Re: Aesthetic Language Sense

> is a metaphorical extension from a simpler meaning.  For example, there
> is the word "chetvI'", which we've known for a long time to be a type of
> torpedo launcher (opposed to a "DuS", which is actually another kind of
> launching device).  We learned only in the latest book by the language's
> creator, Marc Okrand, that a "chetvI'" is also a type of spear=throwing
> tool (called IIRC, an "atlatl" by the Incas).
Almost, atlatl is an Aztec weapon