Re: Toki Pona survey

Henrik Theiling comunu:

>Have a look at the lexicon of Jeffrey's Kali-sise, which has 400 roots
>but an *enormously* large lexicon with compounds.  It's a similar
>system, but more elaborate and not pidgin (actually, Kali-sise has a
>lexicon that large that it blows my head off.  When did Jeffrey have
>the time to do *that*??)  His root list includes 'kape' for 'coffee',
>which I don't consider necessary as a root if you want 400 words max.
>But it's a good root, of course. :-)
It's based on the Dublex compounding system, which was a collaborative effort:
http://www.langmaker.com/dublexnav.htm

Many people on this list contributed terms.

There's an Excel spreadsheet on the site that will allow you to enter 400
roots and have your own compounds generated.

As for finding the time, the average American watches 4 hours of TV a day --
as an unaverage American, I only watch sporting events and some kids shows,
so on average I watch a half hour of TV a day (which most weeks is just a
3.5 hour football game).  I try to spend at least 15 minutes a day on
Langmaker.com, and then odd moments as I find them on my own conlangs -- at
least an evening a week.  My other time-saver is that I have automated
Langmaker.com, so it is no longer tedious to maintain.


Trebor comunu:

>I am not insulting Dublex, Jeffrey; I like that project and would
>definitely be disappointed if you ever scrapped it!
It will never be scrapped; in fact, inspired by the Lojban etymological
dictionary, I placed the Dublex materials in the public domain.  Dublex is a
framework that others can use to develop their own languages.  I've used it
in such a way with Kali-sise.

Best regards,

Jeffrey