Re: Arabic greeting (was: Re: Somewhat Off-Topic: thinking in conlangs)
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 15:20 |
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On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 14:57, Eugene Oh <un.doing@...> wrote:
> Obconlang: How many of the greetings on CALS are actually variations of
> "peace"?
FWIW, modern Greeks wish each other "health" rather than "peace".
(I imagine that in many languages, "health" is popular in toasts. I'm
not sure how widespread it is in greetings, though.)
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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