Quoting Camilla Drefvenborg <elmindreda@...>:
> Jan van Steenbergen de ortekera:
>
> > --- John Cowan skrzypszy:
> >
> >> My favorite insult: "Your parents were brothers!"
>
> let me try that in Nindára.
>
> nay ni leyomya de tamanera!
>
> ...to which most Darans would answer "sorry, no", except for the few
> so
> adopted. in any case, the idea that it was meant as an insult would
> probably never enter sanna i (his/her) mind.
I understand what you mean, but surely tone and accompanying facial expression
would satisfyingly convey the unfriendly intent in most circumstances?
Andreas