Re: time and place

On Thu, 24 May 2001 06:23:01 -0700 Tom Pullman <tom@...>
writes:
> >root-words are:
> >NOW (with the meaning of "right now" or "this time").
> >HERE (with the meaning of "right here" or "this place").
> >AHEAD (with the meaning of "in front of").
> >AFTER (with the meaning of "behind").
> >i combine "ahead and after" with temporal "now" and lokative
> "here".
> >think of a man who is on the way walking from home to the church.
> >he started walking at 7:00 o'clock and he plans to arrive at the
> church at 8:00 o'clock.
> >his home lies *after* him. the church lies *ahead* of him.
> >the church is his target-place. it is *ahead here*. so far so good.
> >"8 o'clock" is his target-time. it is *ahead now*. so far so good.
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I like the idea... Rokbeigalmki does something similar.
The root _kadme_ (from _khada_ "1" and _mwe_ "move") means "precede".
The root _dume_ (_du_ "2") means "follow".
(just as a comparison, _tarme_ from _thara_ "3" means "multiply")

_Kadme_, when made an adjective (sudkadme) or adverb (elikuh-kadme), can
refer to something which is either in front in space, or earlier in time.
_Dume_, (suddume / elikuh-dume) can refer to something which is either
behind in space, or later in time.

This system isn't that unusual, look at English "before/after", Hebrew
"lifney/ahharey", Spanish "antes" (not sure about "despues", though)...

Rokbeigalmki also has a specific set of words to refer to the
combinations "here&now" and "then&there":
paz / pu = here / there
taz / tu = now / then
kaz / ku = here&now / there&then


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