jamīka

September 3rd, 2010 by Sylvia

jamiika

jamīka

bridge.

This word has a curious history. It is related to the stem -ālm- which means across. The word for bridge was originally jālmīke, derived from -ālm- and the suffix for made things -īk-. However, there is a prefix āl- which is an augmentative prefix, and so jālmīke came to be reanalyzed as ‘large’ + -mīk-, which came to mean bridge.

la jamīki nā sū þō jamāonre mē;
There are many bridges in this city.

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jarēña

September 2nd, 2010 by Sylvia

jareenja

jarēña

a navigable river, like the Yarra River in Melbourne.

il jaliþa ñi liēnne rā jarēña nō;
Today we walked along the river.

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jasūna

August 31st, 2010 by Sylvia

jasuuna

jasūna

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la jāo ñe jasūna-nle;
This is our room.

I’m on vacation in Melbourne, Australia, with my Mom, and this is a picture of our room. I hope to have a picture and a word everyday, but I cannot guarantee that I will actually be able to post everyday.

marēþa and jarēþa

August 31st, 2010 by Sylvia

mareetha

marēþa

someone who is traveling, such as on a business trip, or on vacation, maybe even to Australia.

il jaliþa ñi liēn marēþa;
Today I am a traveler.

jareetha

jarēþa

a journey or trip.

il jaliþa ñalla jarēþa;
Today I am making a journey.

Tomorrow’s post might be delayed by travel and/or jet-lag.

marāona

August 30th, 2010 by Sylvia

maraaona

marāona

a person who is engaged in their time of wandering, traditionally a year-long endeavor. Generally, this is the time period between childhood and adulthood, or the time period at the beginning of adulthood. However, some people become marāona more than once in their lives, and some stay marāona for more than the year or so that is traditional.

macīwa

August 29th, 2010 by Sylvia

maciiwa

macīwa

a baby or infant, one that has not yet learned to walk and must be carried.

mīsa

August 28th, 2010 by Sylvia

miisa

mīsa

a child, not yet adult.

Friday kitties

August 27th, 2010 by Sylvia

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Two cats, one picture.

mamōlanen

August 27th, 2010 by Sylvia

mamoolanen

mamōlanen

a woman who has given birth, a mature woman.

māŋŋāona

August 26th, 2010 by Sylvia

maanngaaona

māŋŋāona

an adult person, no longer a child.