> >
> > --- Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
> > wrote:
> > > --- Adam Walker skrzypszy:
> > >
> > > > I'm tryong to decide how to say "thank you" in
> > > Carrajena
> > > > and there are just too many nice options to
> > choose
> > > > from.
> > > >
> > > > GRATIAS would give gracha or a plural grachas.
> > >
> > > Nah, too obvious!
> >
> > That's how I feel too. I just put it in 1)since
> it
> > was the option that started this thread and 2) if
> I
> > didn't 25 people would post suggesting it/asking
> why
> > I
> > hadn't included it. . . As would I if someone else
> > left it out of such a list.
> >
> > >
> > > > GRATIAM HABEO might give grachaveu.
> > >
> > > This is a very nice one IMO. I looks both
> > > naturalistic and original.
> > >
> >
> > This is one on my "short list".
> >
> > > > GRATULAR (> Wen. gratl/u) which might give
> > graduu.
> > > > OBLIGATU would give obuigadu or perhaps
> > ovuigadu.
> > > > MULTU gives mutu but I'm not sure about the
> > origin
> > > > ofthe mesc part of the Romanian multumesc.
> > >
> > > No.
> > >
> >
> > Actually ovuigadu is on my "short list". The
> others
> > are nice, but don't have a C-a feel.
> >
> > > > MERCEDES would give merchedi.
> > >
> > > Possible.
> > >
> >
> > Yes, it's on a slightly longer list.
> >
> > > > SHUKRAN would be xugrana.
> > > > SAHHA might give saca.
> > > > KALI' SSO'RTA-SSU might give calisorrasu.
> > > > TAMEMMIRT might give tamirr.
> > > > TANUMERT migth give tanumerr or tan~err.
> > >
> > > From these, I think I would prefer "saca", but I
> > > have no idea what it means and
> > > from what language it is borrowed.
> > >
> >
> > SAHHA is from a North African variety of Arabic
> the
> > list I found it on was not more specific. I'm
> > guessing Moroccan or perhaps Dardja.
> >
> >
> > > > TODA would give toda.
> > >
> > > Why borrow it from Hebrew?
> > >
> >
> > Well, I have occasionally used Hebrew as a
> > substitute
> > for Punic words I can't find. But I have serious
> > doubts that this or something similar was the
> Punic
> > "thank you", don't ask me why I have doubts, my
> > doubter just doubts.
> >
> > > In short, "grachaveu", "merchedi", and "saca"
> are
> > > the ones that I like most.
> >
> > My short list -- at present -- is:
> >
> > grachevu
> > ovuigadu
> > xugrana
> > calisorasu
> > tanumerr(i)
> >
> > merchedi could end up in C-a with some other
> meaning
> > since I really do like saying it! ;-)
> >
> >
> > In
> > > that order. However, bear in mind that a word
> can
> > > have one or more synonyms.
> > > And like English "thank you/thanks", many
> > languages
> > > have versions based on
> > > nouns and on verbs simultaneously. Besides,
> every
> > > language I know has several
> > > levels of expressing gratitude: thank you,
> thanks
> > a
> > > lot, thank you very much,
> > > deeply obliged, etc.
> > >
> > > Jan
> > >
> >
> > Yeah, I don't hve to limit myself to just one.
> And
> > if
> > I choose too many one or more can alway become
> > obselete or dialectal!
> >
> > Adam
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