Some amusing co-incidences
From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
Date: | Monday, October 2, 2000, 4:42 |
Setting shoebox to arrange the words solely by form (I normally have it
arrange words by word class, then by English gloss), I discovered a few
amusing co-incidences.
U-dakív = Glory (Hyphens are inserted to point out the root)
Dakí = 5
Interesting because 5 is considered an evil number!
Lakázi-uki = Show mercy to
S-Lakáaz-uki = Deceive
P-láif = Path - I wonder if this was some subconcious influence?
U-lastá = Prophecy
La-lásta = Bird
U-líi = Ritual
U-líibi = Bread
In this case, there actually was some intentional influence.
Originally, bread was w-ilíibi, which I decided would become wa-líibi
under the influence of wa-líi. In the latest change to the genders
and orthography, they became u-líi and u-líibi. However, the
original similarity was co-incidence
S-likán = Offspring
U-dlíkan = Fire
Mán-uki = Rest
U-Mánaa = Duty
CK mayákë = Soil (mod. u-miáa)
CK miyaké = Die (mod. miakí-uki, "to wither, diminish")
U-naftás = Tooth (pl. ufnaftáti)
U-naftús = Rib (pl. ufnaftúsi)
Naisák-uki = To rise
U-naisalá = Future
Pi-niazzá = Destruction
Pi-niassá = Preparation
Pi-nilmá = Honor
U-nimá = Bow and arrow
Su-Puudí-uki = Bury
Puu- = Again
Dí = Appropriate
Safái-ki = Come into existence, begin
Safí-uki = Be born (when transitive = Give birth)
U-sakáti = Evening
U-saklás = Moon
Sian- = Immediately
Sianá = Eerily Silent
Hmmm ... Sasiansianáltu = Immediately, it became frighteningly silent
Ti-sistá = Girl, female slave
Similarity to "sister" is co-incidental. It was originally
ti-kistá, but I found the sequence of [tSiCeSta] difficult, and thus
kept saying [tSiSeSta], and decided to change it thus. I made that
an internal change, as well.
Tiá = Learned
Tiái-ki = Have faith
U-tiái = Faith (rel., of course, to tiái-ki)
U-tiáni = Year
Even more interesting:
Uf-tiái = Learned, gender 6 plural
Uf-tiái = Faiths
Vaziá-uki = Act out of rage
Vaziása = Dark
Vaziú = Black
The last two are, of course, related
su-viklú-uki = Choose
u-viklú = Altar
Zábla = Pure
Zablú = Beautiful
Zadlú = Stupid
Zaldí-uki = Do something for honor's sake
--
Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos
God gave teeth; God will give bread - Lithuanian proverb
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