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Biaku ko kiwi kut taku
/bɪ̯akʊ ko kɪwɪ kʊː takʊ/
Throw who stone little merely
To throw a little stone merely on someone

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It's from Proto Nostratic- b∇l ̄iʔ|ʕ[∇]ķü q̕o kiwæ k̕ut̕V hawkar> Neo Nostratic- Biaku ko kiwi kut taku

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legolasean wrote:
Next- Die for the world's glory


Zarian:
uk torran'ep, trivid enid'it.

literally: one stopped, others will continue

translates to: to kill one so the others can go on.



next: to win a war/battle as the result of a complete/unrelated coincidence
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Jerian_Nostigia wrote:next: to win a war/battle as the result of a complete/unrelated coincidence
Ol logosh ribacawto sana bacath.
/ol logoʃ ribaʧawto sana baʧað/
PR nature steal-PST goodly violence

Translation: Nature has stolen violence or Nature has relieved me/us/you/etc. of violence

Next: laugh at something inappropriate
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Lamaunan Putšgala

ramsar bru ħitsa tsiini; ramsar iu X haudi
to sprinkle wine onto a fire, to throw wine at someone

Next: to act as if one is fine when one is in fact ill or hurt

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snoʊfleik wrote:Next: to act as if one is fine when one is in fact ill or hurt
Whitclienen ienes ennes Giethes.
[ʍɪ'kliə̯.nɨn 'iə̯.nɨz 'ɛn.ɨz 'ʒiə̯,ðɨz]
To whitewash one's Troubles.

Next: To insist one is unwell when one is perfectly fine, to be a Hypochondriac.
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Christopher Schröder wrote:Next: To insist one is unwell when one is perfectly fine, to be a Hypochondriac.
Zedoy bet bosir shanip kam.
/zedoy bet bosir ʂaɳip kam/
identify bird fly dead as
To call a flying bird dead.

New: almost forget to do something, but do it just in time.

(yes, I forgot to put the new suggestion, hence the above)
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treegod wrote: New: almost forget to do something, but do it just in time.

(yes, I forgot to put the new suggestion, hence the above)
firstly, lol.

Secondly:

So enah taltrin aliktra

taltrin = someone's consciousness/sentience; often personified, or used in contexts that would suggest it is a completely different person than you.
aliktrah = to steal back what is rightfully yours

thus the sentence literally translates to:
To steal back from your consciousness.


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to have more evidence at a crime scene pointing to you, than the culprit, even though you are completely innocent
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Jerian_Nostigia wrote:
next:
to have more evidence at a crime scene pointing to you, than the culprit, even though you are completely innocent
Faljom:

Mhahambuis zahcē sufo.
/vähamb'ʉɨ̯ʃ̤ zätʃʼəː sʉf̤ɑ/
deeper+oblique that/noun identifier storable

"Deeper in the chamber"

Next: To think you are understanding less than you actually are.
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Zontas wrote: Next: To think you are understanding less than you actually are.
Alahithian
Shom tomoth desirka shom ethek.
/ʂom 'to.moʈ de.'siɾ.ka ʂom 'e.ʈek/
POSS-1s doubt trick.PST.PRG POSS-1s body
My doubt was tricking my body.

or

Om dekirka thefif taze desir shom ethek.
/om de.'kiɾ.ka 'ʈe.fif 'ta.ze 'de.siɾ ʂom 'e.ʈek/
1s create.PST.PRG mind false that.tricks POSS.1s body.
I was inventing a false mind to trick my body.

(the body, as a connection to reality, is seen as the root of understanding)

Next: be in a rush to go somewhere
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to be a bloodless maiden
to be in a hurry for something to happen or to arrive at some place or result

from the anguish associated with an unwed young woman who has missed her monthly blood.

next: to have uneven edges

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Torco wrote: next: to have uneven edges
Zarian:
tɪlok ɛvorɪmʔɪn

to be like rocks

next:
to say goodbye to someone you will not see again forever
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Jerian_Nostigia wrote:to say goodbye to someone you will not see again forever
Icastrian:
zietáis a kaedaisyt [ˈsɪətaːʃ a ˈkaɪdaʃət], "to close the book" - saying goodbye when parting ways
féhrastais an arveryt a Sámathorsoë [ˈfeːˌr̥astaʃ an ˈarʋəɾət a ˈsaːmahɔr̥soe], "to commend one's name to the Clerks" - the final goodbye when a loved one has died. This refers to the ritual of Testimony, the most important ritual in the Icastrian funerary tradition. More on that in this thread at the CBB.

