Re: polysynthetic languages
| From: | Jeff Jones <jeffsjones@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, September 17, 2003, 10:34 |
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 20:35:43 -0400, Eddy the Great <ohlms@...>
wrote:
>I've been receiving this thing for a while, but only recently have I
>figured out how to post.
Congratulations! It took me a while too.
> How do you like my polysynthetic conlang?
>
>@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.
>
>There are clicks in it and @ and / represent those. What do you think?
Polysynthetic languages are neat. Questions:
What clicks, specifically?
What does the "!" do?
I assume that 3SOS is 3rd person singular object of come kind and
1SSA is 1st person singular subject?
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