anēkketa
garnet. There are lots of different types of garnet. I generally think of these as a small crystalline red-brown rock.
Picture from Wikipedia
anrāela
anrākerel
anrākerel
made of or from opal (Hydrated silica. SiO2·nH2O).
Names of substances, including minerals, are generally given in the stative, as they are considered to be attributes. A piece of opal would be referred to with the singular jarākerel.
pa jakīþa anrākerel;
The rock contains opal.
More literally, the rock has an attribute: opal.
la jakīþa jarākerel;
The rock is opal. (or, The opal rock is.)
A picture (by me, taken in Australia):
jamāra
jamāra
home. As in,
āl la liēn sū jamāra;
I’m home now.
anīλīki
anīλīki
clothing. Like on these statues:
(It’s an art thing.)
jalāxīke
jalāxīke
building, a construction.
tele jalāxīki nā il jarēþa;
I saw many buildings while traveling.
And from the town of Lightning Ridge:
jaxāela
jaxāela
night, nighttime.
sele jatañēn mo lerōña to jamāonre il jaxāela;
I enjoy seeing the city at night.
jatōna
jatōna
a road or street. We’ve been doing a lot of traveling by road lately, so here are some road pictures from various places in Australia:
jasēlen
jasēlen
lightning, a bolt of lightning.
Today I am in the town of Lightning Ridge. When I get back home on Friday I will probably do a week or two on minerals, such as the opal that can be found in this region. After that, I’m not sure. Maybe more landscape terms.
japāca
japāca
wild animal, animal native to the area.
This is a 2-day post, so for Saturday and Sunday, OK? Maybe even Monday.
pa þō jekiēn japāci jawāññīwi nā;
This land has many unfamiliar animals.
Penguins:
Sea Lion pup:
Wedge-tail eagle:
Lorikeets:
Emu:
Fish (whose specific name I forgot already):
Bats! Flying foxes they’re called and they roost en masse in the trees near our hotel in Cairns:
Ulysses butterfly:
Tree frogs:
A “dragon”, or monitor lizard:
A parentie, the largest lizard in Australia:
Some kangaroos:
(I didn’t get any good pictures of wallabies. BTW, the difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo: one plays rugby league and the other plays rugby union.:)
Koalas:
A cassowary:
I saw several echidnas but didn’t get any good pictures.
And a platypus: