In an artificial language, some words are coded as follows:
“Botlo pono” means drink water
“Maroh pono” means chew water
“Pono ajebo” means save water
Which code could mean “save drink”?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Botlo ajebo
A word keeps the same code in every phrase, so the code shared by two phrases stands for the word they share.
“Pono” is in all three codes and “water” in all three meanings: pono = water
“Botlo pono” means drink water: botlo = drink
“Pono ajebo” means save water: ajebo = save
“Save drink” therefore needs the two codes ajebo and botlo, which only Botlo ajebo has. The order of the code words need not follow the English order: in “Pono ajebo” the code for water comes first.