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Re: Tong-cho-la, a philosophical language

From:Joe Fatula <fatula3@...>
Date:Wednesday, April 16, 2003, 23:14
From: "Andrew Nowicki" <andrew@...>
Subject: Re: Tong-cho-la, a philosophical language


> Joe Fatula wrote: > > JF> For example, "ta-leowalkailu" means "the horse-cart". > > Too long. In Ygyde that would be "obojo" = "noun animal vehicle".
Then you have to ask yourself this - does "the horse-cart" mean the same thing as "noun animal vehicle"? Could "obojo" mean a dogsled, for instance? It could, since that is a vehicle pulled by an animal. In Tongchola, if you just wanted to say the equivalent of "obojo", you could say "taleo", which is just as short. How would you say "the horse-cart" in Ygyde so that it was distinct from other types of "obojo"?

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