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Benita
Oct 22, 2008, 9:44:54 AM10/22/08
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Xanti, saba-pela!!!
There is no word for "sex" (noun or verb) in neo patwa dictionary, i
suggest "unpa" from toki pona
There is no word for "sex" (noun or verb) in neo patwa dictionary, i
suggest "unpa" from toki pona
Jens Wilkinson
Oct 23, 2008, 2:50:40 AM10/23/08
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Xanti, Benita!
Asante yu na message!
Satya, mi no pensa mesti tene kalim mana "sex". Mi pensa, no mesti tene mwito na kalim. Lekin, pakai Neo Patwa, mi pensa aca, yu pakai neo na kalim. Asi yau pakai "unpa", mi pensa aca!
English: Actually, I don't think it's necessary to have a word for sex (and many other words). More specifically, I think that people will make up euphemisms for that kind of word anyway. In some languages people will say something like "sleep with" like in English. Or in Japanese, they say "do with someone" very simply. But Neo Patwa is a language where words can be introduced if the user likes. If you like "unpa" and want to use it, please try it. If it catches on, then I will be happy to make it a dictionary word.
Asante, Jens
PS You will find many, many words missing from the dictionary (as in Toki Pona). I would like to be very conservative about adding words "officially," because I think one of the attractions is the small vocabulary, but I think adding words unofficially, like we do in English, is absolutely fine. If they become established, then they become official.
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Jens Wilkinson
Neo Patwa (patwa.pbwiki.com)
Asante yu na message!
Satya, mi no pensa mesti tene kalim mana "sex". Mi pensa, no mesti tene mwito na kalim. Lekin, pakai Neo Patwa, mi pensa aca, yu pakai neo na kalim. Asi yau pakai "unpa", mi pensa aca!
English: Actually, I don't think it's necessary to have a word for sex (and many other words). More specifically, I think that people will make up euphemisms for that kind of word anyway. In some languages people will say something like "sleep with" like in English. Or in Japanese, they say "do with someone" very simply. But Neo Patwa is a language where words can be introduced if the user likes. If you like "unpa" and want to use it, please try it. If it catches on, then I will be happy to make it a dictionary word.
Asante, Jens
PS You will find many, many words missing from the dictionary (as in Toki Pona). I would like to be very conservative about adding words "officially," because I think one of the attractions is the small vocabulary, but I think adding words unofficially, like we do in English, is absolutely fine. If they become established, then they become official.
Jens Wilkinson
Neo Patwa (patwa.pbwiki.com)
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