Re: New Arvorec words

Tege Nik Taylor:

> > gay     = nuirfelin [nUjrvE'lIn] < nérmelindo 'manlover'
> > lesbian = nifelis   [nIvE'lIs]   < nísmelisse 'womanlover'
> Would these words, then, be not applicable to straight women
> and straight men?
No, then you would use the words _felin_ (m.) and _felis_ (f.)
only ('lover'). Not very PC, but being straight is seen as default,
and if you want to be specific you use _nifelis_ and _nuirfelin_.

I can't really imagine a situation where you would want
to use 'lesbian', but to contrast with 'straight'.

Lesbian: Na'en felis sew. I'm her lover.
         Na'en nifelis. I'm a lesbian.
Poof:    Na'en felin sew. I'm his lover.
         Na'en nuirfelin. I'm gay.

A straight man would also say _Na'en felin sew_, 'I'm her lover',
since there is no difference in gender for 3SG pronouns,
possessive or personal.

So _nuirfelin_ and _nifelis_ would only be used when you
specifically want to state that you're gay, otherwise
_felin_ (if you yourself is a man) or _felis_ are used.

||| daniel

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