Verbruary 2017
1.
tantrandlamain --- climb a tree in order to harvest its nuts or fruits
2.
dahangderamein --- climb something to a great height, as a cliff or vine or rope
Both derive ultimately from
damga- motion upwards plus angtayein, to climb.
3.
carecarecuetein --- rush from place to place; in the mallet-and-ball-game, to rush the castles pell-mell; flit about aimlessly
4.
ellimersein --- remove any sticky or messy substance from something, especially one's hair or feathers; bathe a child
5.
londromein --- journey to a place just to journey; be with someone just to be
6.
clandramecuin --- putter or clather about in kitchen or workshop; making happy noise, especially of a rhythmic nature, while working or playing; chant or sing while so working (<
qelenderio, chant rhytmically or perhaps <
clamdara, rhythmic sounds of any kind (waterfalls, rain, branches tapping on window grates or eaves).
7.
yâyâhhewessein --- enjoy the sure satisfaction of scratching a hard to reach itch
letlâwashu and-we-yerennio yâyâhhewesseng --- Iereniio is enjoying scratching an itch on the right wing.
8.
snaremgvascuerhrtain --- sleep with one's arms & wings & legs splayed all akimbo (<
snarehein, to draw a bow +
imgvas, short bow +
querhrtain, to sleep deeply, be zonked)
9.
riresueldein --- of cool breezes, to blow enough to ruffle one's feathers; of gentle fingers, to tousle the hair; of gently running streams, to dishevel the watergrass (<
resuelyos, disarranged)
10.
liqeimetqung --- of airs & winds, frigid cold; of eyes, an icy stare; of satire, cold burning; of a dishonored female --- trouble indeed for the one who dishonored her!
Note: "tq" is the romanisation for the alveolar click. A Daine will narrow her eyes and emphasise that click when describing someone who's done her sister wrong!
11.
shwoyshwuyedarandruin --- catch the allerfleetingest of glimpses of something; catch a mere sight of in the corner of one's eye; blink only to find something is vanished from view (<
syowuis, shadowy, fleeting +
tarandirein, peer, especially in the darkness)
12.
tluwosweyswiin --- play a tune on a flute or whistle; toodle about; whistle while you work; noodle (in the musical sense)
13.
siccuwertitiyein --- play a tune on a lute or zither; doodle about; hum while you cook or write; noodle about (in the musical sense)
14.a
vilmarayesicasapayein --- count the spangles on a butterfly's wing; enumerate the grooves in a tree's bark; do anything just for doing it sake; do something for mere pleasure (<
vilmaraiyo, butterfly +
sicasapayein, balance a number of things; bring them to a state of Rest; play on a teetertotter; count and do sums)
14.b
derwenneliraylurayein --- draw without goal but for simple pleasure; doodle; make lovely visual designs (<
derwinein, draw <
derwentis, charcoal crayon +
lirayluray, meandering rill or freshet)
15.
tungepallisurrufionguin --- wear or put on clothing, bangles, necklets, maranderi, body paint, fascinators and other trinkets; get gussied up
16.
coroyetayocallein --- guide a flock of her animals; direct a hunt; choreograph a battle; manage a gaggle of children
17.
prandamscarhrtyevein --- harvest, sacrifice (<
prandum, downwards to rest +
scarhrtein, cut off or resect)
18.
pirithandain --- weave, draw together, gather; harvest
19.
viyellein --- walk in a line; march like ants; fly like curuts (a kind of largeish goose)
20.
yayargosein --- run pellmell down a hillside (
le-Yayyac-e-Yulyaccele yayargoseng --- Jack and Jill went down the hill, pellmell they did run!) (<
argose- adv.ptc. down stream, down hill, in a downward sloping direction cf.
uhmose- adv.ptc. up stream, up hill and
ondyam- adv.ptc. up & down, teetertotterwise, undulating)
21.a
luruota-ng-hwarein --- to braid or twist rope, yule boughs, hair; of friends or lovers, entiwne the fingers; twiddle the thumbs while the fingers are interlaced (
wayram! didi-Rehtia : ar-luruota-ng-hwarevehereth damo-yrman hoyo we-ateh-hwares esat le-tuetuesta we-ateh talgare-ng-tamaccang! --- Huy! Look, Rethia! I can't really even begin to braid your hair until I struggle through combing out all the unsolvable knots and tangles!)
