Re: Ankoseiwas Thread: Nominal Declension
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 3:54 pm
I've missed this thread somehow -- which is a pity. It looks quite interesting. I have to ask though, what exactly is a clonemaster?
Many thanks!
Oddly enough I've never heard of the former, although I am certainly familiar with the latter. In this case, Most Multitudinous Diba is practically a cut-and-paste (which I'm hoping to upgrade to tribute) of Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler from the Discworld, who too seems to have versions of himself scattered throughout the world without being aware of one another, all serving some fairly dodgy food. Still, a chance to broaden the character a little wouldn't hurt. What's Falafel like?Ryan of Tinellb wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:58 am Diba reminds me either of Falafel from Kevin Sorbo's Hercules, or the cabbage merchant from Avatar: the Last Airbender. Mostly the former.
Ah, yes. I've only read a couple of Discworld books, thus my lack of recognition.Pedant wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:17 pmOddly enough I've never heard of the former, although I am certainly familiar with the latter. In this case, Most Multitudinous Diba is practically a cut-and-paste (which I'm hoping to upgrade to tribute) of Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler from the Discworld, who too seems to have versions of himself scattered throughout the world without being aware of one another, all serving some fairly dodgy food. Still, a chance to broaden the character a little wouldn't hurt. What's Falafel like?Ryan of Tinellb wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:58 am Diba reminds me either of Falafel from Kevin Sorbo's Hercules, or the cabbage merchant from Avatar: the Last Airbender. Mostly the former.
Quibble:Pedant wrote:The only thing you might be conceivably missing is that the land-based Akotvyans never really stay in their villages proper during awful weather. Tides are high in this world, so a house by the shore on stilts is absolutely a necessity for coastal living. The folks inhabiting the houses, though, tend to scarper when the weather gets really bad, going up to the hills or into the mangrove forests and praying that the storms don’t destroy too much of their property. (Attempts to fit whole houses into inkenei, by the way, have been largely unsuccessful.)
Reasonable quibble. If the tides are strong enough, the stilts break and the people have to rebuild. It's not a particularly fun part of life, but so long as they are indeed alive it's less of a problem.mèþru wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:34 pmQuibble:Pedant wrote:The only thing you might be conceivably missing is that the land-based Akotvyans never really stay in their villages proper during awful weather. Tides are high in this world, so a house by the shore on stilts is absolutely a necessity for coastal living. The folks inhabiting the houses, though, tend to scarper when the weather gets really bad, going up to the hills or into the mangrove forests and praying that the storms don’t destroy too much of their property. (Attempts to fit whole houses into inkenei, by the way, have been largely unsuccessful.)
If the tides are strong enough, they'll break the stilts.
Kota “to worship” | Past | Non-Past | Irrealis |
Perf. | kota | konta | kosta |
Imperf. | kokota | kokonta | kokosta |
Perf.Vol. | kote | konte | koste |
Imperf.Vol. | kokote | kokonte | kokoste |
Perf.Met. | koto | konto | kosto |
Imperf.Met. | kokoto | kokonto | kokosto |
Absol. | Instrum. | Ergat. | Genit. | Const. | |
1s | Na | Nan | Nao | Nas/Nes | -nas |
2s | So | San | Sao | Sos/Ses | -sos |
3s | Te | Ten | Tai | Tis | -tis |
1px | Wa | Wan | Wao | Was/Wes | -was |
1pi | Ma | Man | Mao | Mas/Mes | -mas |
2p | Yo | Yan | Yao | Yos/Yeis | -yos |
3p | Ye | Yen | Yai | Yes | -yes |
"Clone" | Ikai | Ika | Ikao | N/A | N/A |
"Idiot" | Andei | Ande | Andai | N/A | N/A |
"Elder" | Ika | Ika | Ikao | N/A | N/A |
"Keeper" | Isei | Ise | Isai | N/A | N/A |
"Speaker" | Nai | Ne | Nai | N/A | N/A |
"Diver" | Ite | Ite | Itai | N/A | N/A |
"Finder" | Oka | Oke | Okai | N/A | N/A |
"Tiresian" | Ka | Ka | Kao | N/A | N/A |
Nayas, nanaya- "Body" | Yonon, yohonei- "Heart" | Ayotas, yahota- "Soul" | |
Body | Combat | Swimming | Gymnastics |
Heart | Carving | Sailing | Writing |
Soul | Painting | Singing | Storytelling |
Proper incentive, my good colleague--and I’m mature enough to admit that the proper incentive was the likelihood that it would actually be seen and commented on. Plus, it’s just kind of a fun challenge. (Grin) Can’t wait for the next one!