----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Nierse" <rnierse@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: The Language Code
> >n number
> >s singular
> >d dual
> >t trial
> >p plural
> >f paucal ("just a Few things")
> >a distributive ("things All over the place")
> >g collective ("things Grouped together")
> ...
>
> Dirk, can you include ' i inverse ' á la Kiowa? I happen to have that in
my conlang.
>
>
> >d (Devanagari-style script -- what's the term?)
> Isn't that Abjad or abugida?
Devanagari is a syllabary. An Abjad is one without vowels...
> Rob
>