>Tirelat has words for the sounds that gerbils make: juik "squeak", tjyk
>"chirp", and borok "thump". The "squeak" and "chirp" are faint high-pitched
>vocalizations, and the "thump" is a warning noise made by stamping the hind
>feet two or three times in rapid succession. "Juik" and "tjyk" can be
>generically used for other kinds of squeaky or chirpy noises, but "borok"
>was specifically created for gerbil thumping.
I take it that gerbils have some special significance in the Tirelat culture?
Isidora
former gerbil owner