Re: conlang greetings? (was Re: Let me introduce myself)
| From: | J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 3, 2001, 7:17 |
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In a message dated 02.12.2001 03:00:13 PM, jaspax@JUNO.COM writes:
>In Yivríndil, the standard greeting is "Aiya," and the leave-taking is
>"Laiya." Neither has any formal meaning--they're like "Hello" in
>English. However, because "aiya" looks like a verb, a verb "aiya"
>meaning "to greet" and a noun "ai" 'greetings' have been back-formed.
>
I found this rather amusing & likable ... South East Asian Chinese say
"Aiyah!" a lot ;P
OBCONLANG: in Lego - which is predominantly VSO, the slangy greeting is
the question-statement:
cwu continuo existe tu?
/kwu kon.tin.uo e.iks.iste tu/
_cwu_ is the question-marker
_continuo_ IIRC is an "aspect adverb" (?)
_existe_ is the verb (passive, stative)
_tu_ "you"
czHANg still workin' out Lego
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