James Worlton wrote:
> Adam Walker sandat:
> > I have decided that roots are mostly 2 or 3 syllables
> > with syllables being V, CV, CwV or CyV.
> >
> > There are several noun classes:
> >
> > 1 divine sfa-
> > 2 human ndi-
> > 3 ideational chwe-
> > 4 animate ma-
> > 5 living si-
> > 6 liquid ru-
> > 7 solid wa-
> >
> > Take an example root like -kava with a basic maening
> > something like "to flow". Adding the various class
> > suffixes produces the following:
> >
> > sfakava - blessing
> > ndikava - genealogy/lineage
> > chwekava - consiousness
> > makava - breed/bloodline
> > sikava - ??
> > rukava - river
> > wakava - vein of ore
>
> sikava - living flow - 'blood', or maybe 'spirit/soul'
> Just my 2 cents :)
>
And mine: sikava 'current'