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Re: Tricky translations

From:caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...>
Date:Sunday, January 16, 2005, 2:00
--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Sai Emrys <saizai@G...> wrote:
> > "Rock" and "stone". > > That makes me think of another one - [animal] and [meat product]. > > - Sai
IN Senyecan this is easily done. The word for the animal is in the animate -en class. The some word for the meat is in the inanimate - on class µácen - cow; µácon - beef. óµen - sheep; óµon - mutton. yórcen - deer; yórcon - venison. Charlie http://wiki.frath.net/User:Caeruleancentaur

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Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...>
Roger Mills <rfmilly@...>Animal/meat (was Re: Tricky translations)