21.b
lulurota-ng-hwarein --- play "finger-war" (a game where two opponents interlace their fingers and try to pull the other across a line, or throw her to the floor; play thumb wrestling (very much like the game played by Men, except the fingers are always interlaced)
22.
embronduin --- (<
end- become +
beronis rounded) of moons, to wax towards full; of girls, to grow pregnant; of herd animals, to fatten for slaughter; of girls, to die in childbirth
23.
huryucayanduin --- of the season, for the awakening peepers and mould frogs to begin the First Singing; to begin a long awaited venture; of a person, to be given the honour of offering the first song at a festival, competition or singing (<
huryun, before or in advance of +
cayantherio --- enchantment, song; invocation, veneration)
24.
c.cactay-t.tactain --- clack the tongue; shake the
hlurat (long, thin dice or other kind of game markers); use
tlicarisani or "clapping sticks" ("c.c" and "t.t" denote double-articulated [k] and [t] respectively --- say this word thrice as fast as you can for a tongue-twister!)
25.
locualayandaccein --- build a bridge across a river; greet a stranger; chat up an interesting boy or girl; make amends for a misdeed (<
locuala, river +
yando, bridge)
26.
yerhrtust-ne-tyelaiein --- (w. dat.) burn one's bridges; rebuff; (w. acc.) banish; ostracise; burn one's bridge for one (<
yereths, turned catywumpus, dislocated, displaced +
tyel, a Daine wing)
27.
elendelasuruein --- watch the stars wheel overhead; rejoice in the changing seasons and years; recollect the past with nostalgia and grief intermingled; recount the years and ages of the world via mythistorical narrative or song (< Tur.
elendelara <
elenaleya, star + Tur.
yassuervian, watch with grief and joy in turns)
28.
mineryonellosyanantannein --- teach someone how to count: the numerals as well as the fingers & toes system of counting (<
minnos, one +
eryon, two +
nellon, three +
shinanntannein, teach lore, recount a history or myth)
This literally means "teach the 1-2-3s". Compare with
mwalal'araqasyanantannein, which means to "teach the A-B-Cs". Aryan languages (like Avantimannish) have sort orders based on the ancient Puntish orders, in particular an early eastern variant sort order, W-E-M. The ancient Queranaran sort order starts with the labials and moves towards the back of the throat: MA-WA-LA-ÊŽA-RA-QA. The eastern Puntish order is heavily influenced by the Queranaran, but is somewhat out of synch: W-E-M-B-L-O-NG: at least it moves roughly front to back!
Daine have a peculiar system of counting that involves the use of all their fingers and toes. The simplest system, and it looks like the one little Rethia is learning, is vevaseryo, or twenties. Daine having five digits on each hand and foot, this is a very convenient system. Start with the little toe on your left side and count inwards: minnos, eryon, nellon, embro and lastly, pancon, the left big toe is five. Then do the same with the right toes: cantos, yacuen, lindo, sendlos, boadhos. That's ten. Make sure you hold your big toes out separate from the others so you can keep track! Then move to the left fingers: tolcyen, rondo, ereson, forestos, querenos and hold your left thumb, fifteen, out separate! Finally, shift over to your right fingers: dromo, endron, calcas, orson, vaseryo and that's twenty! This one is very handy for relatively small quantities of things.
Another system is called ninellovas, or sixties, and is in reality an extention of vevaseryo. Start out as above until you reach "twenty". You should have both your thumbs and big toes pointing out separately from the others. Then, continue on the remaining fingers (starting always with the left little toe) from twenty-one to thirty-six. Each time you get to the fourth digit, pair it, slightly crossed, with the big toe or thumb next to it. Then go back again to the left little toe and start up with thirty-seven through forty-eight. Make sure the third toes & fingers are grouped together. Then start again with forty-nine through fifty-six. Now, you should have only your two little toes and two little fingers sticking out separate from the rest. Finish up counting with fifty-seven through sixty!