Re: Saying "Thank you."

In Jameld, the formal equivalent to "Thank you" would be:

  Kothix iye  ["kOTiks "ij@]

or, if you're thanking more than one person, it would be:

  Kothix iyen ["kOTiks "ij@n]

In normal everyday situations, however, the colloquial form would be used:

  Koth'       [kOT]

Considering that Jameld is a Germanic language, it's rather puzzling that
_to thank_ is »kothixen«, a word for which the etymological origins are lost
in the mists of time, or possibly in the Great North Marsh. »Iye«, of
course, is simply the object form of »ye«, _you_.

The correct response, analogous to _you're welcome_ or _don't mention it_,
is:

  No yere  [no "jer@]  (literally, "but gladly")

or just

  Yere.

BTW, I'm shocked to discover that neither Sevorian nor Rahha ever reached
the dizzy heights of getting a word for "thanks." They remain merely
skeletons awaiting vocabulary. *sigh*

Jamets

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