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Re: Austin, Utopia, Uglossia, and Bats.

From:Padraic Brown <pbrown@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 22, 1999, 3:41
On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Sally Caves wrote:

> > Do any of you have bats in your conworlds? If so, what's the word? > I have _apo~_ /'apu/ in my old dictionary, plural _mimmapo_ /mI'mapu/
In Kemr a bat is "lla ascell-pell", meaning winged wossname. I've got the Brithenig-English / English-Brithenig dictionary about 3/4 updated now, and to my surprise "bat" shows up. Padraic.
> ... > Just me hunting for a flapping sound. I could do better, I suppose. > Since I invented that decades ago I've developed a new respect for bats. > I want an alternative like "StellaLuna," spelled _stelallo~na_ > /stEla'lun@/ only because I love the children's book so much!!! > > sally-- > ============================================================ > SALLY CAVES > scaves@frontiernet.net > http://www.frontiernet.net/~scaves (bragpage) > http://www.frontiernet.net/~scaves/teonaht.html (T. homepage) > http://www.frontiernet.net/~scaves/contents.html (all else) > ===================================================================== > Niffodyr tweluenrem lis teuim an. > "The gods have retractible claws." > from _The Gospel of Bastet_ > ============================================================ >