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clawgrip wrote: Next: critique; constructive criticism

Petruchian:

Pikrino (the general word for criticism)
Konsilameyo (constructive criticism; literally 'advice to make one better')
Next: Scissors

@Seamus: I've watched the documentary, to which you gave link here, and the parts about oldest evidence for counting and lack of numerals in Walpiri language were quite interesting :). The rest was much less interesting for me, because it dealt more with development of ways of writing numbers and c...

I currently live in Soth Dakota and I speak with an Upper Midwestern Accent. I live in the West River part of the state and my accent is more closer to a Wyoming accent than a Minnesota accent. Before I lived in South Dakota, I lived in Ohio for several years. However since I moved to South Dakota r...

The BBC documentary "The Story of 1" explains the history and evolutions of counting and numbers. You can watch the whole thing on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A5h3ZK1mMA . It is an hour long but it's pretty interesting and I think it answers your question avout how counting came to be...

vampireshark wrote:
Next word: residence permit

Petruchian:

Adea Vivitic-- 'License of Living'

Next Word: Reward

Jerian_Nostigia wrote:
next:
technology (the term for any scientific advancement)

Petruchian:

nökanova--'new science'

Next word: stripe

Here's one for you. This is not a real phonology, something I just devised for the challenge: /m̥, m, n̥, n, ɲ, ŋ, ɴ/ /p, pʰ, b, t, tʰ, d, c, cʰ, ɟ, k, kʰ, g, q, qʰ, ɢ/ /ts, dz, tʃ, dʒ/ /ɸ, β , f, v , θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, ç, ʝ, x, ɣ, X, ʁ, ħ, ʕ, h, ɦ/ /ʋ, j/ /ɬ, l/ /r/ /i, y, ɨ, u/ /e, ø, ɘ, o/ /ɛ, œ, ...

sano wrote:
next: autocracy; dictatorship

Petruchian:

tuvlestot -- "state of total power"

next: scepter

Christopher Schröder wrote:
Next Word: Iced Drink

Pito kon lacha -- 'Drink with ice'
Pito lachavo -- 'Icy drink'

Next word: lagoon

Age: 16 Sex: Male Nationality: American State: South Dakota Occupation: Student/ Summer job at Subway Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual Status: Single unfortunately Native Language: English Secondary languages: None Languages I want to learn but don't have time: Spanish, French, Lakota, Quechua, Nahu...

Christopher Schröder wrote:
Next Word: Camellia, or some similar Flower

Petruchian:

Flosaboc -- 'flower of tea,' a flower native to my conworld Semea resembling a camellia

Next word: Leather