Re: New Vulcan Words Rob Zook Fri, 19 Jun 1998 10:05:15 -0500 At 03:42 PM 6/18/98 +0000, Marketa J Zvelebil wrote: < Marketa, Can you help me understand the changes you've made in the words below? Especially where the spelling of your word looks very diferent from the generated word. >> accidental u'f u-'af >> annoy tmijrm tom-ijrm [action/state] >> annoys/irritates/bothers/distracts (used quite often - but not >> acknowledged) Like here, I'm not sure how to pronounce your changes. >> acid dh'ta ^dh-'ta >> [entity] acid (Chemical property) >> add ttheu t^th-eu >> [action/state] adds/combines/augments >> amphibian git'wo git-'wo^ [entity] amphibian >> species/breed [taxonimical term] >> approve lnu l^-n~u >> [action/state] approves of/gives favor to >> army* kseyl ks^e-yel >> [entity] army, fighting group (Vulcan, as such, does not have an >> orginized army. If the need would arrise, all fit Vulcans would >> join to protect there life.) >> article umi u^m-i >> [entity] article/descriptor labelling description >> ashamed 'cliz ^-cliz >> [action/state ] feels ashamed (sorry for one's illogical actions). Do you want me to simply get rid of the ^ altogether? >> act ba'etsok bae-tsok >> [action/state] employing means/taking action >> amusing zruopid zruo-pid [qualifier] >> amusing/entertaining (that which arouses interest). >> answer th'eochm th'eo-cham [action/state] >> answer/response/solution/reply to question/problem >> arch cut'hol cuet-'hol >> [entity] an arch over/around >> argue koic'rt >> koic'rt [action/state] >> discuss logically opposing views >> argument koicasiq koic-a-siq >> [entity] the argument of predicate/function >> art txui'ri txui-'ri >> [entity] art/creative application of craft/skill >> attentive whionks whio-n^ks >> [qualifier] acts attentive towards/attends/tends/pays attention to Are there some dipthongs which you would regard as ok, and other that are not ok? I can modify the list of dipthongs I'm using and exclude those you never want to see. I noticed that you got rid of <, and <, but not <, <, <, <, <. Should <, and < ever appear in certain words, or never at all? >> adorn tonav tong-av >> [action/state] adorns/decorates Why eliminate the < sound? >> alien tfi'kien tfi-kien >> [entity] alien/not of vulcan species (See also "tviokh") You know, that's a really freaky coincidence. I had not noticed the similarity before. It's completely unintentional on my part, that's just the word the program randomly generated. Weird. >> angry* qsark'sas qsar-k'sas [action/state] >> angry/mad/furious (*In Vulcans it refers to Pon-Farr*. Can be used with >> respect to other species) >> anguish* archfrap arch-rfap [action/state] >> anguished/distressed/emotionally wrought/stressed (Only when a bonded >> partner dies) I take it you're refering to a modern usage here? I would guess that pre-Reformation vulcan's got pissed, and felt anguish in other situations too. >> arachnoid* archnd a-rch'nd [entity] >> taxonomical term (NEW word - introduced by inter-species contact. >> There are no strict arachnoids in Vulcan). Just a comment, are you sure this is a good stance to take? I would have thought that the arachnoid style of life would be a good survival strategy on a desert-like planet. For example, scorpians are also arachnids. Or do you think they would have similar life forms, but just not with only 8 legs? That way we could keep both words, your borrowed Federation Standard word for the strict 8-leg classification, and then the generated word <<a-l^zb> for arachnid-like creatures with not necessarily 8 legs. >Here are the words for A with some more explanations etc...,let me know >what you think I don't have any strong objections, but some of the changes do have me a little confused. Rob Z. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of another. -- Ambrose Bierce, _The Devil's Dictionary_