Re: CHAT: Three questions from a lurker

On Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:42:09 -0800 Diana Slattery <slattd@...> writes:
>> >I've only ever come up with one Tokana word in this way, namely
>"kemet=
>".
>> >When a bunch of pigeons suddenly all fly up into the air, circle
>aroun=
>d,
>> >and then land in an altogether better place, that action is called
>> >"kemet".  Or when a bunch of fallen leaves are blown up into the
>air
>> >by a gust of wind, fly around, and then fall back down to earth
>again,
>> >that's "kemet".  There are other examples of "kemet" as well, which
>in
>> >my mind seemed to form a natural class.  The best definition I
>could c=
>ome
>> >up with is "the sudden, spontaneous, collective movement of a large
>gr=
>oup
>> >of
>> >small objects".
>> >
>> >Matt.
Matt, would you mind if i incorporate the word kemet into Rokbeigalmki?

>Kemet is a lovely word.
>Here's one someone told me years ago, made up for something he and his
>si=
>ster felt
>needed a name:  "Peenskons": the feeling in the top of your throat
>descen=
>ding into
>your chest when you have swallowed too much ice cream too quickly.
>
>Diana
Me and a few friends of mine also made up a word like this once, when we
were at the beach during the summer:  "Nadfreeze":  when you're standing
in the shallow water at the beach, and a wave comes and soaks up with
cold water up to your, uhm, gonads.

-Stephen (Steg)

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