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Re: Conlangea Multilingual Phrasebook, 2nd edition

From:Irina Rempt <ira@...>
Date:Sunday, June 18, 2000, 6:04
On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Padraic Brown wrote:

> After your host has given you what you asked for, say: > "Fflatiomt teke", which means 'may the Gods bless you'. > Your host will answer, "Fflatao teke", which means 'I > bless you'.
Some general concultural questions (better take this to conculture as well. I'm curious): Who is entitled to bless, only gods, symbolic representatives of the gods (priests, the head of the house, someone's mother), or everybody? What happens if you're not a god and you bless someone, do you call on the gods to bless them? Is it possible to bless objects, and how is that carried out?
> Your host will pour water in a cup for you and for himself. > He'll dip the fingers of his left hand in and sprinkle some > to the East and West, saying "Palanusha Uruwanas-cas palamamto > Saweltam-tam carxxaratos-te tlasolimtas-hal merhahanat."
Translation, please?
> You > should then do likewise.
Why East and West? Is any water ever sprinkled to the North and South?
> Finally, you may ask your host: "Maasusha tu?"
"You are well?" presumably. Irina -- Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastynay. irina@valdyas.org (myself) http://www.valdyas.org/irina/valdyas