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From: dje@5941ux.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Re: Missing Words
Message-ID: <414@5941ux.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Sep-83 15:34:51 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 21 15:34:51 1983
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Regarding the inclusive vs. exclusive "we" -- the artificial language LOGLAN
has the following solution:

"mu" means the "I and you" kind of we (inclusive);
"mia" is the "I and he/she" kind of we (exclusive).

Incidentally, the additional compound pronouns "mie," "mii," "mio" and "miu"
are also exclusive first person plurals, coexisting with "mia" to let the
speaker group him/herself with different third persons.  Thus, "mia" is
translated as "X and I," "mie" as "Y and I," and so on.

Dave Ellis / Bell Labs, Piscataway NJ
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