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by tvdxer
Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:27 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Latin / Romance -mus verb ending
Replies: 6
Views: 2051

Latin / Romance -mus verb ending

In Spanish or Portuguese it's -mos, Italian -mo, etc. All these, apparently, derive from the Latin -mus. But where does that derive from? I've never been able to find a good answer on my own.
by tvdxer
Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:28 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Kinterms In Your Conlangs (And Natlangs)
Replies: 172
Views: 119445

---CUT--- Blood-Brother - - ? ---CUT--- Perhaps some equivalent to "Oath-Brother"? The "modern" marriage vows -- and, indeed, other marriage vows from Medieval and Dark Age times -- seem, to me, to more resemble the vows taken by blood-brothers, than the terms of more ancient marriage contracts. Ar...
by tvdxer
Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:44 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Kinterms In Your Conlangs (And Natlangs)
Replies: 172
Views: 119445

By the way, here are the base terms: KANJ - "kin", most often "cousin". KUM - offspring. Can also be used as a verb in a sense similar to "derive" or "born of"; e.g. "FreeBSD kum Unix" - "FreeBSD is derived / comes from from Unix" MA - mother PA - father PIR - sibling al - higher, above maf - marria...
by tvdxer
Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:30 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Kinterms In Your Conlangs (And Natlangs)
Replies: 172
Views: 119445

Nice list. (I like lists :) ) --- genetic kin --- Father - pa Mother - ma Older Brother - alnoshpir Older Sister - alshampir Younger Brother - shanoshpir Younger Sister - shashampir Son - kumopa Daughter - kumoma --- fictive kin --- Husband - mafnosh Wife - mafsham Godfather - paòijat Godmother - ma...
by tvdxer
Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:44 pm
Forum: Almea
Topic: Radio and TV in Verduria
Replies: 10
Views: 4931

Radio and TV in Verduria

What radio and TV stations are broadcasting in Verduria?

Or have you come up with any yet?