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Re: How to minimize "words" (was "Re: isolating conlangs")

From:<morphemeaddict@...>
Date:Sunday, February 25, 2007, 21:04
In a message dated 2/24/2007 7:54:17 PM Central Standard Time,
rakko@CHARTER.NET writes:


> > The primes "HAVE" and > > "WANT" are also not uncomplicated, considering that the English > > word "want" comes from a verb which meant "to lack" (and > > which still can, in certain contexts), and that many languages > > have separate notions of "having". > > Heck, many languages don't have a word for "have". >
But those languages have a way to say "have", even if it's not a single word. Finnish (minulla on = I have), Russian (u menya est' = I have, in addition to "imet'") come to mind. stevo