Re: Vocab #4

1. bunny / rabbit
rekaveth / kaveth
2. ferret
leitsa (very distinct from suhanos "weasel")
3. knife
silan (generally a dagger)
4. alien / foreigner
Ganso works if he's friendly; more generally kernalin.
5. ouch! / ow!
Has! Hasa! (The /h/ should border on /x/.)
6. help!
Tavun!
7. aaaa! (a scream of terror)
Is! (/i::::::::::s:/)
8. aaaargh! (a scream of pain / failure / death)
Dhaka! (theatrical, /Daka/) Dasa! (practical, /da:sa/) Both are related
to dhakar "shame".
9. grrrr! (an intimidating growl)
Krhr! (/kr=hr=/)
10. blood
hesker (kruhi hesker "bloody blood")

Vo rekaveth kardag silan!
Fe leitsa esag ike. Seon binosan a kanva! (She takes joy in the dance!)
A rekaveth kasa silan valokag* huri im!
Kwe kernalin hedan liri.
Hasa! A kaveth kasa silan han skaribalge imon metos.
Tavun im hangem gith ik nek!
Is! A kaveth dugumag!
Dhaka! Vot han skaribalge duha imon metos!
Krhr! Im verne vo kaveth len sompa! (I will kill that rabbit in
crushing!)
A kaveth punsalge* imon fintab*! Ta kothut* a heskeron rontai.

Valokag: from valokei "to advance slowly, menacingly, and inexorably,
allowing terror to mature rather than shocking the victim senseless".
Punsalge: from punsei "to pluck" (transitive)
Fintab: set of two matching legs
Kothut: from kothei, transitive of othei "to look, direct one's gaze"

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