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Re: caq



--- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, MorphemeAddict@... wrote:
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> Does "caq" mean 'long in space' or 'long in time'?  Or both?
> 
> long    caq M
> short (length)  pocaq
> 
> stevo   </HTML>
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At this point, both, but I don't like the word.  It should be reversible, because 'short' in both 
senses would be a frequent word.

I do have Arabic tawil (tall) and tliwa (short), but I think we need a separate word there.

There's Mandarin dwan (short) which could reverse to dnaw, but I'm inclined not to allow a dn 
initial, especially for such a common word.

I could use kor for short and kro for long.  If nobody has any better ideas, I will.