Kala Lexical Participation Thread

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Click wrote:kahyo – china cup
Do you mean a cup made of china, or the sailing competion?
Click wrote:mya'a – mock someone by parroting their own words
I like this one, but I already have;

nuka - joke; banter; tease; mock
senta - mimic; satirize; mock; irony; sarcasm

...I'm not sure I need another work for mocking...
Click wrote:pele – volcano
petle – blow a raspberry
I know you took pele from Hawaiian, but did you take petle from Spanish or Russian? Both have been added, btw.

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masako wrote:
Click wrote:kahyo – china cup
Do you mean a cup made of china, or the sailing competion?
A cup made of china, of course.
mya'a – mock someone by parroting their own words
I like this one, but I already have;

nuka - joke; banter; tease; mock
senta - mimic; satirize; mock; irony; sarcasm

...I'm not sure I need another work for mocking...
Okay, let it mean ‘to meow’.
pele – volcano
petle – blow a raspberry
I know you took pele from Hawaiian, but did you take petle from Spanish or Russian? Both have been added, btw.
I wasn’t aware of such a word existing in any of these two languages, and it seemed like a nice onomatopoeia. By the way, I took pele from Mount Pelée as well. :wink:

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Click wrote:A cup made of china, of course.
I added tsiki - porcelain; china [made from ~]...kahyo will be "softpaste; decorative ceramic wares"
Click wrote:Okay, let it mean ‘to meow’.
Added...but I do already have oma which is combined with the animal name to indicate the sound of the animal.
Click wrote:I wasn’t aware of such a word existing in any of these two languages, and it seemed like a nice onomatopoeia.
pele and petle

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uakya - babble, speak incoherently; an imitation of incoherent or inane speech (similar to English "blah blah")

sueho - surf, the line where waves break on the shore; the sound of waves

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nyetle - quote (n), to quote
tetlo - to bring up a situation
mpekue - off the beaten track
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tsili - To spin, make clothes.
pa - Well-ordered, organized.
emyo - To trip, fall repeatedly.

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Nannalu wrote:nyetle - quote (n), to quote
tetlo - to bring up a situation
mpekue - off the beaten track
Added, and;

tsinku - mathematical analysis; calculus
tsili - tailor; to make clothes
ntayo - call sb away from a task/work
emyo - walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
hemya - stutter; stammer [speech impediment]
pa'a - be well-ordered; regular; organized

I'll update the link in the OP in a few days...after a few more submissions.

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How about:

tsimua: ominous (esp. weather)
muetlo: sweat
senku: think poorly of someone

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Risla wrote:tsimua: ominous (esp. weather)
muetlo: sweat
senku: think poorly of someone
Added. I really like tsimua...great word.

... << Updated as of this post.

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nyana – algorithm, (computer) program, function (mathematics/computing)

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myatsua: observe, comment, retort
nkopa: delusion, paranoia
epye: scrape, scratch, play something (using a bow)

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Julanga wrote:nyana – algorithm, (computer) program, function (mathematics/computing)
Added.
Kawdek wrote:myatsua: observe, comment, retort
nkopa: delusion, paranoia
epye: scrape, scratch, play something (using a bow)
Added as;

myatsua - point out mistakes or weak points for correction
epye - scrape; scratch; play something (using a bow)
nkopa - delusion; fantasy; paranoia

Awesome suggestions, guys.

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I had more fun with these then I probably should. Here, have my bajillion words.

anua- silence
apo- to make the most of [something (esp. an opportunity)]
enua- to cheer someone up
eto- shy
miku- leek
myeto- to show fear/surprise on one's face
nema- knee
puaka- skull
sumi- [of a person] feeling emotion but not expressing it
sutsu- to whisper
tsukua- bow (as in ribbon)
unu- [of a person] without emotion
usa- stripe

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nkampo- to segment into equal pieces.
After ordering a pint of his favorite ale, Robert was perplexed when the barmaid replied that the fishmonger was next door. The Great English Vowel Shift had begun.

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You already have tsunka - bug; insect; worm; nyolo - ant; insect; and nyamu - mosquito; fly; gnat.

but I'm going to suggest more specific terms:

a'i - worm
hyesua - beetle

and perhaps suggest you perhaps remove some of the semantic tax on a few of those bug-words.

Also, some anatomical terms:

kisua - root (of plant)
ipye - horn (of animal)
ile - knee
tsopua - ulna
yoho - eyelid
hyesua - esophagus
panue - colon; rectum
yo'i - ribs; ribcage

And finally, because it's Nico Muhly's birthday today:

niko - experiment
myali - symphony; orchestra
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