Comments for Kamakawi Word of the Day

Comment on Pe’a by Esploranto

Esploranto — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:07:28 +0000

Sorry! Totally messed that up then, but I was tempted to look at it as related to the Zhyler root pal-. Now that I think about it the borrowing might rather have been ‘palle’ or something. Thanks for the answer!

Comment on Pe’a by David J. Peterson

David J. Peterson — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:21:20 +0000

Sorry, when I said “it does show the torso”, I meant the iku does (i.e. the iku is of a torso). That has to do with the Kamakawi origin of the term; it doesn’t have anything to do with Zhyler. I don’t know the Zhyler word off-hand, but this isn’t a borrowing: It’s a native Kamakawi word that has changed its meaning to refer primarily to a Zhyler-imported article of clothing.

Comment on Pe’a by Esploranto

Esploranto — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:27:27 +0000

I just loved The Next List, great interview, David. And then I’ve also seen you in Stupid for Game of Thrones, just great!

About the word, I wonder, you mention the original Zhyler word referred to the tops they introduced, but then the word is a type of cloth that shows your torso, did the Kamakawi applied it to their own kind of clothes? Also, what’s the Zhyler word you refer to as the origin of the term? Is it ‘paller’ or ‘palša’?

Comment on Meuto by Esploranto

Esploranto — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:22:17 +0000

I like the idea of the knot being in the symbol, let’s not forget that that’s one implication of the word complication, hehe. Phonetically it kind of reminds me too much of Portuguese ‘muito’, and so sounds a little Portuguese-like

Comment on Pe’a by David J. Peterson

David J. Peterson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:37:56 +0000

I promise, I haven’t forgotten about this: I’ve just been completely swamped. I haven’t finished with all the foma yet, and will finish them up (not sure if I’m just going to keep going from this post, or start again whenever I get time). I’ve just been busy every hour of every day. Sorry.

Comment on Pe’a by Riccardo

Riccardo — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:57:08 +0000

Where are my Kamakawi words?

Comment on Puliu by David J. Peterson

David J. Peterson — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:14:27 +0000

Oh, you know what I just realized? The three lines at the top are supposed to be the three lines of lelea. Oops! Better edit this entry...

Comment on Puliu by Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:55:06 +0000

oh. I thought it was the saliva (either in grooves of tablecloth/bedcloth/table, or just bars of light and shadow on a little pool of drool)

it’s clever, having an icon like that for salivating.

Comment on Puo by David J. Peterson

David J. Peterson — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:18:52 +0000

It’s a possibility, though I’m not sure… It might get interpreted as contextual duplication (e.g. saying “No, no” in English). As an addendum, pupuo is the modern word for “to reject” or “to repudiate”.

Comment on Puo by Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:28:28 +0000

good word.

> (i.e. contextually suggesting the obvious left out alternative). Seems likely that something like that would evolve for a response like puo.

maybe “Puo puo”?