Re: Translations: "Happy Holidays" and Language Quotes

In a message dated 2002/12/13 11.24.35 AM, christophe.grandsire@FREE.FR
writes:

>En réponse à J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...>:
>
>>     haba numba duo lego, tada haba numba duo menta.
>>
>>     /xa.ba num.ba du.o le.go ta.da xa.ba num.ba du.o men.ta/
>>
>>     have number two language, ta-da, have number two mind.
>>
>>     "One mind plus one mind equals a Third Mind." - William S.
>> Burroughs
>>
>>     solo menta ad solo menta tada Numba Trio Menta.
>
>I just LOVE the grammaticalisation of "tadaa!". What a neat idea!
    ::bows with a humble lingua-mangler's grin:: Grazi, CG!!

>Is it just a copula or does it have a special meaning only for this kind of
equations?

    Hehe, it has 2 major uses in gomilego:
    1) _tada_ can mean "then" (as in conclusion to a progressive
chronological sequence or the effect, result or condition of some
aforementioned state)
    2) a nice pidginization of _tota_, "total/totals"

    Notice the numbering system? Somewhat coopted from musical terminology,
calendar months, and geometry, hehe... (of course, I haven't hammered it out
into finalized gomilego just yet...)

    solo, duo, trio, cwad, penta, sex, septa, octa, novem, deca, deca-solo,
etc..

    My other numbering option is:

    eno, dui, tri, cwadra, penca, six, septa, octo, nova, deca, deca-eno, etc.

    Or even go with the International Maritime "SeaSpeak" numbering system...
My SeaSpeak resource is packed away right now...

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