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Re: [KLBC] [The Raven] Part 11



In a message dated 8/14/2000 12:37:37 PM Central Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

<< FYI: We now have {bIQDep} "fish" (lit. "water being") from KGT, which has 
led
 some on the list to use *{chalDep} for "bird" (or any other kind of flying
 creature, like Ed's {puvbogh Qa'Hom} "flying mouse").  If you do use
 *{chalDep}, you might want to contrast it with *{puHDep} "land being" or
 *{ghorDep} "surface (of planet) being" for euphony.
  >>

Somehow, somewhere, I got the idea that {chal} is the sky and/or horizon.  As 
much as I have thought about {chalDep} for "bird," I like {muDDep} even 
better.  It's hard to explain how I feel that {muDDep} is the better choice.  
We have been using {muDDuj} for "airplane," not {chalDuj}, right?  To me, the 
{muD} is closer to the surface, the atmosphere, the air; {chal} is further 
and more immaterial.

Comments?

peHruS


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