| From: | mike poxon <mike@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 3, 2005, 19:06 |
The Omeina is "sirissui" = butterfly or moth, from siri "wing", itself from a root si- meaning "light breeze, float", that sort of thing. Mike> I came over this text: > http://www.trismegistos.com/IconicityInLanguage/Articles/Beeman.html > and it made me think: what are the word(s) for "butterfly" in various > conlangs? Klingon lacks the word I think, and I have few if any words > for insects in my langs and sketches, including a word for butterfly. >-- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.7/159 - Release Date: 02/11/05