Re: polysynthetic languages

Christophe Grandsire wrote:

> En réponse à Eddy the Great :
>
>
> I *love* polysynthetic languages, speaking one myself :))) (Oh my, this
> innocent remark is gonna start a long thread like last time I'm sure! ;))) )
What polylang do you speak?

>
> >@iknêtîma !mnê/atîmek.
> >@i-knê-tî-ma mnê/a-tî-me-k.
> >when-say-3SOS-1SSA write-3SOS-2SSA-command.
> >When I say something, write it down.
>
> Interesting, the order of the personal affixes make it Vos. I like this
> word order :))) .
It doesn't really have word order since if the noun isn't incorporated, it's role
is clearly indicated by verb inflections.

>
>
> What kinds of clicks are they? You can use
> http://www.ling.hf.ntnu.no/ipa/full/ to find out which IPA characters
> correspond to those sounds, as well as
> http://cassowary.free.fr/Linguistics/cxschart.png to find out how we
> represent usually the IPA on this list (note: phonetic transcription is put
> between brackets []). I'd like also to know what the circumflex represents
> here: long vowels?
>
The circumfix represents pharyngealization of the vowel. @ is a bilabial click
and / is a dental click. ! is ana alveolar click.

>
> Like it so far, please tell us more about it! What's its name by the way?
Interestingly, it doesn't have a formal name. I used to call it Têl@uilgo/, but
that name is based on stuff that has changed as I've modified the language. It is
often called Kûknêtîmâ(We speak it) or Kûtêl@uûknêtîmû(The Terps speak it, the
Terps are the speakers of it and I'll explain them if you ask).

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