Re: Lexeme Request: Water and Fire

> I'm giving another talk on language creation this coming
> Tuesday, and I had a very simple request.  I'd like to gather
> some samples of the words (nouns, hopefully) for "fire" and
> "water" in a bunch of different conlangs.  Since this is
Palu f'Thule ["pa.lu f@"Tu,le]
  water: musa ["mu.sa]
  fire: sadya ["sa.dja]

Yirurra Wukalri ["ji,ru,r`a "WM.ka.l`i]
  water:  rirri ["ri.r`i]
  fire: kulakul ["kM.la.kMl]

Nenshar ["nEn.Sa4]
  water (animate, in a state of focus): ur [u4]
  water (inanimate, in a state of focus): uir ["u.i4]
  water (animate, in a state of action): ua [u.a]
  fire (animate, in a state of focus): nimer ["nim.E4]
  fire (inanimate, in a state of focus): nimir ["nim.i4]
  fire (animate, in a state of action): nima ["nim.a]

Bez Dis's [bEz "dis@s
  water: hid [hId]
  fire: pir [pIr]

Gremegr ["r_GV.mVr_G]
  water (root): -isa- ["i.SA]
  water for the hive: xisa7 ["xi.SA?]
  water for a caste: sisa7 ["Si.SA7]
  fire (root): -eni- ["V.ni]

Miskutsvinnakk Ujimavin [mIs."kuts.wIn.nVhk u."ji.ma.wIn]
  water: nippi ["nIh.pi]
  fire: kutav ["ku.tQU]

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