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Post by Eragon on Dec 19, 2012 12:17:09 GMT -5
He nodded. "I want to learn Mohican."
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Post by Chloe on Dec 19, 2012 12:33:08 GMT -5
"Alright," she said lightly. She wrote on the board quickly.
One (Un) Ngutte Two (Deux) Nesche Three (Trois) Nacha Four (Quatre) Nawa Five (Cinq) Nanan Man (Homme) Nemanau Woman (Femme) Pchanim Sun (Soleil) Keesog Moon (Lune) Keesog Water (Eau) Npe Eat (Manger) Mezau
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Post by Eragon on Dec 19, 2012 12:54:42 GMT -5
He started copying. "What's the stuff in parentheses?"
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Post by Chloe on Dec 19, 2012 12:56:19 GMT -5
"Oh...French," she said lightly, "I usually have to use those to figure it out."
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Post by Eragon on Dec 19, 2012 16:44:19 GMT -5
"Wow . . . how many languages do you speak?"
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Post by Chloe on Dec 19, 2012 16:48:19 GMT -5
"Quite a few actually," she said with a shrug.
"Tory likes learning. She has a friend who speaks latin fluently and use to have a crush on Simi's Akri."
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Post by Eragon on Dec 19, 2012 17:56:30 GMT -5
He nodded quickly, hoping to avoid a love story speel. "Um, how long does it take to learn a language?"
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Post by Chloe on Dec 19, 2012 18:10:58 GMT -5
Tory smiled, "Some less time than others. The one you want to learn is nearly considered a dead language."
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Post by Eragon on Dec 19, 2012 19:30:34 GMT -5
"Ahh....nearly?"
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Post by Chloe on Dec 19, 2012 20:15:49 GMT -5
"there are some words still known. Some people still speak it. But it's dying out. Just like Latin and Alantian."
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Post by Eragon on Dec 19, 2012 20:19:43 GMT -5
"Oh. What about the descendants of the Mohican tribe? Do they still speak it?"
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Post by Chloe on Dec 19, 2012 20:23:16 GMT -5
"The older generation," she said, "The younger not so much."
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Post by Eragon on Dec 19, 2012 20:54:54 GMT -5
"That sucks," he muttered.
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Post by Chloe on Dec 19, 2012 21:05:14 GMT -5
She nodded lightly and sighed, "it's sad when language disappears."
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Post by Eragon on Dec 19, 2012 21:41:01 GMT -5
He nodded. "I wonder if English will ever become a dead language . . . that'd be interesting," he mused tilting back in his chair, his hand to his chin in a thinking pose.
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