Re: [romconlang] Romlangs with articles < Lat. 'iste'?

From: Adam Walker <carrajena@hidden.email>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:52:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: [romconlang] Romlangs with articles < Lat. 'iste'?
To: romconlang@yahoogroups.com

--- Henrik Theiling <theiling@hidden.email> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> Southern/Balearic Catalan (and I think Sardinian,
> too) has articles
> derived from 'iste'.  E.g.:
> 
>    es vi     - the wine
>    sa caixa  - the bank
>    s'aigua   - the water
> 
> I like the sound a lot.  Does any romance conlang
> derive its articles
> this way?
> 
> Bye,
>   Henrik

I strongly considered it, but then went the more
normal route under Arabic influence.  (Of course I
ended up with a masc.fem. neut. distinction so it
isn't thï¿½t normal.)

Adam

Jin xividjilud djal suï¿½u ed falud ul Jozevu pomu instanchid ul andjelu djul Dominu sivi, ed idavi achibid jun al su sposa. Ed nun aved cuï¿½uxud ad sivi ancha nadud jan ad ul sua huiju primodjindu ed cuamad il su numi ul Jezu.

Machu 1:24-25

References:
- Romlangs with articles < Lat. 'iste'?
  - From: Henrik Theiling <theiling@hidden.email>

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