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*''no-'' is variously translated as “great, many, much, very, really, truly” depending on context and is a general intensifier which attaches to any word. | *''no-'' is variously translated as “great, many, much, very, really, truly” depending on context and is a general intensifier which attaches to any word. | ||
*The directive enclitic ''=e'' habitually works several jobs including doing night shifts as an object marker for relclauses, a benefactive/dative marker here, beyond being a typical 'directive'. It attaches to phrases. | *The directive enclitic ''=e'' habitually works several jobs including doing night shifts as an object marker for relclauses, a benefactive/dative marker here, beyond being a typical 'directive'. It attaches to phrases. | ||
==Bonus== | |||
*''vavaralas'' and ''varaske'' looking similar? That's because a mosaic in Van is a "a collection of torn things". | |||
*The diminutive infix ''<ri>'' is a recycled favourite from an old sketch. | |||
*''lisat'' and ''sataka'' looking similar as well? Well, yes, these are two related nouns: a ruler and "things-used-to-rule-with" (laws) formed on the common root ''√sat-'' “to govern, rule”! | |||
*''√mar-'' is a bit of a dark joke, being borrowed from Latinate 'mort-' with the semantic shift of “dead” → “stiff” → “upright”. | |||