User:Ish ishwar

i've added stuff to wikipedia on languages (mostly N/S American), linguistics, and shogi (including theory).

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famous Chinese teas


The closed, unfriendly world of Wikipedia


Sand Castles of Knowledge


one big list of cult films


one big list of science fiction books



awarded by Svest to Ii for his expertise in Linguistics and her/his contributions. 15/10/2005
Awarded to Ish ishwar for contributions in the area of linguistics and native American studies. --Aaron Walden 13:24, 22 June 2006 (UTC)



map i made of indigenous north american language


qaʔyáx̣ct či xʷanítəm. qáyəx̣. cút kʷə ʔáwə c qʷaʔnítəŋ ʔaʔ či sč̓áʔi. č̓aʔyáʔnəq ʔaʔ tiʔə sčtə́ŋxʷən.”   c̓acmacút (aka Edward Sampson, Sr.); translation of Klallam: The whiteman is lying to us. He's lying. They said that they weren't talking about taking. They are taking away this land.
“The only person I have left to talk to is a linguist and talking to a linguist is no fun.”   — Amerindian woman’s comment to Joshua Fishman




a peace treaty by Thích Nhất Hạnh:


particularly useful for American languages, especially with respect to synonymy: