Re: Idiom Du Jour

On Oct 16, 2007, at 9:48 PM, Mia Soderquist wrote:

> I like making up interesting idioms for my conlangs. I thought I
> would share one that has emerged in Teliya Nevashi. I hope that
> other people will come along and post an interesting "idiom du
> jour" from their own languages, too.
Thanks for this idea! This is about the only one I have so far:
In a:seka`eni, the impolite way to ask someone to be quiet
("shut up") is

ofati:pola tai`o:

ofati: = to swallow
-po- = 2nd person singular agentive
-la- = 3rd person singular patientive

tai = inceptive
`o: = imperative

"Swallow it!"

Not nearly as succinct as the English "shut up" (2 cute little
syllables), so there may be a shortened form that I haven't
discovered yet...

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James W.