#lexathon

I am still here, just been very busy lately! A good friend is in town from Canada and we’ve been having Good Times since we haven’t seen each other in about 15 years. 

In the mean time, have some Ori words...

Sept 22 

Ori: [adj] ciyuppi /ki’jupːi/ ‘funny, silly, goofy, amusing’ 

From root CIYUP-/CIYUPP- ‘amusement, entertainment, laugh’. It also gives ciyuppa ‘be amusing, amuse, entertain’, ciupplis ‘joke, word play, riddle’, ciyuppetolla ‘pun-making, punnery’.

Sept 23

Ori: [n, an] lyaccis /lʲakːis/ ‘fish’

More lexicon from over on the twitters. Every day of the year I post a new word (@mintakaglow on twitter) in Ori, sometimes with an example and/or related picture from my harddrive.  Sept 26 

Ori: [n, inan] renti-s /‘rentis/ ‘book’ (From words meaning “collection of leaves”)

Sept 27 

Ori: [n, inan] pyutta-s /‘pʲutːas/ ‘bottle, can’ Sept 28

Ori: [v] beli /'beli/ 'buy, purchase' 

 Lyen-ci-tyan tepe-tyan beli-bra cyan nasyi bami he-ce cyan. 

 def.art.pl=numerous-acc.pl buy-1pl pst because greatly hunger-1pl pst

 "We bought the numerous fruits because we were hungering greatly" or "We bought a lot of fruit because we were really hungry" 

Sept 29

Ori: [n, inan] min-is 'line, row, score' 

 Co-mini-le mi-ri cyan na eun bacu-pya maro-ir cyan.

 def.art-line-loc go-3sg pst and to.them courage-acc.sg give-3sg pst

 'He went to the line and offered them courage' 

Sept 30

Ori: [n, inan] syari-s /‘sʲaris/ ‘beer’

Oct 1

Ori: [v] cori /‘kori/ ‘rot, decay; melt’

Oct 2

Ori: [n, inan] musu-s /'musus/ 'female breast' 

 Tu-libilta-s musu-t hucan-ir cyan 

 def.art-infant-nom.sg breast-acc.sg search-3sg pst

 'The infant searched for a breast' 

Oct 3

Ori: [v] lami /'lami/ 'heal, treat an illness or injury' T

Tun-prelle-sa ema-sa tun-bilta-tyan lilin lami-nda 

def.art.pl-young-nom.pl woman-nom.ok def.art.pl-child-acc.ok soon treat-3pl

 'The young women will soon treat/heal the children'

Oct 4

Ori: [n, inan] locor-s /‘lokors/ ‘cheese’ 

 Bumi locor-it pro-bru cyan. Nasya-gae? 

 only cheese-acc.sg eat-1pl pst why=but

 ‘We ate nothing but cheese. But why?’

Oct 5

Ori: [adv] trasya /'trasʲa/ 'almost, not quite' 

Trasya hare mase-s ma 

almost greatly tired-nom.ag be.1sg

'I am nearly exhausted'

Oct 6

Ori: [v] tila /'tila/ 'help; serve' 

 En tila elucu-bru cyan nasyi he-cyo cyan.

 3pl.acc help decide-1pl pst because hunger-3pl pst 

'We decided to help them because they were hungry'

Oct 7

Ori: [v] cilyi /‘kilʲi/ ‘peep, squeak, chirp’

Oct 8

Ori: [v] perya /'perʲa/ 'kiss' 

Tu-hema-te bistrayal-it maro-ir cyan na es perya-ri cyan 

def.art=woman-dat.sg flower.bud-acc.sg give-3sg pst and 3sg.acc kiss-3sg pst

 'She gave the woman a small flowerbud and then kissed her'