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  1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

    The # word for 'lake' (ehale) has a strange evolution. In the ancient form of the language there were no separate words for bodies of water be they river, stream; or lake, sea, etc. The words would either be (esuora) meaning 'standing water' or (esuoka) meaning 'flowing water'.

    The first comprehensive written forms of the language were abjadic meaning consonants are written and vowels are assumed; so (ehale) comes from a misunderstanding of (ehela) which translates to 'gathering'. This refers to Lake Baikal, which they called Pahela ehale, storm's gathering.

    Friday, 03-Feb-17 01:29:02 UTC from web
    1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

      Other words for bodies of water would be (enäzdze) 'sea', which is believed to come from a phrase meaning edge of earth, and (e'örz) 'river' which is believed to be an older word for slithering. I think this evolution of words denotes an ancestry from deep in the tundra of northern Siberia.

      Friday, 03-Feb-17 01:34:14 UTC from web