Re: Re : Re: Fw: irregular conlangs

Matt Pearson wrote:
>
>Mathias wrote:
>
> >all asian languages i know do have such counters.
> >in "Bluff Your Way in Japan" - very funny and very true -
> >Robert Ainsley lists the japanese counters that (bluffing) way :
> >
> >"People;
> >Small animals and fish, not including rabbits;
> >Large animals;
> >Birds (including rabbits);
> >Long narrow things;
> >Tiny things;
> >Flat things, not including tennis courts, airport runways or ponds;
> >Tennis courts, airport runways and ponds;
>
>[snip the rest of a very funny list]
>
>I've often thought about doing a conlang which had noun classes, just
>so I could have a little fun with bizarre categories.  How about a
>category for tortoise shells, fruit bats, pencils, and anything that
>makes you faintly nostalgic (unless it's light blue, in which case it
>goes in a different category).
>
>Just a little Friday afternoon silliness...
>
>Matt.
Dioi (I am not sure where it is spoken) has 55 different noun
classifiers, including 3 mutually exclusive ones for books, depending on
number of volumes and whether or not ledgers, but not simply the number or
use.

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