Theiling Online    Sitemap    Conlang Mailing List HQ   

Numbers (was: Conlang-to-conlang translation project)

From:Irina Rempt <ira@...>
Date:Saturday, May 8, 1999, 19:48
On Sat, 8 May 1999, Gary Shannon wrote:

> 5 -- hand (five fingers)
I don't know where the other Valdyan numbers come from (except the ones that are dual or plural forms of others) but _ran_ "five" is certainly derived from _rain_ "hand". Also the dual: _irain_ "(both) hands", _iran_ "ten". Irina Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastinay. irina@rempt.xs4all.nl (myself) http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsarempt/irina/frontpage.html (English) http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsarempt/irina/backpage.html (Nederlands)