[Lexicog] Re: lexical entries as singulars or plurals

[Fritz Goerling]

Sorry, Robert, I cannot speak for 67 languages in Ivory Coast. Probably SIL
colleagues who specialized
more in linguistics like Inge Egner or Robert Carlson are in a better
position to answer your question.

Fritz

  Does this also reflect a preference for CV over V syllable patterns in the
languages of Ivory Coast?

  Robert
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    From: Fritz Goerling
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    Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:15 PM
    Subject: RE: [Lexicog] Re: lexical entries as singulars or plurals


    Mon zami,

    I see alot of parallels with Ivorian French:

    Here are a few similarities and differences:

    un enfant - deux nanfans
    un oncle  - deux noncles (one uncle - two nuncles)
    un zanimo - deux zanimos (one nanimal - two nanimals)
    les zafs = les affaires

    Greetings,
    Fritz


      Fritz --

      Sorry this is coming a bit late, but I thought you might be interested
to know that the word for 'eye' in St. Lucia Creole is zyé, from les yeux.
To specify singular, one would say zyé-a, with a postposed definite
determiner, to say 'the eye.' If you look under z in our dictionary you will
find a whole set of similar words, including

      zafè  'business'  [<Fr. les affaires]
      zanfan  'child'  [<Fr. les enfents]
      zannimo  'animal'  [<Fr. les animaux]
      zapòt  'apostle'  [<Fr. les apôtres]
      zé  'egg'  [<Fr. les oeufs]
      zéklè  'lightning'  [<Fr. les éclairs]
      zèl  'wing, fin'  [<Fr. les ailes]
      zépòl  'shoulder'  [<Fr. les épaules]
      etc.

      -- David


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