LangMaker (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} langmaker) wrote,@ 2002-07-13 23:31:00 |
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Once upon a time, Dublex was called Minvoc. It had this rather ugly system of associative prepositions.
Associative Prepositions of Minvoc
The associative prepositions associate the object of the preposition with that being discussed.
They can be divided into nine core concepts and their opposites, for a total of 18 associative prepositions.
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Topico |
"topic" |
about (concerning) |
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Contopico |
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not about (not concerning) |
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Nahino |
"source" |
according to |
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Connahino |
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not according to |
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Saharo |
"support" |
in favor of |
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Consaharo |
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against (in opposition to) |
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Taharo |
"remnant, remainder" |
but (except) |
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Contaharo |
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but especially |
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Susituto |
"substitution" |
for (in place of); instead of |
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Consusituto |
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not in place of |
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Caso |
"cause" |
on account of (because of) |
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Concaso |
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in spite of |
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Malaco |
"possession" |
of (possession) |
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Conmalaco |
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not of (possession) |
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Cano |
"with" |
with |
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Concano or Seno |
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without |
These prepositions are all derived from nouns by adding the part-of-speech marker -o: e.g., nahino, "according to", from nahin, "source." However, this is not productive, in the sense that new prepositions cannot be coined by this formation. The Minvoc set of prepositions is closed, with no new forms permitted.
The forms malaco/conmalaco and cano/concano are replaced in Novvocu by particles. The rest I'm slowly adapting. Borrowing from my old languages is like getting some work done from free.
