Re: Third report on Koni - some grammar
| From: | Joe <joe@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, March 27, 2003, 20:06 |
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From: "Daniel Andreasson Vpc-Work" <daniel.andreasson@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:51 AM
Subject: Re: Third report on Koni - some grammar
> Christophe wrote:
>
> > English isn't either. The list can have only one official language,
>
> Why?
>
> > > In the present tense, the verb ends in |-r|. |apelav| 'to
> > > be called' becomes |apelar| 'is called'.
>
> > Am I right to see some French influence on that verb? ;))))
>
> Haha. I know. I noticed that too. AFAIK, that's a complete
> coincidence as she doesn't know one word of French. It does look like the
French verb in Spanish clothes though. :)
I think it's proably from latin 'appellare', rather than coincidence. Looks
fairly deliberate.