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- Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:25 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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It actually refers to the line that you draw on a map to show the differences between dialects, but fair enough. You are meant to give a new word though. (but yours seems to be an earth-based language related to spanish, so you might as well just borrow the word isogloss...) Oh snap! I know you're ...
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:05 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
- Views: 783866
- Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:37 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
- Views: 783866
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 3:54 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
- Views: 783866
- Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:39 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Mayan <j> / <x>
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4462
Yup, remember than in any case I talk from a Salvadorian perspective. We say "jalar" /xa.la4/ but we write "halar" /a.la4/ (and say it as well where a higher register is being used) . I'm personally sceptic that they use <Jale> in doors in Mexico, but oh well. Almost all signage here in California ...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:41 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Most difficult aspect of your native language for foreigners
- Replies: 128
- Views: 55694
Something I forgot to note: for most second generation Iranian immigrants here in Los Angeles the distinction between daanan / shenaakhtan is lost, with daanan used for both "to be acquainted with, to recognize"/"to know." This is presumably under the influence of English. Me too, I've sometimes not...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:47 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Most difficult aspect of your native language for foreigners
- Replies: 128
- Views: 55694
French has savoir and connaître – evidently it shows up all over the place, at least in IE. I wonder why we lost it... I can't truly see any use for the distinction, at any rate. Romance languages have it, Germanic languages have it, Slavic languages have it, so I don't know, English is just stupid...
- Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:05 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Most difficult aspect of your native language for foreigners
- Replies: 128
- Views: 55694
On the surface, the hardest thing for most Persian learners is the phonetics. [G\ G] seem to particularly difficult, as does the /{ A/ distinction and [h] in the coda (take the butchering of Ahmadinejad's name for example). Second is the spelling, because so much of the vocabulary is borrowed from A...
- Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:15 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Forming Verbs from Other Parts of Speech
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8723
Usually this is done if Farsi with the auxiliary verb kardan : qermez kardan "to make red" xub kardan "to do good" raast kardan "to straighten" parvaaz kardan "to fly" (lit: to make flight) Though Farsi has a quite a few auxiliary verbs, kardan (lit: "to do") and zadan (lit: "to hit") are the most c...
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:50 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: the Old Granny thread
- Replies: 624
- Views: 188211
Curry Rarebit Last Friday, after a long week of work and school, my buddy and I were blessing some trees when we got mad munchies. So, in my altered state, I searched through the fridge and pantry and came up with recipe for curry rarebit . Ingredients * Saucepan 1 * Toaster 1 *Toasted bread 2 slice...
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:38 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: the Old Granny thread
- Replies: 624
- Views: 188211
I've tried the mafé; it's really good! Two comments though. One, it's a bit lacking in substance; I suggest adding cashew nuts and a boiled egg on the side. Two, I wouldn't add that much water only to simmer it away, you lose so much of the taste that way. Thanks. :) And duly noted on your recommen...
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:35 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: the Old Granny thread
- Replies: 624
- Views: 188211
If you notice, my red-red and mafé recipes are roughly the same, just involving different legumes (black-eyed peas vs peanuts), this is due to the all-purpose tomato sauce I make. Which is based on a basic ratio: 1 fried onion : 2 tomatoes Then simmering with tomato paste, soy sauce, garlic, curry p...
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:10 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: the Old Granny thread
- Replies: 624
- Views: 188211
Here's another recipe: callaloo, which is a Carribean dish featuring greens and okra. As before, this is vegetarian and is enough to feed about 2 to 3 people. And trust me, it will fill you up good. I cooked this for me and my roommates tonight. Good stuff! My one fuckup was that I substituted a co...
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:55 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: the Old Granny thread
- Replies: 624
- Views: 188211
Here's another recipe: callaloo, which is a Carribean dish featuring greens and okra. As before, this is vegetarian and is enough to feed about 2 to 3 people. And trust me, it will fill you up good. You'll need: - a sauce pan with a lid - a blender (or mortar & pestle if you're old school) - 1 bunch...
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:36 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: the Old Granny thread
- Replies: 624
- Views: 188211
Here's a vegetarian recipe for mafé, a Senegalese dish that's essentially a spicy peanut curry. I eat this quite often, as it's easy and delicious. For two people you will need: - a medium pan - 1/2 large onion (chopped; red preferable) - 2 cloves garlic (minced) - 1 medium tomato (chopped; preferab...
- Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:30 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: Seahorses, I Love 'Em (& other Links of Interest)
- Replies: 2235
- Views: 433161
I've navigated a mile into drainage systems by cellphone light. Walked all the way through (~3 miles) w/ a regular flashlight.Alioth wrote:Surgery by light of cell phones.
- Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:04 am
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: Seahorses, I Love 'Em (& other Links of Interest)
- Replies: 2235
- Views: 433161
Re: The Gay Bomb (& other Links of Interest)
Gsandi, I didn't know you swing.gsandi wrote:...My whirlwind romance with my wife was greatly facilitated by the fact that neither of us asked the other what sign (s)he was born under. (As was our general attitude to religion - we would probably hit it off wonderfully with Dawkins).
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:10 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
- Replies: 2878
- Views: 636906
- Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:22 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
- Replies: 2878
- Views: 636906
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:25 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
- Replies: 2878
- Views: 636906
Damn, I'm such a G it's pathetic... Now pimpin' ain't easy but it's necessary, so I'm chasin bitches like Tom chased Jerry... I'll put the pedal to the floor, in my two-tone Ford Explorer. You know how it's done, sounds bumpin'---ain't that somethin'? Jumped on the 110. She's flyin' in the Blazer l...
- Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:21 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Kinterms In Your Conlangs (And Natlangs)
- Replies: 172
- Views: 118368
Thanks. Would you like to edit your previous post? Done. Further elaboration, father is colloquially <bábá> Like Turkish, or almost like it. and mother <mámán>. Like French, or almost like it. Arabic also has <bábá> and Hebrew has <abba>. I believe the Persian <mámán> could be on loan from French, ...
- Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:26 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Kinterms In Your Conlangs (And Natlangs)
- Replies: 172
- Views: 118368
"father - mádar mother - pedar" seems backwards from most I.E. languages, doesn't it? Going on sound alone, one would expect "pedar - father mádar - mother". My bad! That was a typo. Father is pedar and mother is mádar . Further elaboration, father is colloquially <bábá> and mother <mámán>. Is "dox...
- Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:08 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Kinterms In Your Conlangs (And Natlangs)
- Replies: 172
- Views: 118368
Well in Persian they're By Blood father - pedar mother - mádar brother - barádar sister - xáhar son - pesar (lit: boy) daughter - doxtar (lit: girl) uncle - dáyi aunt - xáleh cousin (male) - pesar(e) dáyi/xáleh cousin (female) - doxtar(e) dáyi/xáleh grandma - mádar bozorg grandpa - pedar bozorg By M...
- Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:50 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: OTTER
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 404152