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Re: conlang greetings page

From:Dan Sulani <dnsulani@...>
Date:Monday, December 3, 2001, 8:30
On 3 Dec, Yoon Ha Lee wrote:


> Va'i ygiha! > > http://pegasus.cityofveils.com/greetings.phtml > > Take a look. I've compiled everything that I've got (except the latter > half of the Vya:a:h phrases that weren't as greeting-ish) and apologize > *abjectly* for any typos or omissions. Feel free to send in more, on or > off list; the page ain't goin' nowhere. :-)
va'i fone yyaigiha! I'm flattered that you chose to use a rtemmu greeting to open your latest post. I'm also curious: any special reason for it? I have taken a look at your website and I like it. I think it was clear and very tastefully done. BTW, re: "va'i fone yyaigiha!" va'i = emotion marker fo = towards (in this case, the speaker) ne = "yyaigiha" is subjectively changing rapidly (as in "suprise" :-) ) ygiha = the process of happiness -yai- = infix indicating relation to vision; thus "yyaigiha" = visually induced happiness Dan Sulani ------------------------------------------------------- likehsna rtem zuv tikuhnuh auag inuvuz vaka'a. A word is an awesome thing.

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