re: <vdi>- and -<e>
MDriest 
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 17:48:45 -0400

Universal peace and hello on all frequencies.

>>And is
>>k'wawje suposed to be "invitation"?  If so, then shouldn't k'wawja be
>>singular "one invitation" and k'wawje be "more than five
>invitations"?

>It hasn't been determined, or even considered, whether the "more than
>five" suffix bars the occurance of roots ending in <e>. "More than ten
>invitations" could be <k'wawzhe'e>, although that would be confused
>with invitation as audience to which a statement is addressed. It
>would be simplest if we barred final <e> in roots...

Thank you, Saul. This is something I have been waiting for: limits to the=

lay-out of words. I find that in most languages I know it is quite simple=
 to
see what kind a word is by looking at the lay-out. Vulcan sometimes lacks=
 this
principle, we should add this distinctiveness to our own. ;-)

Now, I must admit it was a long time ago I posted the last time and I see=
m
to have lost track a bit. Therefore I cannot propose limitations for noun=
s, =

verbs, adjectives etc. accurately. =

I feel it would be wise to make a clear distinction between where a prope=
r
word ends and where the suffix(es) begin. Maybe even by taking letters ou=
t.

<k'wawzhe> is 1 invitation. 5 invitations could be <k'wawzh'e>
In general, words are not supposed to need this. kohl, kohla, kohle.
Can someone elaborate on this?

>>Finally, Am I the only one who has a REALLY hard time saying "ticuxoy"?=

>>I find it rather anoying personally.
>Without intending offense to one who would be Vulcan, I must point out
>that it's supposed to be hard to say. ;-)

Is that so? A logical decision. But I do not find our current dialect ver=
y hard
to say. It lacks enough sounds to make it really hard. Or is it that I do=
 not
know the finer points of pronounciation? =

Theach me a language with 5 separate r's, I find that hard to pronounce. =
(These
languages actually do exist.)

Another thing. It was a long time ago that I got the first part of the Vu=
lcan
words generated automatically. Only the words beginning with A or somethi=
ng like that.
Were there any more generated?

Greetings,

Maarten=