Íníshè: Difference between revisions

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From ín- +‎ íshè.

IPA^(key): /i˥ni˥ʃe˩/

íníshè (human class, plural íníshèz)

As in many natural languages, the root of the word for "language" in Méníshè is a root meaning "tongue." What I like about how we treated this word is that both íshè and íníshè are human-class nouns, but while íshè ("tongue") never carries the overt noun class prefix, íníshè always does. It's often the little touches like these in conlangs that I appreciate most because they reflect some of the beautiful quirks of natlangs. -Jessie Sams 22:03, 22 May 2020 (PDT)

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 ====Creation and Usage Notes====
-{{djpnotes|quote=As in many natural languages, the root of the word for "language" in Méníshè is a root meaning "tongue." What I like about how we treated this word is that both [[íshè]] and [[íníshè]] are human-class nouns, but while [[íshè]] ("tongue") never carries the overt noun class prefix, [[íníshè]] always does. The plural forms are also affected, so while [[íshè]] takes the [[-yà]] plural suffix, [[íníshè]] does not. It's often the little touches like these in conlangs that I appreciate most because they reflect some of the beautiful quirks of natlangs.
+{{djpnotes|quote=As in many natural languages, the root of the word for "language" in Méníshè is a root meaning "tongue." What I like about how we treated this word is that both [[íshè]] and [[íníshè]] are human-class nouns, but while [[íshè]] ("tongue") never carries the overt noun class prefix, [[íníshè]] always does. It's often the little touches like these in conlangs that I appreciate most because they reflect some of the beautiful quirks of natlangs.
 -''[[User:Jams|Jessie Sams]]'' 22:03, 22 May 2020 (PDT)}}