Iroquoian Study Group

[księżycowy]

Is someone a little grumpy?

It's simple, really. Stop me before I start this group up again.

[vijayjohn]

Is someone a little grumpy?

Only enough to not want to see you burn yourself out again.

It's simple, really. Stop me before I start this group up again.

From what I can see, you're doing a good job focusing on Polish and German at this point, but don't be too quick to jump into languages you're interested in but can't handle just yet given where you currently are.

[księżycowy]

Just what I needed. Dzięki, Vijay.

Eyes on the prize.

[Bingles]

Sgé:nǫˀ swagwé:gǫh!

Bingles gya:sǫh. Agawehsahs hwę:doh asagi̱hsa:s ne:gyęh Group swadewayęˀs neˀ Ǫgwehǫwehne̱ha:ˀs haˀwęhni̱hsragehka:ˀ. Do:gęhs agatsęnǫ:nih. Gyo̱hdǫ: sga̱heˀ niwago̱hsriya:gǫh neˀ waˀheˀ neˀhne: aswadewayęhęgyesˀe:k neˀ Ǫgwehǫwehne̱ha:ˀ hwę:doh ni:ˀi gei: sga̱heˀ niwago̱hsriya:gǫh. Gwę:gwaˀ asadadrihǫnyanih neˀ Ǫgwehǫwehne̱ha:ˀs, ęwa:dǫ saˀnigǫhi:yoˀ do:gęhs ....

[Bingles]

Just what I needed. Dzięki, Vijay.

Eyes on the prize.

We can do a Cayuga study if you have WhatsApp or HelloTalk. I use the Navajo keyboard for GBoard to type my Cayuga. If you can share Wadewayestanih materials with others that would be great. I read that book daily and would like to practice with somebody for once



Thanks
Nyawehgowa

[Bingles]

I started to wonder why Iroquoian languages don’t capitalize incorporated nouns when writing their languages like

or advanced punctuation rules to make the meanings more recognizable in writing
Gayogo̱honǫnéha:' gaWęna's ęgadewayęhęgyes'e:k

[księżycowy]

Sgę:nǫ:' Bingles!

I'm sorry, I somehow missed your other messages a few months ago!

Where as I can't really share any thoughts on the capitalization or punctuation of incorporated nouns, I am glad to see you back!

[vijayjohn]

Where else is this kind of capitalization/punctuation attested anyway? Irish does something similar, but only with proper nouns as far as I can tell. To what extent to Iroquoian languages have a written tradition anyway? I'm not sure there's been enough of a long time for such orthographic details to be ironed out anyway.

[księżycowy]

Yes, Irish only capitalizes proper nouns when there is eclipsis. Other nouns stay lower case.