Re: Saying "Thank you."
From: | Roger Mills <romilly@...> |
Date: | Monday, August 20, 2001, 3:42 |
Sally Caves wrote:
Also, I'd like to ask you if you
would volunteer your words for "thank you" in
your languages, so she can get a taste of it.
Even if you didn't hear the interview, or like it,
it would be great if I could treat her to the look
and sounds of your languages--I'm also curious!
How do you say "thank you" in your conlangs?
How do you analyze it grammatically, and how
do you pronounce it?
Kash: makuvus [ma'kuBus] 'I thank (you)' --([ma'kuvus] OK-- actually, their
lower teeth touch the upper lip; they are non-human, after all).... /ma-/ '1st
pers.sg.' + /kuvus/ 'to thank, give thanks'.
Roger Mills