Time to cultivate our language garden and grow some verdant vocabulary. Today’s theme from ConWorkShop is Vegetables, spices and condiments. Now Rireinutire already has some words for these – how could it be otherwise for a language spoken on a different planet – but there’s always space for some more. As it happens, the Rireinutire word for ‘sauce, liquid condiment’ is mayo.
soo huno añemu ñañita netekahuvo niyi mete seru mayona yasakave· tosi tosina ñahoma:
if ones.own meal-ACC spice.up-INF want-PRS–SBJV–INFR then.CONJ many kind.NOM sauce-PTV exist-PRS–HSY | other.NOM other-PTV hot-COMP ||
If you wish to spice up your meal, there are many kinds of sauce, each hotter than the next.
kihi /ˈkihi/ n. IN Rireinu sumac, a sour berry; a spice made of same
kihiñoto /ˈkihiˌŋoto/ n. IN Rireinu sumac tree
ñakuta /ˈŋɑkutɑ/ vt. to season; flavour; spice
ñañita /ˈŋɑŋitɑ/ vt. to spice up, make spicy, spicier
moñe /ˈmoŋe/ n. IN Rireinu turmeric, a plant with aromatic rhizomes; a spice made of same
ruka /ˈɹukɑ/ n. IN Rireinu clove, a very pungent aromatic spice
rukañoto /ˈɹukɑˌŋoto/ n. IN Rireinu clove tree
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