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Re: Emphatic Numbers

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Friday, September 14, 2001, 18:34
Patrick Jarrett wrote:
>I was doodling with my language yesterday, that is making no permanent >changes, but adding and changing the grammar temporarily. And I had an >idea. > >What if there was an alternate set of noun number endings instead of just >nullar, singular and plural -- and then I created the emphatic number >endings. > >Numbers: > > a.. Nullar: -O/-wO trans: I have 0 apples > b.. Singular: -- / -- trans: I have an apple > c.. Plural: -ur / -gur trans: I have apples > > > > >Emphatic Numbers: > > a.. Nullar: -A/-wA - translated: I have absolutely 0 apples > b.. Singular: -nO/-nO - translated: "I have only one apple" or "The >apple" > c.. Plural: there is no Emphatic plural >There are two endings each because the first is for a noun which ends in a >consonant, and the latter is for a vowel ended word. I did not at this time >include a plural emphatic though I could "I have MANY apples" its something >I am considering.
You could also want to express "I have THE apples". Andreas _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp