Adam Walker <dreamertwo@...> wrote:
> There a few words I've created which just don't seem to be in character
> and, thus are on their way out of the lexicon (fchaagh, for instance,
> which may end up as fu^chaagh).
>
How do you pronounce <u^>?
>
> Well, I've been tossing out bits of bable about their culture over on
> the conculture list so I don't think I should go into too much here, but
> here's a little bit. They are a caste oriented society, but one in
> which caste is earned rather than inherited. Strength is the cardinal
> virtue. They practice an odd seperated but equal philosophy between the
> sexes (males and females live in seperate sections of their cities and
> have seperate governments!).
*Now* I remember them.
> >
> >_gal_ "gold"
> >_velq_ "silver"
> >_bre`f_ "iron", and _stef_ "steel"
>
> Are _bre`f_ and _stef_ etymologically related?
No. (I just placed them next to each other because
steel is not an element, but is related to iron.)
The original roots are _murhe:f(u)_ (rh = voiceless
alveolar trill) and _setaive_. Lots of syncope here!
>
> >_qgao't_ "lead"
>
> Is your _qg_ a voiced uvular stop like mine?
>
Yes.
> >Note that _brik_ means "brass", hence
> >_briktola"k_ "arsenic" lit. "brass-bad-maker"
> >_briktra"da"k_ "tin" lit. "brass-difficult-maker"
> >
>
> Enteresting etymologies!
Thanks. I taught myself some chemistry when doing this :)
--Pablo Flores
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