Imali
imali
- (adj.) curious
- (v.) to be curious
- (n.) curiosity
He ma’a ti imali.
“Wisdom begins in wonder.”
Notes: The phrase is Socrates’, but it doubles as the first text on David Bell’s website. Since I was asked to post about it here, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve awarded the 2010 Smiley Award to David Bell’s ámman îar.
Sadly, David Bell is no longer with us. He died a few years ago, though we only learned about it within the last week. His language ámman îar is one of the best artlangs I’ve seen anywhere on the internet, and it saddened me greatly to see his site (graywizard.net) go offline a couple years back. To try to preserve his work, I’ve reconstructed his website and put it back up at graywizard.conlang.org. If you have a minute, I recommend you go check out his reference grammar for ámman îar. Though incomplete, it’s still one of the best conlang descriptions that exists on the web.
Though he can’t be here to read it, congratulations to David! His language was a true achievement, and I’m going to try my best to make sure it’s not forgotten.
September 1st, 2010 at 7:26 pm)
I think he commented on one of my attempted conlangs once…I’ll see if I can dig up that email.
he’ll be missed, both by those who knew him well, and by those who will come to know of him.
September 1st, 2010 at 8:33 pm)
The Gray Wizard is gone. I’m sorry to hear it confirmed. He walks in Amman now.
September 1st, 2010 at 8:42 pm)
@Anateleu: I know how you feel. Towards the end I was holding out hope that he was, in fact, still alive. At least he won’t be forgotten.
@Anthony: That would indeed be interesting, if you can find it! If you do, let me know.