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Re: Weekly Vocab #13

From:Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>
Date:Thursday, June 26, 2003, 4:04
Is the number 13 cursed? Maybe. If this message shows up twice: yes, 13 is
cursed.
A good batch. Added fourteen words to the lexicon, even though only six of
them were used here.

Mair yarjukom orpadad: 2582 orpe
Sonra yarjukom orpadad: 2594 orpe

>1. to bow
(kö)tretvak
>One should bow when passing the temple.
Naalot g'ec'at ba tretvak zdubet. temple(-ACC) pass-2SG COND bow-INF should-2SG
>2. tradition
stakud, ops'ar
>It is a tradition, and traditions tell us where we stand with God
Stakud c'e, ki kunie Yadu tac'amu yezt radaz ai stakudi. tradition be:3SG , and how god-DAT stand-1PL us:DAT tell-3PL SUBJ traditions *I almost didn't use "stand" in this metaphoric sense. Is it too similar to English?
>3. origin
c'ara, zetra
>So you want to know the origin of this tradition? I'll tell you. I don't
know. ¿Toya stakud tai c'aran s'iznek hos'at ve? Lozt radirma. Mu s'iznim. this tradition its origin-ACC know-INF want-2SG eh ? you:DAT tell-1SG:FUT . NEG know-1SG
>4. to uphold
zöterak (support); göhözak (preserve, maintain); raatrak (continue)
>But it's a tradition, so I shall uphold it.
Ak' stakud c'e; dazeba raatrirma. but tradition be:3SG ; therefore continue-1SG:FUT
>5. to encourage
diz'nan kudak
>Everyone I meet encourages me to do so.
Vi enie heram strec'imna paikure diz'nan kudas'. [**] that-ADV do-1SG meet-1SG-REL everyone encourage v-3SG
>6. lynch mob
ripenz'nokadad
>If I don't uphold the traditions, a lynch mob will show up.
Adis stakudin mu zöteram ba ripenz'nokadad unaz'ir. IF traditions-ACC NEG 'uphold'-1SG COND lynch-mob show-up-3SG:FUT
>7. goodwill
urbut (urbak to wish well, bless)
>8. society
ühic'anz (as a whole) eroi drav (high society, upper crust)
>I wish to keep the goodwill of high society.
Eroi drav tai urbut akstvak hos'am. high society its goodwill keep-INF want-1SG
>9. magistrate, judge, elder
smec'nik (judiciary) c'igunten (obsolete colonial term) sosuvnok (councillor)
>Perhaps I'll be a magistrate some day.
C'ekre du ihusluz sosuvnok yerem. perhaps THAT eventually councillor be:1SG:FUT
>10. to honor
seref kudak
>All will honor me and swoon at my name, for I will be famous.
Paikure yant seref kudir ki nap yai mena klec'ir, daze unmenac' yerem. everyone me:DAT honor v-3SG:FUT and by my name-INST "swoon"-3SG:FUT , because famous be:1SG:FUT M