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Rihana: Hetiha: Vane-ye Fomi(ha)-ye Jomiha-fe

From:John Leland <lelandconlang@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 30, 2004, 6:34
NOTE: This is a small cultural note I lately rediscovered dealing with one
concultural result of the Hetiha revolt: unpopularity of beards in Pihana.
John Leland
Vane-ye Fomi(ha)-ye Jomiha-fe
Beards-of Growing-of Customs

Rihana-ye ba-fe se hana-ye fugefi riha-kere feveba-ye vane-fe fugefi fo-mi, ge
Coldland-of men this land-of very great cold-from their beards very big
growing, and
feveha-ye vate-fe fege fugefi fo-mi, sepe Pihana-ye ba-fe se hana-ye fugefi
piha-kere
their hair also very big growing, but Hotland-of men this land-of very great
heat-from
feveba -ye vane-fe jijo-mi ge feveba-ye vate-fe fugedi jijo-mi. Se kere
hetiba-ye
their beards cutting and their hair very small cutting.  This from rebel-of
wobomiwa-me, here hetiba-fe vane-fomi ba wicho, se kere fevaba veba Rihana-ye
wartime-in, if rebels beard-wearing man saw, this from they him Coldlandish
biba-jele wibiwo. Se kere sewa-ve, dife ba-fe vane-fe wifo.
soldier-as killed. This from this time-beyond, few men beards grew.