Re: Phenomena
From: | Matt Pearson <jmpearson@...> |
Date: | Thursday, March 2, 2000, 16:33 |
>I dont know a better term for this, but how do you all say things like
>"it's raining" or "it's dripping" without an actual specified agent to do
>that action?
In Tokana I use the verb "kahpa" = "to descend":
Kahpa suh "It's raining (lit. rain is coming down)"
Kahpa ise "It's snowing (lit. snow is coming down)"
Kahpa mohi "It's foggy (lit. cloud is coming down)"
Kahpa esie "It's misty (lit. mist is coming down)"
"It's windy" would be expressed as "Lialhopa suhu", literally
"Wind is flowing-along-fast".
Matt.