Re: A noun class system
| From: | David Peterson <thatbluecat@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 9, 2004, 20:07 |
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<snip Pete's description>
Wow, cool! Here's a question I'll put to you that I've struggled with:
In having a very similar noun class system with Zhyler (not similar
classes, but similar in that they're suffixes), I've noticed that it's near
impossible to make short words, i.e., monosyllabic words. I don't
think there are any monosyllabic nouns in Zhyler (well, maybe one
or two), whereas in a language like English, most "basic" words are
monosyllabic. Is that a problem, or is that just something one has
to deal with? What do you think? Have you noticed something
similar with Kangathyagon? [Sorry; can't do thorn.]
-Dave
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