Re: Long Languages

> Yes, Drasel=E9q is a bit long. The verbs are particularly ugly,
> I think; for example, the third person singular past tense
> is marked by -=FCaq, which is *very* long, and phonetically
> bothering. The ancient language had _uyaku_ as an optional
> particle for this purpose; Drasel=E9q transformed it into
> _=FCaq_ and a suffix, but it's still long, given the simplifying
> tendency of Drasel=E9q. The long passive participle mark,
> -tentan (for -ten verbs) is another such example. I've
> thought of shortening them but I'm stuck with lots of
> written "settled" texts that I'd rather not change.
>=20
>=20
> --Pablo Flores
You call that long, do you?  Try Aroven -yavet (shortest form: -yar)!
Despite some longish forms like this though, Aroven tends to be slightly
shorter than English in most contexts.  When the subject is science, philos=
ophy,
abstract topics in general, it is much shorter as this is Aroven's specialt=
y.
Agglutination is great for packing lots of meaning into a single word.

Josh

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