Re: Bootstrapping a cooperative conlang

In a message dated 11/17/2007 11:42:33 PM Central Standard Time,
hmiller@IO.COM writes:


> your
> > hosts in Nepal may be as confused by your request for a word for mouse as
> the
> > natives of Australia were when asked for the word for kangaroo (their
> answer was
> > "I don't know").
>
> I've heard that said about the word for kangaroo, but that seems to be
> the linguistic equivalent of an urban legend.
It still makes my point.

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