WW #43: Kaige the Thick
The Muipidans believed in many gods, but nobody worshipped all of them. Everyone was expected to give sacrifices to the supreme god Emada, who made the sun shine, the rivers… Read more »
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WW #42: Not Picking Fruit
This is a continuation of the previous post. The typical response to Mwozlaslotha mwalevo, s’achishi (“A fair wind has blown you to me”) is: Sakeslo mwalevo! Snlwi sho awnlevoyovamwaleri ka!… Read more »
WW #41: Fair Wind
Nitherian has a variety of elaborate scripted conversations, which are used in specific social situations. The following is the first sentence of one such script, used in northern Nitheria when… Read more »
WW #40: Getting Inquisitive
A few weeks ago I looked at negation in Kharulian. This week, it’s yes/no questions! Shel tsamzo shezh chichiit igui? [ʃɛɫsh-elINAN.SG-this ˈtsam.zotsamz-ovillage-ACC ʃɛʒsh-ezhINAN.SG-in tʃiˈtʃiːtchi-chiit2s-be.born ˈi.ɡʷi]ig-uiQ–PFV Were you born in this… Read more »