Re: Teeth (was: Re: More wierd phonemes)

Christophe asked:

>> NOTE: How do you call the different kinds of teeth in English and other
>> nat- and conlangs? In French, we have "incisives", "canines", "prémolaires"
>> and "molaires".
The English terms are by and large the same similar to the French:

        incisives               incisors
        canines         canines
        prémolaires     bicuspids
        molaires                molars

Bicuspids are so called because they have two points (as opposed to the
one-pointed canines or the many-pointed/ridged molars).

I've never thought to give separate Tokana names to the different kinds of
teeth.  That's one bit of esoterica that's escaped my attention.  The
Tokana word for tooth is "suk".  There's also a word for "sharp tooth"
or "fang", but I don't remember what it is.

Matt.