jansegersAt least they're not speaking Toki Pona (Score:5, Interesting)
by yerricde ( 125198 ) on Sunday May 11, 2003 @03:39AM (#5929729)
At least they're not speaking a constructed language that may hold the record for fewest words in a human-experience-complete language: Toki Pona has 120 words [tokipona.org].
Re:At least they're not speaking Toki Pona (Score:2)
by jbuhler ( 489 ) on Sunday May 11, 2003 @05:36AM (#5929981)
Why does a language with only 120 words and one tense need at least two irregular verbs and two exceptions to the rule on subject-verb linkage?
In any case, what good is a language where you can't even tell a joke whose punchline is "Mister, that's the first time I've ever heard that verb used in the pluperfect subjunctive!"?
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Why does a language with only 120 words and one tense need at least two irregular verbs and two exceptions to the rule on subject-verb linkage? In any case, what good is a language where you can't even tell a joke whose punchline is "Mister, that's the first time I've ever heard that verb used in th...