Re: Word Creation

On 5/21/05, Adam F. <hypaholic@...> wrote:
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> Can you explain the Triliteral and Bisyllabic roots more? What does this
> mean? And it would be helpful is someone could give me some examples.


Triliterals consist of three consonants:

ktb - to write, writing

 kataba - he wrote
kutiba - it was written
katabtu - I wrote
 
yaktubu - he writes
kutub - book
maktab - desk
 
katabah - scribes
maktaba - library
kutayba - writ, document, ordinance 
This is the basic way Semitic languages form words, roots consist mostly of 
triliterals. Egyptian likewise also had lots of triliterals and lots of 
biliterals (two consonant roots)

Bisyllabic roots mean simply that the roots consist of two syllables:

idó - dog (Hiligaynon)
niyog - coconut (Tagalog)
buhay - life (Tagalog)
kahoy - tree (Hiligaynon)
langit -sky (Tagalog)

The Philippine languages use roots that are mostly bisyllabic, but not 
always.

My one a priori conlang uses mostly bisyllabic roots, but I include a few 
trisyllabic ones for variety. 


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