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Re: Oldvak - something to figure out

From:Joseph Fatula <fatula3@...>
Date:Friday, May 23, 2003, 1:00
From: "Sally Caves" <scaves@...>
Subject: Re: Oldvak - something to figure out


> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Fatula" <fatula3@...> > > > > "Egireltyeu dvalderi. Dvalder aleltu egi." > > "I am not stopping my going to the forest. The forest stopped coming > to > > me." > > WHOA! That's profound. I love it. Here it is in Teonaht (much wordier):
Profound? That's what comes from not having enough vocabulary yet.
> Yryi euil ydonar begry euan vera; Le ydonar arrol elai beg mante. > I, to the woods stop-going I not; the woods to me did-it stop coming. > > So what do you think it means? :)
I'm not sure I know what you're asking...