Re: Reactions to the secret vice (was: Steg's wonderful sig.)

Patrick Dunn wrote:
> Because it brings me joy to invent a word that means "not entirely
> unpleasant sadness, with a connotation of thoughtfulness".
Interesting word.

As for my conlang, I have distinctions in the verb for "to go" as
follows:
faki'l (to go, inanimate object)
ka'ntus (to go, alone but with importance to the social group)
vuli'k (to go, alone)
zaba' (to go, in a social setting)

I rather like that distinction.

Also, going back to the keywords thread a while back, I've found the
following one:

wapatima'naa - wa-pati-ma'naa - G6-collective-duty, thus literally
"collection of duties", it refers to one's place in society, one's role
in life.  To go outside the _patimanaa_ is considered a great sin.
"(S)he does not know her _patimanaa_" would be used of a person who is
lost, who does not know what to do with his/her life.  "(S)he
scorns/rejects her _patimanaa_" is an insult, it refers to a person who
knows their place, but refuses to stay within it.  It is considered
equal to rejecting the society, rejecting the people.

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