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--- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, "HandyDad" <lsulky@r...> wrote: > --- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, Rex May - Baloo <rmay@m...> > wrote: > > harkirpe barber compound > > harskimpe hairdresser compound > > sirpeyn headache compound > > paynojaw weigh (find weight) compound > > tawilxa height compound > > tliwa short reversal > > balge high compound > > dimge low compound > > -- > > Regarding "tliwa": does initial "tl" occur in Italian? If not, then > would that be a reason for not using it here? ---K Hm. A better reason wd be that you don't like it :) Actually, initial 'tl' does seem weirder even than 'dl'. I'm willing to ban it. And, since ceqli tries not to be too dogmatic, the reversal of "tawil" can be "tilwa". Actually, though, Italian is a damn good standard to go by.