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treskro wrote:Next: recall (take back, not remember)
Kala: uasimye - "to take again"

next: rich; abundant; wealthy

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treskro wrote:Next: recall (take back, not remember)
Kala: uasimye - "to take again"

next: rich; abundant; wealthy
Poswa: pwostos "able to share"

next: sleeve (of a shirt), or pant leg
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Sleeve in Yampa:

mixakōl (shirt arm)

Next word: island

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thebeŋowk - n inan - island < thebek peninsula + newk baby


Next: circumlocution
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treskro wrote:Next: circumlocution
Himmaswa: Image heatkeechgong

Next: to be enough; to be adequate; to suffice

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Zabantun: meržud

Next: To ponder on the fundamental indescribability of something, like color.

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Ša-Par-Artavak wrote:Next: To ponder on the fundamental indescribability of something, like color.
AFAIU "indescribable" is the word you're looking for, and is also a description.

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sano wrote:
Ša-Par-Artavak wrote:Next: To ponder on the fundamental indescribability of something, like color.
AFAIU "indescribable" is the word you're looking for, and is also a description.
I think he means like how you can't describe what red is like to a (colour-)blind-since-birth person. You can of course say it is indescribable but that doesn't actually allow them to visualise it.

The closest Ahu has to that is:

umiu - philosophise, ruminate on aspects of philosophy

For example:

umiua xi kin - philosophise about colour (umiu-a xi kin philosophise-OBL air/quality coloured)

And Sano, what happened to Kala Wiki?? It's just about empty now. :cry:

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Imralu wrote:Next word: to hush sth. up, to keep sth. confidential
Kala: enku - confidential; secret; hush-hush

next: shy; ashamed; shame; bashful

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Hel·leu (Hellesan)

1 In a negative sense; disgrace, dishonor. f tautendre –s » From Peran tabetenore "shame", from tabete "shame", from Sate TAPH– "to cover".
2 In a positive sense; modesty, bashfulness. f gonjaule –s » From Peran gaungiabule "red cheek".


Next word: adage
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Word: adage

In Lokura: boyama-ovabruhur (n): lit., "good closeness of words"; small memorable phrase

Next word is: frostbite

[EDIT: Forgot the next person's word, haha.]

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Illyrian:
Frusbleck ['fɾøz.blɛk] (n.n.) — Frostbite (lit "Iceburn")
Frusblecken [fɾøz'blɛk.ɛn] (v.) — to inflict Frostbite, to blacken (something living) with Ice
blecken ['blɛk.ɛn] (v.) — to burn, to blacken, to turn to Ash
Frust [fɾœst] (n.n.) — Ice

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Hel·leu (Hellesan)

m saghetz –eus "shake" (noun), "shaking" » Postv. deriv. from saghetzar "to shake".


Next word: entourage
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Izambri wrote:Next word: entourage
Kala: tlihamyako - "a collective of friends"

next: to pat; to clap; to slap

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To pat; slap; clap:

Lokura:
kikbirlok - (n.) lit. "hand-shout" (from kikru: hand and birlok: shout (birmo: loud, lokur: to speak)); a clap or slap
- (v.) kikbirlokr - to clap or slap

Next word: homeless, vagabond, roamer, wanderer

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Luhre wrote: Next word: homeless, vagabond, roamer, wanderer
Kàmo:
hoabimai - nomad; wanderer, often used derogatorily to refer to people who've been exiled for a crime

Next Word: lightning; thunder

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Theta wrote:Next Word: lightning; thunder
Himmaswa: kion /kʲiɔ̯n/ 'lightning; thunder', klark /klɑ̰˞ːk̚/ 'thunder; rumbling sound'

Next point; peninsula

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kupridist
['kupɾi'dist]
coast-thin

Next: Bizarre disorientation experienced when viewing a chain-link fence or some similar structure at the proper distance

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"Bizarre disorientation experienced when viewing a chain-link fence or some similar structure at the proper distance"

Lokura:

eovirglas: (n.) lit. "In a state of poor sight of a wall" - from eo-, prefix for negatives; vir-, root for sight-related words; glos-, root for wall-related words; -as, suffix for a status of things

Next: "A seed in dire need of planting"; "A building wanting to be built"; "Art hidden in [the medium]" (alternately, "A face in need of punching") :)

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Luhre wrote:Next: "A seed in dire need of planting"; "A building wanting to be built"; "Art hidden in [the medium]" (alternately, "A face in need of punching") :)
Ahu has a utilitative infix, a derivational process to show the purpose or customary use of something.

A seed to be planted:
kubi e miázi
seed ATTR (small).to.be.planted

from mazi = "to plant"

A house to be built
ué teli e zuácu
FUT house ATTR (big).to.be.built

from zacu = "to build"

A face crying out for a fist in it.
A small face ...
moc e biáli
face ATTR (small).to.be.punched

A big face ...
moc e buáli
face ATTR (big).to.be.punched

From: bali = "to punch"

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A very stereotypical word in Poswa: maepappi plorba "hand-on-shoulder challenge". Even though tug of war is not played with your hands on someone else's shoulders, it's the impression of cooperating with someone closely in front of you that is called to mind with the word maepappi. They might even add a pop to show that it's symmetrical: maepappi popplorba. Though for the first word there is also mamwa "to pull someone to a stop with the hands" or pumpa "to pull on one end of something" or just peppa "to pull".

Khulls: latŭmi "pull sport". They're concise.

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Soap wrote:A very stereotypical word in Poswa: maepappi plorba "hand-on-shoulder challenge". Even though tug of war is not played with your hands on someone else's shoulders, it's the impression of cooperating with someone closely in front of you that is called to mind with the word maepappi. They might even add a pop to show that it's symmetrical: maepappi popplorba[i/]. Though for the first word there is also mamwa "to pull someone to a stop with the hands" or pumpa "to pull on end of something" or just peppa "to pull".

Khulls: latŭmi "pull sport". They're concise.

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next: reflection, mirror


In Yampa

mirror=Okavasila ("seeing glass")
reflection=Vasilaresim ("glass picture")

Next Word: OTTER (sorry I was just on the otter thread, I couldnt help!)

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Emperor Charles V wrote: Next Word: OTTER (sorry I was just on the otter thread, I couldnt help!)
Kàmo:
tooimasisan - "otter" 'big water mammal'

Next word: rice; grain

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Theta wrote:Next word: rice; grain
Illyrian:
Creun n.n. — Grain, Kernel, Pebble
Hevre n.n.pl — Oats
Whéty n.f. — Wheat
Creunille n.f. — Kernel, Seed, Small Particle
Orise n.f. — Rice

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Christopher Schröder wrote: Next Word — Powdered Drink
Himmaswa:

Image - bumpnihtoagyou /bʌm.pnɪ̤ç.tɔ̯o.gyʊ/ (drink item powder form)

Next word: uncontrolled fire; blaze; conflagration

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