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firefighting words
- From: MorphemeAddict@hidden.email
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:47:20 EST
- Subject: firefighting words
- To: Latejami@yahoogroups.com
One of the minor changes in 20060310/4148 is that 'firetruck' is now "fetimi". Since the other three words firefighting words (firehouse "fefawkigi", fireman "fefawbegi", and fire fighting "fefawjep") still have "fefaw", this seems to me like a step backward.
fetimi [P-s] - firetruck, fire engine. Kava fefawbegi kumeno zizoge fefawtimi = How many firemen were there in the firetruck? [Etym: hot/anger/fire/yellow/spicy + vehicle]
fefawkigi [P-s] - firehouse, fire station. [Etym: hot/anger/fire/yellow/spicy + negative/loss/cancel/minus + building(s)/place of business]
fefawbegi [P-s] - fireman, fire fighter. Kava fefawbegi kumeno zizoge fefawtimi = How many firemen were there in the firetruck? [Etym: hot/anger/fire/yellow/spicy + negative/loss/cancel/minus + group member]
fefawjepi [P-s] - fire fighting, the field/study/practice of fire fighting. [Etym: hot/anger/fire/yellow/spicy + negative/loss/cancel/minus + profession/endeavor]
stevo