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Monday, May 3, 2010

Body parts

I've finally gotten enough of my parts of the body words in the wiktionary to introduce them. Because I remember things well by visual cues, I labeled this picture of Ellen Paige:



And for clarification here's a chart:

AkaHead
NaxiHair (on the head only)
MaidaBack
BilaNeck
AdojiShoulder
XeniArm
BoraElbow/Knee
NaiyoChest
OgoStomach
IvaHip
UmobiHand
RavuLeg
KixaFoot


Most of these words can have meaning that extend beyond just the parts of the body. For instance naiyo and maida don't just mean chest and back, but can also mean front and back in much more general terms. For example you can say "naiyo huzono" or "maida huzono" for "the front of the table" or "the back of the table". Also kixa doesn't just mean a human foot. The word can extend to paws and hooves. And we can use these words to mean "something that resembles x", like we do in English. For example: the neck of a bottle, the leg of a chair, a low shoulder on a road, etc.

3 comments:

  1. Ellen Paige is my secret girlfriend, but don't tell her. She doesn't know it yet <.< >.>

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  2. Ellen Paige is my secret girlfriend, but don't tell her. She doesn't know it yet <.< >.>

    That's hotter. ;)

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