[jbovlaste] Re: Alice in Wonderland nix

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

I have no problem with syllabic "L", so don't mind "nanl".
    --gejyspa


On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:18 PM, A. PIEKARSKI <totus@rogers.com> wrote:
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>>I see.
>>I still think {nax} is a confusing choice given its rafsi association.
>>I think, given the lack of a short rafsi for {nanla} we could resort to:
>>{nanlal}.
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> If we use {naun} for 'Mr.' then we can use {naux} for
> Master.  Symmetry preserved!
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> totus
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>>>> > So I propose also these rafsi-based cmevle:
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>>>> > {nim} for Ms.
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>>>> > Since no rafsi are available for Mr. and Master,
>>>> > I propose:
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>>>> > {nax} for Master
>>>> > {nan} for Mr.
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>>>How about {naur}? What's {nax} from, besides the
>>>> North Caucasus?
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>>>The reason I chose {nax} and {nan} was to provide some
>>>symmetry - although I don't feel that strongly about it.
>>>
>>>.nix. (Miss)
>>>.nax. (Master)
>>>.nan. (Mister)
>>>.nim.(Ms)
>>>Aviv, the meaning of 'Master' here is the male counterpart of 'Miss'.
>>>Not much used in English these days, but it is used in other
>>>languages.
>>>
>>>Using short rafsi as a base was a fine idea, but we can't stick to it
>>>too religiously.  {nanla} doesn't have a short rafsi, so {nax} was an
>>>obvious choice.
>>>
>>>totus
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