Re: [TIED] The next etymological riddle

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From: Håkan Lindgren

To: Cybalist

Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 5:38 PM

Subject: [TIED] The next etymological riddle

I won't take part in the competition, but those who will may find some help here:

http://www.june29.com//HLP/lang/pidgin.html

Let me add that -im is the ending of transitive verbs and that 'bilong + N' is the analytic genitive in Tok Pisin. Tok Pisin has a really wonderful pronoun system. It distinguishes inclusive and exclusive pronouns (yumi = we including you; mipela = we without you) and dual, trial etc. numbers (mitupela = we two, but I don't mean you; yumitripela = you and me plus a third party). Artificial language makers might find some inspiration here.

 

Piotr

Sapos ol i karamapim bokis bilong yumi, orait bai yumi paitim as bilong ol.