Next: that nagging feeling that you're forgetting something
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Colonel Cathcart wrote: Next: that nagging feeling that you're forgetting something



Zarian:
træltɪn oʊ tældoʊ

literally translates to:
'to have your consciousness troll you'

next: to procrastinate
"Man is least himself when he speaks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will reveal his true face" --Oscar Wilde

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Tha Migge ietend ienes Ullenem.
The Moth eating one's Woolens.

Next: to look for a Silver Lining
"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."
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Next: to look for a Silver Lining

I'm going to make two sense out of this, pragmatic and idealist.

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Ideal:
Zedoy kafaleth foris kam.
To call yellow gold.

Pragmatist:
Jek baxa ñumirt sana.
Bad shit fertilises well.

Next: Have a word "at the tip of your tongue/back of your head."
It was about time I changed this.

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ol bofosh wrote: Next: Have a word "at the tip of your tongue/back of your head."
latilanar: the figurative barricade which prevents thoughts from being expressed into words. Often used in sarcasm or chastisement


next:
to be hypocritical
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Jerian_Nostigia wrote:next:
to be hypocritical
Alahir muc ethal zin.
['a.ɫa.hiɾ muʈʂ 'e.ʈaɫ zin]
to.speak mouth existing-NEG by.way.of
To speak through a false mouth.

Next: build something on unstable ground.
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ol bofosh wrote: Next: build something on unstable ground.

ærdoʊ kæm stæksæ.

To build upon one's doom

next:
to get overly excited about something, but then find out it's not real or wouldn't work.
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Jerian_Nostigia wrote:to get overly excited about something, but then find out it's not real or wouldn't work.
Gakur pa fiwic dafak udor fa.
/gakuɾ pa fiwiʈʂ dafak udoɾ fa/
hit DEF head sky that.is.low until.
To bash one's head on a low sky.

You jump high, but then find that the limits are lower than you thought. Ow.
It was about time I changed this.

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I already have one for 'drunk off your ass':

Latha: 'kala guthi' (literally 'elf-bitten', intoxicated)

...because little elves in this part of the woods chew dodgy plants that contain a hallucinogenic substance that gets into your bloodstream when they bite your ankles.

Next: 'as funny as funny can be'

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Welcome to the forum, ashmoonfruit.
ashmoonfruit wrote: Next: 'as funny as funny can be'
ehdiy'somlah

"ehdiy" is a word used to describe something above, or superior to.
Somlah means funny.

Thus:
above funny

next:
to procrastinate
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Jerian_Nostigia wrote:next:
to procrastinate
Icastrian:

egstaljaráttáis [ˈexˌstaljaɾaːttaːʃ] "to (continuously) put/set aside" (eg- "away, aside" + staljaráis "to put, to place" + frequentative suffix -(a)tta), idiomatically "to procrastinate"
soukáis fuldasiemaise [ˈsʌʊkaːʃ ˈfʊldaʃəmaʃe] "to allow something to age (in order to improve, as wine or cheese)," chiefly humorous

Next: to imagine something as more pleasant, auspicious, or desirable than it really is; to romanticize
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Colonel Cathcart wrote: Next: to imagine something as more pleasant, auspicious, or desirable than it really is; to romanticize
Gomain:
amchaddhi okarímüs st uwangkrau
[ˈɑmt͡ʃɑðði okʰɑˈrimʊs st uˈwɑŋkʰrɑ͡ʊ]
paint-INF ACC-bowl-AUG in DAT-0-garden
to paint the toilet in the garden

A modern Anhrüshite painter once painted a satirical picture of a toilet in a formal garden. It was intended to mock the heady idealism and romanticism of the era, but instead, it was interpreted as if the artist himself was taking part in said romanticism. Fortunately, the absurdity of the scene the painting depicted woke the public up to the pointlessness of the era's idealism, and the painting ended up achieving what the artist intended it to accomplish.

Next: to say or do something dramatic solely for attention (i.e. "to cry wolf")
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Alahithian:
dokuy budak
/'do.kuj 'bu.dak/
to.shout mountain
To shout a mountain.

Next idiom: "to speak too soon"
It was about time I changed this.

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Oh revid eltin edi'sanalo.
You to.have mouth strengthening.excited

You have a very excited mouth


EDIT:
next: to be extremely wealthy
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