[projectaon] Re: Drakkar/Drakkarim
- From: "Jonathan Blake" <blake.jon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:55:06 -0800
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I've seen "Nadziran" used in the singular, but I don't think I've ever
>> seen "Ligan" in the singular in any of the books. Are there any instances
>> of it?
>
> Since the suffix -im is considered to denote the plural, it's not a big leap
> to see Ligan as the singular and Liganim as the plural, particularly as they
> are Darkland creatures who presumably speak Giak. The construction of the
> word is just too coincidental for it to be otherwise, surely. ;-)
I always assumed that it was derivative of "liga" which translates as "small".
--
Jon
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