Re: Abbreviations

Carsten Becker wrote:
> ... Just out of curiousity, this leads me to the question:
> Has anyone of you guys/girls created abbreviations for your
> conlang(s)? Not abbreviations for the conlang's name of
> course, I meant such abbreviations like "etc./&c", "e.g.",
> "i.e.", "et al.", "IIRC", "BTW", "AIUI" et cetera.
>
Good question!! Hmm, Kash has more than I remembered--

ki (gram.) animate < kayi 'alive'
trk ['traki](gram) inanimate < trakayi "un-alive"
kcc [ke'tSitSi] = www, their "internet" < kelun cilici web electronic
y [yam] = x in dimensions e.g. 5 y 8 = 5x8 < yam 'with'
myo ['moyo] for example < moyondi < moyot 'pattern, example'
mm ['mumu] vice-versa < mule-mulet < mulet 'backwards'
vh ['Bixa] i.e., viz., to wit < vihatni < vihat 'specific'
m [mi]? pi, 3.14159... < omi(s), math slang

kk ['kako] in bold/emphatic type-face: Karukolunda /karun xolunda/ "Duke" of
Holunda, by ext., the government-- e.g. "KK has announced..."; also k.ng for
Karungavatu /karun kavatu/ another ruler/country/government if one had to
distinguish the two (in his own country probably just kk ['kaka] :-) )

Others may be lurking in the to-do list.......
Maybe s = sim(bi) 'Mr.', l = lumi/lumbi 'Mme., Mrs., Ms. etc.'

I'm not sure email is as widely used there, but if it is, we could have pmnl
for "pun manimbur lembo" = IIRC

Clearly, we need "etc." "et al." --aha, ill for "i liya-liya" 'and others'
could do double duty (1); and academic stuff like "et seq.", "ibid.", "op.
cit.", "p. ~pp.", "sic", "sci."

Both a logo and an abbreviation:
la.ka.ho (written in the old syllabary style on their nameplate and
stationery; lkh (bold) in ordinary usage e.g. newspapers that lack the
syllabary font) Landiñ Kaçili Holundakale 'Bank of the Holundan People"
['landiNga'Sil_jixo"lunda'kale]

Indonesian has a raft of abbreviations and acronyms.
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(1) But Indo. distinguishes "dll." dan lain-lain 'and others' from dsb. dan
se/bagai/nya (lit. and a/kind/of.it) 'and so forth...'
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Interesting that Andreas has a construction company, I a bank -- I wonder if
that says something about our mind-sets??? :-))))))