Re: Vocab #4

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>   Vocab:
>
>   1. bunny / rabbit (analogue)
tecu(k), dim. tecuki (ult. < necu 'jump') a small lizard-like creature that
hops; an agricultural pest, it eats grains;  only children might find them
cute/amusing.

>   2. ferret (analogue)
fenefet 'small long-bodied, ferret/weasel-like, mammal (several spp.)' They
tend to be vicious, but farmers encourage them because they prey on
_tecula_.  One would not ordinarily have one as a pet.

>   3. knife
tica, generic term for any common knife with a blade up to about 10 in.

>   4. alien / foreigner
keyopor 'foreigner' (< opor 'outside'), keyopor trahinda ~...tracindu
'alien, E.T.'(foreigner not-earth ~not-Cindu); they are accustomed to aliens
on Cindu,  'keyopor' can be omitted in colloq. speech; the modifier then
becomes a noun, properly animate/human, but many slip up and use inanimate
markers)

>   5. ouch! / ow!
Major pain:  ahú::    minor pain: yahá

>   6. help!
cuñ::, mecuñ:: 'help me!'    (derivable from either yunek 'rescue' or racuñ
'to help, assist')

>   7. aaaa! (a scream of terror)
ayá::,   [aj.'ja::]

>   8. aaaargh! (a scream of pain / failure / death)
??? perhaps kiyayi [ki'jaj]

>   9. grrrr! (an intimidating growl)
(onomat) kruñ, kukruñ, kurungun; to growl mepu kruñ etc. sounds made by
non-humans; Kash can uñur ~kruñur (variant of ñar 'roar')

>   10. blood
luhu

>   Context:
>
>   1. That bunny has a knife!
tecuki yale tica! (presumably colloq., said in haste-- as all the exs. are)

>   2.  This is my ferret. She likes to dance!
taye fenefetmi, yalisam korandam. (a very strange sentence in the Kash
context!)

>   3.  The bunny with the knife is coming for me!
tecu ya me poro mepu honder yambit tica
tecu that me going-to make attack by-means-of knife.
A little long winded, but I resorted to existing vocab.

>   4.  Does that alien eat people or not?
tracindu yu, yanahanga kaçilan, iti? (alien that (inanim.!! impolite),
he-eat-Q people(pl/acc), or)  This really means, .....or what ~or not?--
......iti tayi 'or no' would be  precise but unnecessary.

>   5.  Ouch! The rabbit with the knife cut off my arm!
ahú::, tecu ya re yale ticani,  licarak niyombi

>   6.  Help! I'm bleeding to death!
mecúñ! horem lukut!  (said in haste; mahorem (ma)lukut is correct)

>   7.  Aaaaa! The rabbit is coming back!
ayá::, mamaçan tecuni!

>   8.  Aaaargh! It cut off my other arm!
kiyayi, licarak niyombi liyani!

>   9.  Grrrr! I will step on (crush / squish by foot) that rabbit!
kruñ, mapiripis kicak tecun ya! (I-trample-down squash....)

>   10. The rabbit cut off my legs. Look at the pretty pools of blood.
tecuni (ya)licarak aceçmi--  tiká, payi virik yaropi luhu (...behold! how
beautiful pool/puddle blood)

>   Aidan

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