9,172
edits
Bpnjohnson (talk | contribs) |
Bpnjohnson (talk | contribs) |
||
Line 758: | Line 758: | ||
** '''''ǫ́bri''''' ‘niece’ – the name of my niece, Aubrey. | ** '''''ǫ́bri''''' ‘niece’ – the name of my niece, Aubrey. | ||
** '''''zadjámindz''''' ‘great grandparents, mother’s father’s parents’ – Because my Bavarian great-grandparents, Katherine and Heinrich were “ze Germans.” | ** '''''zadjámindz''''' ‘great grandparents, mother’s father’s parents’ – Because my Bavarian great-grandparents, Katherine and Heinrich were “ze Germans.” | ||
* '''''salméilo wʌf akɮát''''' ‘''bon appétit''’, which is an eggcorn for ''salméilol fak ɮat'', ‘may the apple be tempting to your teeth’ but has now become standardized. It literally means ‘bone apple teeth’, itself an English eggcorn for ''bon appétit''. | |||
[[Category:Languages]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:A_priori]] | [[Category:Languages]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:A_priori]] |