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Lesson 45: Vocabulary Interlude 8 |
This is a "themed" Vocabulary Interlude. Our theme is "love." Láadan has many separate words for what in English would be various forms of "love."
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love of inanimates |
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áayáa |
mysterious love, not yet known to be welcome or unwelcome |
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áazh |
love for one sexually desired at one time, but not now |
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ab |
love for one liked but not respected |
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ad |
love for one respected but not liked |
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am |
love for one related by blood |
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ashon |
love for one not related by blood, but kin of the heart |
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aye |
love that is unwelcome and a burden |
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azh |
love for one sexually desired now |
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éeme |
love for one neither liked nor respected |
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oham |
love for that which is holy |
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sham |
love for the child of one's body, presupposing neither liking nor respect nor their absence |
Note: in Time Out 7 we saw the word "ahana" (chocolate) we can now give its derivation: [a (love of inanimates) + ana (food)].
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donidan |
lovingkindness |
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Emath |
Mama |
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lila |
to female-sex act |
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ludi |
to be female |
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luth |
to rock (as a baby) |
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maha |
sexual desire |
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shathul |
honored parent |
In lieu of example sentences for this lesson, here is a grid presenting abbreviated versions of the attributes of the various Láadan words for "love."
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Toward |
Welcome |
Liking |
Respect |
Sexual Desire |
Kin by |
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inanimate |
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oham |
holy |
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áayáa |
unknown |
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aye |
no (& burden) |
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ab |
yes |
no |
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ad |
no |
yes |
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éeme |
no |
no |
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azh |
now |
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áazh |
previously |
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am |
blood |
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ashon |
heart |
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sham |
child |
1 |
Bíi di worabalin wowith withidedi áayáanal wáa. |
2 |
Báa loláad ne azh ledi? |
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Eril em, izh ril loláad le áazh nedi wa. |
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Báa loláad ne e ab e ad behidedi? |
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Ra, loláad le éeme behidedi wa. |
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Bíi eril dam ehená oham Elá abeshethudi wáa. |
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Bíi rilrili bre meloláad with a Láadanedi ébre loláad Shuzhéth thenahul wa. |
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Bíi eril naloláad mathul sham áwithedi widahath wóoban be beth wáa. |
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Báa eril mime beye Mázhareth ashonenal, "Báa tháa ne?" |
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Bíi eril loláad le shama bróo dam ra Máthu am lenedi wa. |
Of course you had no trouble interpreting the word "Elá" (Creator, but without the feature "male") in #6: "el" (to make) +
11 |
I love fruit and chocolate. |
12 |
He loves (unwelcome and a burden) me; I try to be gentle to him. |
13 |
The student carries her burden lovingly (of the holy). |
14 |
Do you love me, Mommy? |
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The farmer traveled home because of love (of family-by-blood). |
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Bethany cares for her friend out of love (for kin-of-the-heart). |
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The woman female-sex-acts with her husband (pleasurably) out of love (with sexual desire). |
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Michael will caress the scientist from love (former sexual desire). |
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The priest listened out of love (respect but not liking). |
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The nurse showed signs of love (neither liking nor respect) for the family. |
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The young woman spoke to the man with (in a manner of) mysterious-love. |
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Do you love (w/ sexual desire) me? |
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I used to, but now I love (w/ former sexual desire) you. |
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4 |
Do you love (liking but not respecting) or love (respecting but not liking) him? |
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No, I love (neither liking nor respecting) him. |
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6 |
The philosopher demonstrated love (for the holy) toward the Creator of all-that-is. |
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7 |
If women loved Láadan, then Suzette would feel great joy (good reason). |
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8 |
The mother began to feel love for the baby when she gave birth to her. |
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9 |
Did someone ask Margaret, "How are you?" lovingly (family-of-the-heart). |
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10 |
I grieved (reason/no blame/no remedy) because Matthew showed no signs of (family-by-blood) love for us. |
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11 |
Bíi loláad le a yudi i ahanadi wa. |
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12 |
Bíi loláad behid aye ledi; dulema le beda wa. |
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13 |
Bíi ril wida bedihá dosh bethoth ohamenal wáa. |
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14 |
Báa loláad ne sham ledi, Emath? |
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15 |
Bíi eril im ábedá bethedi amewáan wa. |
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16 |
Bíi ril naya Bétheni lan bethoth ashonewáan wa. |
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Bíi ril lila with ebahid bethodan azhewáan wáa. |
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18 |
Bíi aril lámála Máyel eháth áazhewáan wa. |
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19 |
Bíi eril ma wíithamid adewáan wáa. |
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20 |
Bíi eril dam onin éeme onidadi wa. |