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On 10/24/2012 08:37 PM, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> does a typical natlang have? Of course this varies by whether the languag=
e is=20
> spoken by hunter-gatherers, farmers, industrialists, or computer users. I=
'm=20
> wondering how Lojban's set of gismu compares to natlangs.
>=20
> Pierre
>=20

I suspect there's less of a clean definition of "root word" in a
language with centuries of etymology behind it.

Is "twelve" a root word in modern English?
(twa + lif =3D two + leave-behind)

Is "=E3=DD=ED=EF=F2" or "-gen-" a root word in modern English?
(generate, gender, genius, hydrogen)

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