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--- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, <li_sasxsek@...> wrote: > > > > Behalf Of Rex May > > > > > 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. > > Maybe "pri" as in PRImary. > Pri already means "beg", unfortunately. How about "gul" from Cardassian? Seriously, it's a good word. "Prim" might be okay. To primceq - capital, to ceqprim - mayor. > > > > > > 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. > > There's always "dir" or "tir". I should have said, I think I'm reserving CVr for content words derived from CV's. A possibility is "halwa" from Hindi, etc. > > > > > > 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. > > Numbers are often read together. It would be best to make them as > distinct from each other as possible so I don't think it's a good idea > to have too many ending with "-l". You could always reassign "must" and > use "dwa" for "two". > Good point ? I think I'll go with "duy" which is Romany and Bengali. > > > > I'm rebuilding the whole thing from Here: > > http://ceqli.pbwiki.com/FrontPage > > I think using a Wiki is a much better idea anyway. The only thing I > don't like are most of these wikis use a font that's too small. I'm > sure there is some way around that though. > > > > 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. > > You may want to put a big notice with a link on this one letting > everyone know the site is moving. It looks like it hasn't been updated > in months and even uses the older "tceqli" orthography. > Yes, as soon as I get more up on the Wiki I'll do just that.