Amanda Furrow
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Amanda Furrow
@abfurrow.bsky.social
Mom - free software geek - Critter - conlanger
Merechi #lexember days 28-31:

òmba /'ɔmba/ n. smoke
hófepa /'hofepa/ n. octopus, squid
núke /'nuke/ n. cod
nukadól /nuka'dol/ n. haddock, literally "poor excuse for a cod"
ór n. silver
órpa /'orpa/ n. herring
túlpa /'tulpa/ n. clam, from túlu "be fastened tight"

Example sentences in reply.
December 31, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Merechi #lexember days 25-27:

síla /'sila/ n. yew tree
júfa /'ʒufa/ n. ash tree
gatéyi /ga'teji/ n. walnut tree, from gáta "walnut" and ëtéyi "mother (of a boy)"

gujúforce te gatéyice loília te losíla teanánesovte
"To Great Ash and Mother Walnut were Ur-Linden and Old Yew the parents"
December 28, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Merechi #lexember days twenty-two through twenty-four:

nú /'nu/ v. to get, take, pick up
áda derivations:
ánda /'anda/ n. broom, rake, dustbrust
ádas /'adas/ n. pile, heap
sakhlè /sak'ɬɛ/ n. dry, dead leaves

ái! ándac onútda, te ádasic sakhlèpe odátda.
"Hey! Grab a rake and make a leafpile."
December 26, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Merechi #lexember days nineteen, twenty and twenty-one:

pólo /'polo/ v. to split, to branch
íku /'iku/ n. fir tree; also used for conifers in general
shenélat /ʃɛn'elat/ n. conifer needle, from shen- "narrow, thin", élat "leaf"
December 26, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Merechi #lexember day eighteen:

A detour tonight, thanks to @wmblathers.bsky.social reposting the string figure article.

uchraníle /uxra'nile/ v. to perform a string figure, from úcher "cord" and aníle "sing"
hálava /'halava/ "I did it!", from hála to do, -v perfective, -a 1st person
December 18, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Merechi #lexember day seventeen:

rèhla /'rɛɬa/ v. to hold, manipulate with the hands
rènhla /'rɛnɬa/ n. a handle
tóltem /'toltɛm/ n. rod, pole
shólo /'ʃolo/ v. to pull sth.

pelacudámkhi rínitetno tídsavte rènhla si tóltem shólopi
"For opening shutters, a handle or pull-stick is helpful"
December 17, 2024 at 6:11 AM
Merechi #lexember day sixteen:

tótli /'totli/ adv. otherwise
rínit /'rinit/ n. lid or shutter, from rít "be closed", and the instrumental nominalizer -n-

tótli, tàmet rínitetli túlusapi sherèchec kíelano locheldávte
"Otherwise, windows with tight-fitting shutters would preserve the home's warmth"
December 16, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Merechi #lexember day fifteen:

lálie /'lalie/ v. to be clear or transparent
lális /'lalis/ n. glass

lú lálisic dièrivfo, támet sémliope kíelac sherèchi lodávte
"If you have glass, windows of the same would lead to a warm home"
December 16, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Merechi #lexember day fourteen:

ímon /'imon/ n. hearth

móvonicum hlúdi yinúravfo: sánrac shivúi, ímonic sherèchi, te coshpénmetic
"In a comfortable room you (would) find: a soft wrap, a warm hearth, and comfy chairs"
December 15, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Merechi #lexember day thirteen:

móvon /'movon/ n. room, compartment

móvonicum eámlio súnsucash ésovn mènta trófi te shivúi
"In this room on the bed is a soft woven cover"
December 15, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Merechi #lexember day twelve:

hlúdi /'ɬudi/ adj. comfortable, cozy

liévshel hlúdi héra ésovte: curít júri, támet lískesi, te sèlmit salúpanpe
"A comfortable home also includes: a sturdy door, many windows, and a floor of wooden boards"
December 14, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Merechi #lexember day eleven:

tènna /'tɛn:a/ n. roof

liévan, lievadólic penacím, tènnape te círdape camafávte
"Houses, even the poorest, have a roof and walls"
December 14, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Merexi #lexember day ten:

gári /'gari/ adj. big
shegária /ʃegaria/ n. proportion, from she- "the right amount of", gária "size"

hária potépiano ampáiato ksháthasno dopágevn shegáriatylli
"The width of the line should stand beside the height of the letter with good proportion"
December 11, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Merechi #lexember day five:

páhot /'pahot/ n. dolphin
pahínye /pa'hiɲe/ n. dolphin-dream, from páhot and ínye "dream"; see below

pahínyec teshirdásavr ínyeba pelicámno nérce tótono gérodmo lápneno
"She made out that a dream about her own dog bringing her a ball was a dolphin-dream"
December 6, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Merechi #lexember day four:

hlóro /'ɬoɾo/ n. shark
vúli /'vuli/ v. to swim completely underwater, as a fish does

an hlorón vúlipte ámpai aplièlanbita
"The sharks swim deep below the waves"
December 5, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Merechi #lexember day one: kemtéti n. planet, from kèm to be strange or unusual, and téti, star.

lohómadi cílipn sèkshe cáli kemtéti
"The red planet rises first in the predawn hours"
December 2, 2024 at 5:50 AM