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Wow kiksht sounds like a pretty cool language! Are there any resources you'd recommend for the language itself? I'm mostly curious about the whole "a verb with

Wow kiksht sounds like a pretty cool language! Are there any resources you'd recommend for the language itself? I'm mostly curious about the whole "a verb with prefix structure can be a whole sentence" thing, that sounds like a pretty cool language feature!

antics 2y ago
So, bad news. Culturally, the Wasq'u consider Kiksht something that is for the community rather than outsiders. So unfortunately I think it will be extremely challenging to find someone to teach you, or resources to teach yourself.
- diggan 2y ago
  How do you combine that feeling/observation together with what you're working on now, which I'm guessing you'll eventually want to publish/make available somehow? Or maybe I misunderstand what the "it will eventually be of help" part of your first comment.
  - antics 2y ago
    I myself am very conflicted. I will always do what the elders say but opening things up greatly enhances the chance of survival.
    - diggan 2y ago
      Yeah, I understand, somewhat of an dilemma. Still, I wish you luck and hope that you manage to find a way that is acceptable to everyone involved.
- RobotToaster 2y ago
  Does that present philosophical questions on if an AI is part of the community or an outsider?
  - birdyrooster 2y ago
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  - antics 2y ago
    I’m not sure that the AI itself has many ethical complications. Many terms of service grant AI companies ownership of the data you supply to them though and that very problematic for many tribes which consider the language sacred and not to be shared.
- macinjosh 2y ago
  I wonder why their language is dying. /s
  - Affric 2y ago
    Having a language that only your in group can speak is a good survival strategy
thaumasiotes 2y ago
> I'm mostly curious about the whole "a verb with prefix structure can be a whole sentence" thing, that sounds like a pretty cool language feature! That's a fairly common language feature; such languages are generally called "agglutinating". Prominent examples of agglutinating languages are the Eskimo languages, Turkic languages, and Finnish. https://archive.is/QQnB6 https://archive.is/QQnB6 There should be no shortage of resources available if you want to learn Turkish or Finnish.
- layer8 2y ago
  And many more: https://linguisticmaps.tumblr.com/post/120857875008/morphological-typology-tonal-languages-are https://linguisticmaps.tumblr.com/post/120857875008/morpholo...

antics 2y ago

So, bad news. Culturally, the Wasq'u consider Kiksht something that is for the community rather than outsiders. So unfortunately I think it will be extremely challenging to find someone to teach you, or resources to teach yourself.

diggan 2y ago
How do you combine that feeling/observation together with what you're working on now, which I'm guessing you'll eventually want to publish/make available somehow? Or maybe I misunderstand what the "it will eventually be of help" part of your first comment.
- antics 2y ago
  I myself am very conflicted. I will always do what the elders say but opening things up greatly enhances the chance of survival.
  - diggan 2y ago
    Yeah, I understand, somewhat of an dilemma. Still, I wish you luck and hope that you manage to find a way that is acceptable to everyone involved.
RobotToaster 2y ago
Does that present philosophical questions on if an AI is part of the community or an outsider?
- birdyrooster 2y ago
  [dead]
- antics 2y ago
  I’m not sure that the AI itself has many ethical complications. Many terms of service grant AI companies ownership of the data you supply to them though and that very problematic for many tribes which consider the language sacred and not to be shared.
macinjosh 2y ago
I wonder why their language is dying. /s
- Affric 2y ago
  Having a language that only your in group can speak is a good survival strategy

thaumasiotes 2y ago

> I'm mostly curious about the whole "a verb with prefix structure can be a whole sentence" thing, that sounds like a pretty cool language feature! That's a fairly common language feature; such languages are generally called "agglutinating". Prominent examples of agglutinating languages are the Eskimo languages, Turkic languages, and Finnish. https://archive.is/QQnB6 https://archive.is/QQnB6 There should be no shortage of resources available if you want to learn Turkish or Finnish.

layer8 2y ago
And many more: https://linguisticmaps.tumblr.com/post/120857875008/morphological-typology-tonal-languages-are https://linguisticmaps.tumblr.com/post/120857875008/morpholo...