Re: asking for the bathroom

> From: Sally Caves
>
> "Wade, Guy" wrote:
> >
> > I will just have to be a bystander for this.  It sounds
> fascinating, but at
> > this time I can't even ask the way to the bathroom in my lang!
>
> LOL!  Let's see, Teonaht:  Kwa'r perva li ... bav memwot?
>
> I just asked for the water room.  I can't believe that I have no word
> for
> toilet in Teonaht.  And then all the politeness conventions.  You can't
> just baldly say "where's the shit stool?"  There have to be
> circumlocutions,
> idioms, metaphors.  Any suggestions or conlang examples?
amman iar:

formally: samma orguethul aishadhe?

\t samma orguethul                aishadhe
\m samma or=  cuetho =dul         ais  had   -de
\g room  not= keep   =unfavorable ?    place -place
\p n     neg= v      =nsfx        qmrk n     -adv
\x room  excrement                where

colloquially: samorgueth ais?

\t samorgueth      ais
\m samma orguethul ais
\g room  excrement ?
\p n     n         qmrk
\x bath_room       ?

Stay curious,
David

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