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Re: weekly vocab

From:Dennis Paul Himes <himes@...>
Date:Monday, April 8, 2002, 1:23
    Earlier today I wrote:
> > > 4. to conquer > > "conquering" is roughly: > > zep matsnau zmou > > zep r. who/which (temporary) > mat p. possessing, having, controlling > sna at. sentient > u n. something (general placeholder) > zmo p. becoming > > literally: "becoming something which controls someone"
This is not quite right. It's missing a noun. It should be "zep matsnau u zmou." Although, come to think of it, a simple "matsnau zmou" would also work. =========================================================================== Dennis Paul Himes <> himes@cshore.com http://home.cshore.com/himes/dennis.htm Gladilatian page: http://home.cshore.com/himes/glad/lang.htm Disclaimer: "True, I talk of dreams; which are the children of an idle brain, begot of nothing but vain fantasy; which is as thin of substance as the air." - Romeo & Juliet, Act I Scene iv Verse 96-99