Re: Re : Re: Fw: irregular conlangs
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, October 9, 1999, 18:31 |
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wayne chevrier wrote:
> 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.
Are you sure of this? This sounds like it might be another "Eskimo Snow
Myth"
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