Kiss (was: Many Words for One Concept (was: Interesting Words))

--- Christian Thalmann <cinga@...> wrote:
> Elliott Lash wrote:
> > Anyway, I'm wondering about that age old 'language
> myth' about the many words for snow in Eskimo. Now
> of course I know this is untrue, but, does anyone
> have a language with a similar group of words with
> related meanings?
> The Antelope clan is known to be a gregarious folk
> priding themselves on
> their savoir-vivre.  Incidentally, their language
> Obrenje distinguishes
> at least 8 types of kissing.  (=D
Ooo, I like that!  Eight types of kissing?!  Anyone
willing to take a guess at some names for kissing in
English?  Don't the Brits say snooking or something?
Then you got the French kiss, and a peck kiss... well
only 3 and I'm finished!!

Let me try my inventing hand at it in Vyääh...

<reference>
mum    - 'lip' general/literary word
muum   - 'mouth' general/literary word

<and kissing...>
mym    - 'kiss' general/literary word
myym   - 'kiss for a beloved friend/family member'
mäm    - 'kiss for a lover' general/romance-novel word
määm   - 'passionate lovers kiss'
mam    - 'kiss against ones will' ie, with grandmom
maam   - 'forced kiss against ones will' ie, rape
mLm    - 'short French kiss'
mLLm   - 'long (xxx-rated) French kiss'
moxm   - 'peck kiss' ie, when rushing out the door

Well, only 9 for now!  But I'm sure there will be more
to come...

Matt33








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