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Re: Introducing myself, and several questions

From:Sanghyeon Seo <sanxiyn@...>
Date:Monday, February 14, 2005, 5:41
Damian Yerrick wrote:
> I understand that the lexicon can be reduced to sizes that > may initially appear absurd while retaining expressiveness. > Evidence: A conlang called Toki Pona manages to convey every > meaning one can think of in 120 basic words.
Philip Newton wrote:
> I doubt it, but this may not be the place to argue that. (I feel that > vagueness is built into the language, and that it's nearly impossible > to be arbritrarily specific without becoming too ambiguous in the > process or importing loan words.)
I studied Toki Pona for some time, and I agree. It is adequate for purposes it was intended, but not beyond that. Now, this must be the correct time to invoke the ceremonial language Damin, 250-words conlang by Austrailians. http://www.rickharrison.com/language/damin.html