Re: Elephants and hamsters

Kristian Jensen wrote:
> I also love little critters, but unfortunately my choice of using
> all of them as part of a Boreanesian vocabulary is limited by
> geography.
> On the other hand, I get to invent other creatures.
Even worse here, since W. is spoken on another planet.  :-)  There are
no Earth creatures there, so that, OTOH, like you, I can make up
more-or-less any kind of animal I want, but, OTOH, no opportunity to be
creative with Earth animals' names, just a simple adaptation of the
English, since English is the only Human language they have contact
with, such as kika'ta (cat), kima'u's (mouse), kisyu'gaglaida (la-?)
(sugar-glider), and so on.

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