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--- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, <li_sasxsek@...> wrote: > > (Removed &#$^ing HTML!) > > > ... > > > ba (thing) > diq > > be okay. It's already a GW. > > bi I think okay, as it's a copula, equivalent to "=" > > I recommend setting this in stone. done! > > > > bo meaning 'boss' > could become 'stro', truncating the Eo 'estro', > but that's > > rather too consonant-rich. How about 'bwan' from 'bwana'? It can > take -i or -o > for sex. > > I like "xef", from Fra "chef", or Eng "chief" also cognate with Spa > "jefe". Can also mean something like "main". Me, too. But it has to be nCnV to be a Ceqli morpheme. > > > > bu already GW > > > > ca, ci, cu Already GW's as are co (what was just said) and ce (what > will be > > said) > > > > da GW already > > de no meaning assigned > > di (animal) > this is a tough one. "bru" from "brute"? "fera" from > Latin? > > How about "zo" as in "zoology". The "zoo-" prefix is familiar. Yes, but it can't be a CV, because I'm in the process of making all CV's into grammar words. > > > > do GW already > > du means "two" But numbers must not be GW's. Possibilities: duy from > Bengali, > > dva from Russian, byan from Garifuna, dul from Korean, doi from > Romanian, daw, > > from Welsh > > Depends on the shape you are trying for but maybe "dwa". "dva" is too > hard to pronounce. From what you have here, I'd choose that or maybe > "dul". Agree onf the 'dva.' I think Ceqli can handle that combination, but it shouldn't be used in a high-frequency word like 'two.' Now, I already have "dwa" for "must," from the French, and would hate to lose that. So that leaves 'dul,' which is good in itself, but I already have two Korean numbers cil and pal, 7 & 8, ending in -l. But I think it's the best choice. > > > > Three sets are enough. Appreciate everybody's input on the above > choices. > > > > > BTW: I have a question about Ceqli's website. Where is it? There are > several I've found on the web but none that I've found appear to be > current. Unilang Wiki could be a good home for it. Much better than > Geocities. It's a bit difficult to make suggestions without a current > reference to go by. > I'm rebuilding the whole thing from Here: http://ceqli.pbwiki.com/FrontPage And I'm leaving the stuff up at: http://www.geocities.com/ceqli/Uploadexp.htm as it's the most current prior to this upheaval. So those two pages are the place to go. Ur-Ceqli is here http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7429/ and is totally obsolete, tho there may be some old ideas in it worth reviving.