En réponse à "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@...>:
> _gii'j3li_ comes from a time in the history of the Ebisedi
> characterized
> by a group of "scientists" who, frustrated with the lack of progress
> and
> apparently impossibility of advance in their field, became
> entertainers
> and stage actors, using their scientific knowledge to perform "magic
> tricks" and other stunts.
Scientists that become entertainers by despair of ever advancing in their field
of study? What the heck were they studying?! ;))))
>
> - the separation of "washroom" into a strictly *washing* room and a
> strictly waste room. _vyy'jhili_ ["By:Zili] literally means
> "disposal
> room"; that's where all household wastes go, including biological
> wastes. _l3r3jhi'li_ [l@\r`@\"Zili] means "flowing room" or "room of
> the
> flow", and is the room where you store liquids, either for drinking
> or
> for washing. The Ebisedi think that our concept of washroom is a
> truly
> disgusting idea. They'd go, what?! you mix your wastes with your
> water?!
>
The Ebidesi would like my appartment then. The bathroom and the toilet are
independent there ;))) .
>
> - the distinguishing of the frame of a container vs. the fillings of
> the
> frame (gii'bi) vs. the actual contents (jii'bi) -- both _gii'bi_ and
> _jii'bi_ are best translated as "substance" or "constituent", but
> they
> refer to two different kinds of "constituent".
>
I admit not understanding this one. Can you explain a bit more?
>
> Work? Naaah... just wait till I tell you about the time I was walking
> to
> work, and suddenly the word _gii'j3li_ occurred itself to me, and
> imposed
> upon me its unique meaning. I was almost laughing out loud at the
> simplicity and fun of it. :-P
>
I wish I had that! I come to great pains and lengths to find the right
pronunciation and orthography (since those two things are nearly
independent ;))) ) for words in Maggel. My last nice find is the clitic |-jn|,
which means "and/or" and is used only with adjectives. It's pronounced [zd] or
[zdI] ;)))) .
Christophe.
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