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| − | Aperin is the native language of the Aperin culture | + | Aperin is the native language of the Aperin culture. It follows some curious grammar conventions. Of particular note is that Aperin does not modify nouns to make them adjectives; for example, if you were from England you would not be English, but an England, and you would speak England. This convention has created confusion when scholars have to categorize an Aperin, who lives in Aperin, and speaks Aperin. |
Some linguists speculate that Aperin shares a common root with Xikuangese, but this is far from conclusively proven, an effort that is actively hindered by the fact that if the languages did diverge from a common language, it happened over six thousand years ago. | Some linguists speculate that Aperin shares a common root with Xikuangese, but this is far from conclusively proven, an effort that is actively hindered by the fact that if the languages did diverge from a common language, it happened over six thousand years ago. | ||
Revision as of 02:43, 16 October 2004
Aperin is the native language of the Aperin culture. It follows some curious grammar conventions. Of particular note is that Aperin does not modify nouns to make them adjectives; for example, if you were from England you would not be English, but an England, and you would speak England. This convention has created confusion when scholars have to categorize an Aperin, who lives in Aperin, and speaks Aperin.
Some linguists speculate that Aperin shares a common root with Xikuangese, but this is far from conclusively proven, an effort that is actively hindered by the fact that if the languages did diverge from a common language, it happened over six thousand years ago.
See Also: Languages of Aperin
