You don’t have to be a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles to snap up today’s ConWorkShop theme which is Things that can be collected. Collecting is a fine hobby, and I have already collected into Rireinutire several words that would be a perfect match for today’s theme. And therefore I thought to approach the theme from a more meta perspective. I was also able to avoid creating a few words by the deft use of extending the definitions of two extant lexemes. Hooray for polysemy!
meno seru to remopa to osapiñipa voputukive: sipepayupa me to eramepina remokave to au takuñimana au siñana osakave:
1P–GEN species.NOM and hunter-ESS and gatherer-ESS begin-PST–HSY || nowadays.ADV 1P.NOM and bargain-PTV hunt-PRS–HSY and xor stamp-PTV xor coin-PTV collect-PRS–HSY ||
Our species began as hunters and gatherers. Nowadays we hunt bargains and collect stamps or coins.
eramepi /ˈeɹɑˌmepi/ n. IN special offer, bargain
osata /ˈosɑtɑ/ vt. 1. to gather, collect; assemble;
2. to harvest, reap (with roru ‘harvest’ or specific crop);
3. to assemble, combine, build (software, kit of parts);
4. to collect (as a hobby)
osapiñi /ˈosɑˌpiŋi/ n. R 1. harvester, gatherer, reaper;
2. collector (hobbyist)
osaniya /ˈosɑˌnijɑ/ n. IN collectable, keepsake
osaye /ˈosɑje/ adj. collectable
kasuoti /ˈkɑsuˌoti/ n. IN numismatics
kasuotipiñi /ˈkɑsuˌotiˌpiŋi/ n. R numismatist
Flowering Fields 