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I thought it was volo (I want) or nolo (I do not want) that was used for yes or no.

• OJFord 7y ago
  I thought it was repetition of the verb, i.e. I agree with you, but only if the question was 'do you want ...'. I think it's the same in Mandarin, but the question structure also includes both forms, e.g. 'this cake you want not want?'--'want'.
  • empath75 7y ago
    I obviously didn't mean that the Romans had no way to assert agreement with something. I said they didn't have a word that means 'yes'.
    • OJFord 7y ago
      Understood, and agreed. Perhaps I misread though, I thought you were saying the verb 'want' is used in all cases, I was just saying my understanding is that it would be used when that was the verb in the question, but for 'do you go' similarly 'go' is used in the answer.