[91794] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] latlh mu' chu'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (De'vID jonpIn)
Sat Jan 21 09:40:37 2012
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Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:40:22 +0100
From: "De'vID jonpIn" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>
To: tlhIngan-Hol@kli.org
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loghaD:
> However, I believe it was in the tlhIngan Hol jatlhwI'pu' Facebook group
suggesting it was based on the Latin mille "thousand", and the Ancient
Greek =CE=BB=CF=8C=CE=B3=CE=BF=CF=82 (l=C3=B3gos), one of the meanings of w=
hich is "word".
>
> These words have spread wide and far since their original use, so Marc
could certainly have taken them from another set of languages, but Latin
and Ancient Greek strike me as being very likely candidates, as these words
are well-known even among non-speakers, and because I'd wager it's
difficult to go through an education in linguistics without being heavily
exposed to these languages.
Ah, of course, Latin and Greek. That makes much more sense.
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<p>loghaD:<br>
> However, I believe it was in the tlhIngan Hol jatlhwI'pu' Face=
book group suggesting it was based on the Latin mille "thousand",=
and the Ancient Greek =CE=BB=CF=8C=CE=B3=CE=BF=CF=82 (l=C3=B3gos), one of =
the meanings of which is "word".<br>
><br>
> These words have spread wide and far since their original use, so Marc=
could certainly have taken them from another set of languages, but Latin a=
nd Ancient Greek strike me as being very likely candidates, as these words =
are well-known even among non-speakers, and because I'd wager it's =
difficult to go through an education in linguistics without being heavily e=
xposed to these languages.</p>
<p>Ah, of course, Latin and Greek.=C2=A0 That makes much more sense.</p>
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De'vID</p>
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