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Re: Unofficial words (Was: Re puqpu')

From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Unofficial words (Was: Re puqpu')
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 14:40:49 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <l03020901b0e89098b89f@[205.139.170.160]> from "Alan Anderson" at Jan 18, 98 10:11:13 pm

According to Alan Anderson:
> 
> ja' charghwI':
> 
> >I personally would like a verb to describe the intersection of
> >the meanings of the English words "innocent" and "insensitive".
> >Hell, I'd like THAT word in ENGLISH.
> 
> I'm curious.  What sort of behavior would you want to describe like this?
> (I think the adjective "naive" comes close to what you want, by the way.)

ghobe'. jochbe' nuv *naive*. latlhvaD joch nuv *insensitive*.
jochbogh nuv chun vIDel vIneH. joch 'ach yajbe'. joch 'e'
Hechbe', 'ach jochtaH.

> -- ghunchu'wI'

charghwI'

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