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Re: CHAT: t-shirt

From:Roger Mills <romilly@...>
Date:Tuesday, September 26, 2000, 4:21
Nicole (?), with Adrian's reply:
>> > 2. Stop reading my mind. > >Please don't look at my mind. >Tonwc nagbra*kka*n tyl mon ryn lwnsyn. >/'tOnuS 'n&gbra'xan til mon ryn 'lunsin/>
Don't believe I''ve ever mentioned the Kash words that mean, specifically, 'to send or speak telepathically': hañúshit, that's a compd of haniyu 'soul/mind' + a reduced form of shindi 'speak'. (And yes, I can hear all the Anglophones hooting and howling with laughter. Potty-minds!!!) 'to receive or hear telepathically': hañushos, as above, with a reduced form of sosir 'hear', with /s/> /sh/ by analogy. So-- yanda me hañúshoska more or less = 'don't listen in on my mind'. That is indeed considered rude, unethical even, but those who are skilled enough do it from time to time. It's permitted in a legal criminal examination. (Travis the Taxi Driver might growl: me 'ñúsh@'k@?-- where /-ka/ is now the yes-no Q particle, not the imperative. 'You lissnina me?'