Katava
katava
- (n.) palm tree
- (v.) to be tall
- (adj.) tall
Ala ei ie paleumi o katava.
“I’m in the city of palms.”
Notes: Indeed, I’m in Palm Springs for the 2011 CAG Conference. To the best of my knowledge, I’ve been to Palm Springs once before, and what I remember is not enough palm trees and virtually no springs. What a downer. I’ll see what I can find this time around.
I figured if “tall” was going to come from somewhere (as opposed to nowhere), it should come from “palm tree”, since palm trees are mighty tall. I’m also a big fan. To me, palm trees let me know I’m home, and places without them seem alien and menacing.