiguous if these other words are left
>out.
>[snip]
>
>I find that weirder than the fact that Ebisedian's pronouns do not
>distinguish between 2nd and 3rd person. :-P Nevertheless, I like
>ambiguities that requires context to determine its meaning. Ebisedian has
>a tendency to be quite context-sensitive.
What do you then think of Kalini Sapak's habit of marking noun gender on
verbs and adjectives, but not on the nouns themselves?
Andreas
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