Re: Weekly Vocab 9

"Bequeath" is lagali, from laga 'leave behind' and ali- 'give'. It wasn't
calqued (that would have been too difficult) but the idea of leaving
something for those who come after, and with whom you have some connection,
is central to the Auleri culture, since a central tenet of their beliefs is
a variant of the doctrine or reincarnation.

My garden awaits me too. Trouble is, it's about 1/4 acre and overgrown with
weeds.

And I wasn't thinking 'prescriptive' - in my idiolect you wouldn't dream of
saying 'more than I' - but I see what you mean!

Mike
> Very interesting language.  Sorry I snipped this for "bandwidth"...  How
do
> you derive "bequeath"?  It's such a strange word in English.  "Be-speak."
>
> > > 5. horse (or conculturally appropriate beast of burden)
> > > He [my brother] values the horses more than me.
> >  The sun is shining, I am child-free for a
> > week...
>
> Go for it!  The sun is hsining and my garden awaits me.
>
> Sally Caves
> scaves@frontiernet.net
> Eskkoat ol ai sendran, rohsan nuehra celyil takrem bomai nakuo.
> "My shadow follows me, putting strange, new roses into the world."

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